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from Nepal!

Good Morning Auntie !!

> me back late last night -
>
> letter on offering of complete set of texts to Sakya
> Library delivered on very first day on 24 November
> to Lama Jampal Losal -
> he is Lama Guru's secretary -
> Lama Guru is not in Nepal -
>
> your chakras and Vajrayogini blessed strongly by
> Khenpo Appey Rinpoche, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche [ HH's
> eldest son ] and Tsechu Rinpoche [ Nepalese Buddhist
> Association President ] -
>
> your calendars are received with much joy by our
> Tibetan frens -
> they all send their thanks -
>
> made SO MUCH lamp offerings for all of you -
> nearly 400 at Pharping -
> 1,000 at bouda Stupa at the main entrance
> ....coincidentally HH Drikung Kyabgon [ Head of
> Drikung Kagyu made surpirse grand visit that very
> night ] -
> HH recognised us from the thick crowd of people and
> even managed to return our Katags offerings and grab
> my offering of expensive tea leaves from Starbucks -
>
> we have made as much prayers and done as much
> practice as much as we can with all our best efforts
> for the happiness and Enlightenment of all mother
> sentient beings -
>
> all delivered with our inifinite devotion to our
> holy, noble Teachers and the Triple Gem, especially
> to Holy Mother Tara ................
>
> there is so much pure goodness, joy and happiness
> even amidst running nose, wheezing lungs and days
> and days without piano and Mozart !!
>
> our Tibetan Frens toiling for our meals and lodging
> -
> we'll never forget your kindness our dear Tibetan
> family !!
>
> HH Penor Rinpoche, Guru Padmasambhava's Regent to
> our human world -
> exuding the purest blessings and divine grace
> throughout all 9 days of nearly non-stop initiation
> -
>
> we were simply glad to transport HH the Dalai Lama's
> personal thumb-printed pictures to all the
> participant -
> even though the high-quality and VERY HEAVY paper on
> which it is printed triggers off a few deadly asthma
> attacks and nearly broken arms and backs all the way
> from Singapore to the wild countryside in Nepal -
> i am attaching my mail to HH the Dalai Lama's
> religious assistant to you at the end of this mail
> in fact -
>
> the Dazhong centre made great arrangements and
> organizations -
> so many frens we met once again after so many, many
> years.................in Nepal's romantic
> countryside !!
> so touching was the last day when the frens sang
> Chen Hanwei's "Guan Huai Fang Shi" -
> i have to croak along with super swollen throat with
> misty eyes with so much longing and nostalgia
> ........
>
> also proud that our local specimen of young
> Buddhists showing so much promise and power -
> hosting all the greatest of Masters and bringing the
> holy, precious, noble Dharma to all -
>
> important and precious contacts were forged with two
> budding schools in Nepal -
> looks we'll be setting a branch of our society in
> Nepal very soon -
>
> we'll be issuing scholarships so that we can help to
> groom promising young Tibetans with the necessary
> skills for survival in the modern society -
> these promising teenagers will in turn be bonded
> with our society so that they can become full-time
> social workers or teachers for the next genberation
> of young Tibetans -
>
> [ actually i meant the mail only for my auntie -
> thought since i probably owe all of you a nice
> report on our Nepal trip - might as well attach to
> you all too !!
> for many of our new frens, our society's official
> website is at:
> http://members.tripodasia.com.sg/cas
>
>
> This should be all at the moment -
>
> meantime, poweful Holy Tara bless !!
>
> bb and all noble Frens of the
> Charitable Assistance Society
>
>
> p/s:
> This is our letter to HHthe Dalai Lama's religious
> assistant:
>
> Good Morning respected Ven Lhakdor-la, ,
>
> we have just returned from Nepal Pharping after 9
> days of Nyingthig Yabshi Initiation from Kyabje
> Penor Rinpoche -
>
> as mentioned in my last mail to you before i left
> for Nepal -
>
> members of our welfare society, with much physical
> difficulty, delivered 5,000 or more copies of Guru
> Rinpoche's picture with HH the Dalai Lama's
> thumb-prints to the event -
>
> the event is professionally organized by Dazhong
> Buddhist Studies Society -
> an outstanding local Buddhist organiztion -
>
> there were nearly 5,000 participants from all over
> Nepal and a number of high lamas even from Tibet
> itself -
>
> HH's pictures were given out on the last day of the
> initiation -
> Penor Rinpoche was informed -
>
> it was initially first given out without
> announcements for fear of frenzy grabbing and
> stampede -
> after announcement that the pics carry HH's
> thumb-prints -
> noticeable stir and emotions run high indeed
> especially at the Tibetan side of the audience -
>
> HH's pics can be seen in almost all the shops in
> Pharping in the following days -
> lovingly framed and worshipped -
> all even with so much simple, sincere love and
> devotion to their beloved Leader -
>
> Penor Rinpoche dedicated the merit of the entire
> event to upholding of the Dharma, long-life of
> Teachers of all schools and especially, to
> fulfillment of the holy wishes and long-life of HH
> the Dalai Lama -
>
> even as i type now, i feel so touched -
>
> do let HH know that we will not let down His
> kindness and trust and will continue to spread
> goodness in His holy name to all mother sentient
> beings -
>
> we will also be sending some of the pictures into
> Kham, Eastern Tibet very soon with help from one of
> our Tibetan Fren who is an ex-monk from Drepung -
>
> in the meantime, with all our infinite devotion and
> prayers.............
>
> Kunga Nyima and all Frens of the
> Charitable Assistance Society

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