Tour Purpose

The Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet Tour has been visiting the United States since 1992 with a two-fold mission:

1. To be of service to the world community by helping to spread peace, harmony, compassion, and tolerance through cultural exchange, interfaith dialog, and Buddhist teachings.

2. To raise funds that will provide for the education, maintenance, housing, and medical needs of the monks at Gaden Shartse Monastery located in the Tibetan Refugee Settlement at Mundgod, India.

Over the years the tour has been well received and, we feel, have been very successful meeting both aspects of their mission.  In addition to the United States, the tour has visited numerous countries throughout Europe, South America, and Asia.  The tour visits communities and educational institutions both large and small throughout the country sharing their message of compassion and tolerance through their dynamic programs and warm interactions.  It is usually a very transforming experience for all concerned.

Due to the kindness and generosity of the communities we visit, the monastery has been able to continue to keep its sacred teachings and traditions alive while living in exile at a refugee settlement in a very poor area of India. Established in 1409CE in Tibet the original monastery was completely destroyed during the Chinese invasion in the 1950s and had to be re-established in India.  It has taken incredible effort in the face of unthinkable challenges to keep this precious unbroken lineage of teachings with us today.