March 27, 2009 (India time) – I hope all is well for everyone there. I am enjoying my time here at Gaden, absorbing the sights and sounds of the Dharma everywhere. Right now it is 8:30pm and right outside my door approximately 40 young monks, ranging in age from 7 to 15, are saying their [...]

When a very highly realized Lama such as Venerable Geshe Gyeltsen leaves his physical form it is very important to conduct the proper rituals and cremation ceremony. These are very technical and require much training as well as the proper facilities to do them. We realized that we were not equipped to do this here [...]