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Moab Utah

Our trip to Moab brought back many wonderful memories. It was two years ago that I (a highly trained tour director with 12 days of experience) first lead our tour to Moab with the help of our wonderful, first-time organizer, Colette.  It was only a couple of weeks earlier that we had met Colette in [...]

University of California, Irvine

In Conjuntion with Kindness Month May 25 through May, 278:00 am - 8:30 pmNoon -1:00 pm Sand Mandala Creation - Student Center, Doheny Beach AMeditation in Aldrich Park Tuesday May 257:00 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Ceremony Cultural PerformanceSacred Dance & Chants of TibetStudent Center, Crystal Cove Auditiorium Wednesday, May 262:00 pm - 4:00 pm7:00 [...]

Remembering Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen

The Passing of the Holy Master Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen: Sadness, Joy, Inspiration and Blessings. By Gelong Gyaltan Yarphel On February 13, 2009 Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen stopped breathing and entered his clear light meditation. Those of us who had the immeasurable good fortune to have been guided, cared for and protected by him have experienced [...]

LA Times Article – Dalai Lama denounces “Too much Greed”

Monks from Thubten Dhargye Ling center in Long Beach try to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama when he arrives at UC Santa Barbara. ‘This crisis is good,’ Tibetan leader says, because it reminds people that money has limitations. He also speaks about arcane aspects of Buddhist history and philosophy. Reporting from Santa Barbara [...]