Author Archives: Chophel

Flemington New Jersey

October 31, 2011 – 5:36 am

October 31, 2011 – Happy Halloween everyone!  It is a beautful day here in Flemington, New Jersey.  There is snow and the ground and the sun is out.  This was not the case on Saturday night when we drove into town.  We drove right into the first sever winter storm of the season.  We left [...]

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Gannon University in Erie, PA

September 25, 2011 – 9:06 pm

It has been a long time since I have had the opportunity to update the blog.  We have now been on tour for over 15 months and, as of today, we are down to 10 more weeks.  I has been quite the journey and I am looking forward to some down time to reflect when [...]

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Current Events

August 4, 2011 – 2:47 pm

 Naples, Florida November 28th at 7:00pm – Sacred Sights and Sounds of Tibetan Monastic Life. Join us for a special evening and experience images and sacred sounds of life inside of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The internationally renowned monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery will share some of their sacred multiphonic chanting and present a video [...]

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Mount Shasta News

March 10, 2011 – 10:10 am

Sharing the Tibetan culture: Gaden Shartse Monks Gaden Shartse Tibetan monks work on the Buddha of Compassion sand mandala last week in Mount Shasta, using copper metal funnels, called chakpurs, filled with sand. The chakpurs come in different sizes and tips, and the sand varies in coarseness and color. “It’s like filling a pen with [...]

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