Anything worth doing is worth OVER doing...

The Gaden Monastic Tour hit Sacramento the first
of October for a Sand Mandala Construction and Dissolution in the Unitarian Church.

A few of them escaped up to us for an evening of revelry and of website review. Tibetech.org manages the site for the Tour and is looking at other ways to further support the Gaden Monastery and the Tour's. Their site www.gadensahrtsetour.org receives more traffic and feedback then any other thing we do. After dinner and reconnection with members of Sierra Friends of Tibet www.sierrafriendsoftibet.org we all went through the site and the myriad of inquiries and comments the site generates. It is so gratifying to receive so much positive feedback from the folks who have experienced the monks. Whereever these guys go - Bliss follows. Yes for all you skeptics... BLISS..! The only way to know for sure is to check them out...

Vegetarian from the Tibetan Government in Exile

No more apologies for not writing... although I did receive a nice email/comment encouraging me to keep going so here I am...

It has been a whirl wind Tibetan time around here. Frist of all Venerable Geshe Phelgye, member of the Tibetan Government in Exile (sounds like and oxy moron - how can you have a government in exile?) has been in town for the past week, giving lectures and talks.

Geshe Phelgye is one of my favorite people. Definately descended from the Warrior Class. I drove him to Placerville about an hour and a half away where he gave a talk on Buddhism and Vegetarianism. Unfortunately I then became ill over the weekend with Strep or a cold, missing what I considered to be a most important talk...

"An insider's view of the Tibetan Governmetn in Exile and their practice of Non-Violence". I was so sorry I missed it and even worse, that I was not available to help Geshela further while here for a short visit.

After reflecting on his talk in Placerville, I have decided to eat even less meat then I do now. Geshela is a staunch believer in not eating meat - especially for Buddhists. In fact, he literally took on his monastery when he asked the Abbott to not serve meat in the monastery... a paradigm shift I am sure for the Tibetan Nomadic DNA ... most of which only had animal products to trade for survival. Check out Geshela's website at www.universalcompassion.org

I wish I could be of more service to Geshe Phelgye. He has a tough job with his foot in both worls... that of a monk and also that of a politician and special peace envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I really admire him.