by Nicholas Ribush 1975 was an amazing year for the (as-yet-unnamed) FPMT. First, there was the enthronement of Yangsi Rinpoche in early January, followed by a visit and teaching by Gomchen Gampala, a manifestation of the great Thang Tong Gyalpo. At the end of January Lama Yeshe gave the International Mahayana Institute (IMI) monks andContinue reading “Fifty Years of FPMT: A Personal History”
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My Last Trip to Lawudo, Spring 1977
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter The story of my second trip, 1974, finished with “The Lamas arrived in India from Australia towards the end of October and went to Mussoorie for a short break. Rinpoche got back to Kopan in the first week of November while Lama stayed in IndiaContinue reading “My Last Trip to Lawudo, Spring 1977”
My Second Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1974
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter The story of my first trip, 1973, finished with “We got back to Kopan around the twenty-fifth of October, about three weeks before the fifth course was due to start.” A lot of amazing stuff happened between my first and second trips to Lawudo, theContinue reading “My Second Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1974”
My First Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1973
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter Kopan 1973 I first got to Kopan in October, 1972, just in time for the third Kopan meditation course. I knew practically nothing about Tibetan Buddhism when I arrived; by the end, I knew quite a bit more, but not enough, so I decided toContinue reading “My First Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1973”
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