A Couple of Weeks with Lama Phuntsho

Calling the Jangchub Choeling Nunnery with lama Phuntsho from the office of Noteable Bowls

in Lake Tahoe

Recently we were blessed with a visit from our dear friend Lama Phuntsho. You may have met LP when he worked as a translator for the Gaden Shartse monastery tour in both 2001-2002 and the 2004-2005 tour.

Now Lama Phunthso is a monk of a different color (ha ha). He is a Tibetan Buddhist monk from the mystical Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan which treasures "Gross National Happiness" as their gross national product. LP is also a tireless friend of Tibet, always remembering the plight of the Tibetan people. He is a "non-sectarian" Buddhist monk, meaning he has received training from many high masters in the 4 different sects of Tibetan Buddhism.

We were so delighted to open a website for Lama Phuntsho (http://www.lamaphuntsho.org/ )
and will be developing over the next few months while he is in the US.

I would like to add that Lama Phuntsho is also my direct connection to the Jangchub Choeling nunnery (http://www.jangchubchoelingnunnery.org/) in exile in Mundgod, southern India. After expressing our wish to work with Buddhist Women and Tibetan women in exile, Lama Phuntsho helped us make the connection with the nuns and was also responsible for escorting us to purchase computers for the nuns during our visit to Mundgod in 2008.

Although Lama Phuntsho came to visit and was on vacation, he was asked to do a few events in Lake Tahoe. Here are some pictures from that visit. Special thanks to Tahoe Mel at Noteable Bowls, Lorilyn at Mountain Yoga in Tahoe Keys, Keri at O2 Wellness Center in Minden, Unity at the Lake and Unity of Carson. More picutres will be added as I get them uploaded. Please check back:

New Computer for Tibetan Youth

Greetings Good People.

Well here at Tibetech.org we have been working very hard on a variety of projects.... What I wanted to share with you at this time is that the High School Youth Hostel finally received their computer.

We are so pleased to have begun to seed this project here and would like to continue to raise funds for a computer for the BOYS hostel.

This is very important to these children as they are away from their families to attend school in this settlement. Having been there myself and spoken with the children, I can assure you the connections to their families is very strong. The computer will help them practice in their off-time, as well as stay connected with their families via email.

Of course, again the ultimate goal of seeding this project is to eventually open an innovative Distance Learning web portal with the students there.

Hope you enjoy these pictures. Special thanks to Wb for donating specifically to fund this computer. Please Read On...
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Dear Madam Melanie,

Many Tashi Delecks !!! and kindly pardon me for the abrupt silence and delay.... I could not
report to you about the installation of computer. We have already installed the new computer set in the hostel. The computer monitor is a slim and stylish one and the printer is laser one with zerox and fax facilities.

Children are using it. The one computer did bring smile and cheer on the face of hostel children. Of course, we need a separate computer for boys and girls as they are not suppose to use it together. We purchased the facility from Gupta in Hubli as per your negotiation. However , we did compare the rates with other shops before purchasing the same.

Thank you very much for your kind assistance. I am sending the snaps of computer set
along with this letter. It will be kind of you if you could explore some more help in this field in order to improve the facilities in the hostel.

Yours Truly
(Norbu Tsering)
RECTOR