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- Khadro-la’s first Tushita Teaching
Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drolma, also known as Khadro la, very kindly accepted our request to give a teaching and Q & A on Sunday, March 9th 2014. Although Khadro-la has been to Tushita many times as a special guest […]
- Tibetan New Year events
Losar-la Tashi Delek! Happy Tibetan New Year! The Year of the Wood Horse began on March 2nd 2014. Tushita’s Tibetan staff celebrated with their annual capse (Tibetan breadsticks) event, making, sharing, and offering gift plates to everyone here, and to […]
- A chilly start to the year
Tushita staff and volunteers gathered together in early February to prepare the centre for re-opening – in a climate that reminded us why we have an annual Winter Break! As we braved the cold by running around getting ready, on […]
- Kalachakra 2014
HH the Dalai Lama will confer a Kalachakra Initiation in Leh, Ladakh, J&K State, India from July 3 – 14, 2014. The initiation to the Kalachakra is one of the most important… because it takes everything into account, the body […]
- 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 […]