Many Roads : The first issue

The new Bodhicharya e-magazine has been published online.

click on Many Roads to read it on the Bodhicharya International website. Articles and reviews are welcome from everyone, the deadline for the next issue is 30th January 2011

A SEED OF A LOVING THOUGHT.........

A seed of a loving thought
Sprinkled with kind deeds
Blooms into a hundred petals
Of wonderful happenings
Across the Four Continents.
The smile of this flower
Awakens the joy in every heart

By Ringu Tulku Rinpoche





This poem composed by Rinpoche is recited by him on a new album of song and prayer called 'O Lama' created by Gabriela Jaensch of Bodhicharya Berlin. To listen to this track, click here. The name of the album is also the title of a poem written by Ani Phuntsok of Bodhicharya France, set to a beautiful arrangement by Gabriela and friends. Sales of the album raises funds for Rigul. It is available at Dublin Samye Dzong as well as on Amazon.

A Meditation on Ringu Tulku

Thanks to Bruno who has forwarded this link to a montage of some
lovely images of Rinpoche.

A new post from Ecobuddhism

The Ecobuddhism website, a very informative digest on Buddhism, Science and Ecology is run by John and Diane Stanley, founders of the Prajna Community in Galway. Their September video is an 'interview with the late, great Thomas Berry' on the Sacred Universe. Please click here to reach their website and watch the interview.

And more thoughts on fundraising

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your help yet again with another devastating disaster - the floods in Ladakh.

Ringu Tulku says:

It is great that you could help Ladakh people. Why not? We should and would do whatever to help anybody within our power. I am glad we could use Rigul Trust as a medium.
There are so many tragedies. It seems the predictions of Climate Change are coming true. They say 2 billion people will be badly affected because of the melting of the third pole which is Tibet and Himalaya.

We are constantly being asked for help with poverty relief, education and welfare in some of the poorest communities in the world. Natural disasters take their toll on many already impoverished communities and exiled settlements in some of the remotest places.

An idea of how we can further help with Christmas approaching and the message of love and kindness that this carries.

We are looking for a way of designing and producing Christmas cards to sell with 100% of the money from the sale of these cards to go to fund Ringu Tulku's humanitarian projects through Rigul Trust.

If you are able to design, produce and offer Christmas cards to Rigul Trust to sell, or know anyone who might be able to do this, please let us know, either at this email address or info@rigultrust.org.

Thank you so much for your time and interest.

Wishing you all the very best,

Margaret Richardson and the team.

Trustee of Rigul Trust

Flood update from Rigul Trust

Margaret Richardson has issued the following appeal on behalf of the people of Ladakh who were very badly affected by flooding earlier in August, and now need help to gather their lives back together.

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Ladakh Flood Emergency

Achi Dolma Flood Appeal - Vision Himalaya - Rigul Trust

Rigul Trust is working alongside Khenpo Rangdol and helping with Achi Dolma Ladakh Flood Appeal and Vision Himalaya.

For those of us who would prefer to donate on-line with a credit card, using any currency, from any country and without bank charges for the donor, Rigul Trust has a PayPal facility.

100% of all donations made through Rigul Trust Ladakh Floods Appeal will go to Achi Dolma Flood Appeal.

DONATING BY PAYPAL

To use the PayPal facility for Achi Dolma Ladakh Flood Appeal, through Rigul Trust, click on the following link and scroll down to donate:
http://www.bodhicharya.org/projects/rigul-trust/ladakh-flood-emergency/#4.

Thank you so much for helping. Khenpo Rangdol is going to Ladakh in September and will distribute 100% of all the donations to those who have had their homes washed away.

Rinpoche presents the new study group

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche introduces the forthcoming Online Study Group. The object of the study is Shantideva's 'Bodhicharyavatara', which he says is a core text for anyone wishing to study the Buddhist Path. See
http://www.bodhicharya.org/events/introduction-to-the-bodhicharyavatara-and-the-study-group/