Category "2013"
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- Newsletter Magazine 2013
Dear Friends of Tushita, Autumn 2012 saw the inauguration of the main Gompa painting project which meant closing the Gompa to the public in late September, with 2 months of the season still remaining. Whilst the project has been ongoing […]
- Our New Website
In November 2013 we launched our new-look website, the one you are reading this article on! We’re very happy with the new site, which has heightened security and features with potential for expansion of online audio-visual materials. The site was […]
- Redeveloping our Stupas
In October 2013, new marble plaques were installed at Geshe Rabten‘s stupa. You can see photos of these plaques above, and of the stupa today, below right. We used one of our favourite quotes from one of Geshe Rabten’s books: […]
- A very heavy Monsoon
Monsoon 2013 started early, ended late and made its presence felt throughout. It was one of the longest and heaviest monsoons in recent memory and many other parts of Northern India experienced terrible flooding. Thankfully, the Dharamsala area, and Himachal […]
- Volunteers on Pilgrimage with LZR!
When Lama Zopa Rinpoche left Tushita on the 19th of June 2013, he travelled to Triloknath, a small village in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh. Triloknath is also known as Garsha Khandroling, “Land of the Dakinis.”, and has an […]
- Lama Zopa in residence: May to June
Tushita and the FPMT’s spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Tushita early in the morning of May 24th 2013 and stayed for a month, before leaving on the 19th of June for a short retreat in Manali. Rinpoche’s visits are always intense […]
- Goodbye A-Frames, Hello Retreat Huts!
On May 10th 2013, it felt like history was in the making when our three A-Frame retreat huts that were built in the mid-1970s started to be dismantled to make way for three beautiful new retreat huts to be built […]
- Obituary for Venerable Namdrol
We were very sad to learn that Venerable Lobsang Namdrol, the longest-term resident of our monastic community, passed away on January 13th 2013 at Drepung Monastery, Karnataka State, South India. He was 85 years old and had been in good […]
- Extended Daily Meditation Sessions
The 2013 season began with a wonderful surprise! Our old friend David Marks (left) returned to Tushita after 4 years, and we were excited to be able to accept his offer to guide and teach here for a few months. David will […]
- Two new dogs – Wisdom and Happiness!
We only had “Great Compassion” until we adopted “Wisdom” in October 2012, and accepted “Happiness” into our lives in February 2013… And so now we have all three, more familiarly known by their Tibetan names: “Nying-je Chenmo”, “Yeshe” and “Dekyi” […]