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Our beloved Khenchen Rinpoche was in Tibet for more than 3 months, and has arrived safely in Singapore. His health is good. He asked me to share a report of his Dharma activities with you.
From June to Aug, he stayed at the Palme Monastery, where he taught GongChig and some other important teachings. About 200 monks and a few nuns participated, mostly from Palme Monastery itself. The others were from Gar Monastery or a few other places. Most of the time, he taught in the mornings, and occasionally in the afternoons too. Everyone was very appreciative and expressed how much benefit they recieved. Rinpoche regards this as a great honor and believes it was sucessful Dharma service.
Rinpoche used the offerings and donations that he received from the different Dharma centers and individuals well. He arranged for 1000 copies of the GongChig text to be printed from these funds. They were distributed to the participants, and the extra copies were sent to different monasteries. The funds were also used to sponsor the participants' meals during the teachings.
After teachng at Palme Monastery, he went to Khargo Monastery where he was requested to stay for 5 days. During that time, he ordained more than 40 novice monks and about 12 novice nuns. He also taught the 37 Bodhisattva practices.
Then he went to Gar Monastery for 15 days and lead two retreats, one for monks and one for nuns. He taught the Five Fold Paths Of Mahamudra in both.
Finally, he visited Drupgyu Monastery for 5 days. He spent one day with the retreants, and four days teaching the Vinaya section from the GongChig, at their request. On the last day, they had Tsog offerings and lunch with all the monks - about 500.
Rinpoche said, "I felt that this year's trip to eastern Tibet was very fruitful, and meaningful to many people's lives. Dharma is not just a belief system. Rather, it is a part of life. We should understand how to use the Dharma in our daily life and,
particularly, how to free from confusion and samsara."
Please join me in rejoicing in the good fortune of those who were able to attend his teachings, and in Rinpoche's accomplishments.
In Dharma,
Ani Trinlay |
