Category "2014"
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- Tushita Newsletter December 2014
Greetings from our Director – Anita Kamath Dudhane Tashi Delek Friend, Change and impermanence are the reality of a Dharma centre, with volunteers who come for differing periods of time. Tushita was very lucky to have Linda Gyatso as a […]
- Ending the season with Serkong Tsenchab Rinpoche
Our last event of the year before we closed for our annual Winter Break was the November 17 – 26 2014 Introduction to Buddhism course, led by Rachel Wryer, pictured above left. The group of 86 wonderfully disciplined students were […]
- The Passing of Denma Lochoe Rinpoche
One of the Lamas closest to Tushita’s heart, Khensur Denma Locho Rinpoche, passed away into clear light meditation on Thursday October 23 2014 at his home in McLeod Ganj, after a brief illness. He was 86 years old. Denma Locho Rinpoche was […]
- Yom Kippur celebration
Tushita held an inter-faith event by marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people, on the final day of September 27th – October 4th Introduction to Buddhism course, led by Venerable Namgyel (pictured above right). The […]
- HH the Dalai Lama commends Geshe Kelsang Wangmo
One of Tushita’s happiest developments in recent years has been the deepening of our friendship with Geshe Kelsang Wangmo; Buddhist nun, scholar and teacher – and the first – and currently only – woman to be awarded a Geshe title […]
- Gen Gyatso’s “Healing the Aching Heart” Teachings
September 5 – 7, 2014: Tushita was host to Gen Gyatso, who led a 3-day non-residential Introduction to Lojong (Mind Training) teaching entitled “Healing the Aching Heart”. Gen-la’s humility, vast knowledge and ability to teach the most difficult subjects of […]
- Kalachakra: a break, courses and Jhado Rinpoche in monsoon
Tushita took an unusual break this monsoon, as most of our staff and students attended the Kalachakra Initiation conferred by HH the Dalai Lama in Leh, Ladakh, J&K State, India from July 3 – 14, 2014. During this period, Tushita was closed and there were […]
- Choekhor Duchen with Geshe Lhakdor
We had such an amazing final week of July at Tushita, hosting the Harmony in Kalachakra intermediate course, a 10-day Introduction to Buddhism course, and a special teaching from Jhado Rinpoche (you can see more about these events in the […]
- Special Saka Dawa events
Saka Dawa is one of the most important festival days of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! This year Saka Dawa fell on Friday June 13th. To begin the day, we held a butterlamp […]
- Chenrezig brings Yangten Rinpoche to Tushita!
Tushita was deeply honoured to welcome Yangten Rinpoche to confer the Chenrezig Initiation on May 27th 2014, as preparation for our annual series of 8 Nyung Nay Retreats. The first Nyung Nay had 20 hardy participants. We were also profoundly fortunate […]