TIBET HOUSE US DRUM | FALL 2022 - WINTER 2023

TIBET HOUSE US DRUM

FALL 2022 – WINTER 2023 | ISSUE 31

LET T ER FROM T HE PRESIDENT DEAR THUS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF TIBET, June 14, 2022 Greetings once again very dear members and friends of Tibet House US. It is my pleasure to write to you on this full moon day of the 4th lunar month of the Water Tiger Year! This day is celebrated every year by the Tibetan people as the day of the birth, enlightenment, and full nirvana of Shākyamuni Buddha in the 9th century or 5th century BCE. Why do they celebrate this so whole-heartedly? The purely material world of this planet as experienced by most animals seems to be a theatre of suffering, with pain and violence always seeming to be nearby if not right in your face. The Buddha fully meets us there, so we can avoid unrealistic escapism and acknowledge it with his “first noble truth,” what I like to call nowadays, “first friendly fun fact!”

But he then shares his discovery with us, that this way of being in the world is not inevitable. He gives us a diagnosis of the cause, our inability to see through the seeming fixed reality of what presses down upon us, including even what seems to be dreaded “death.” He encourages us that if we investigate, we ourselves can find out it all is not what it seems to be. We are not seeing deeply enough. His diagnosis gives us x-ray vision to see through even the atoms and subatomic particles to find our true existence to be a blissful oneness with the deepest energy of life. Infinite, and so peaceful, all done, but not nothing at all, and even still ever ready to enjoy by doing whatever needs doing for everyone! He coaches us not to be impatient, that it takes time and perseverance to open to real reality, and he announces the blessed prognosis, that our actual reality is sheerest bliss, nirvana, perfect freedom from suffering, even in the midst of it.

As my friend the Reverend Michael Beckwith likes to say, along with Jesus, “All right already!” Buddha the educator finally sets up an eightfold curriculum and invites us to educate our mind, speech, and body to discover the goodness, beauty, and bliss of reality itself—encouraging us that it naturally supports our love of self and all others. What a relief ! This educa-

tion enables us to find what we really are, where we are, and how we can enjoy being there for others as well!

The very heart of Tibetan culture, by the way!

Of course not every Tibetan has gone all the way through this. But some have, and they have joyfully assisted many others to reach various stages along the way. They have found the educational core of the culture that emerged over many generations once received from India to be so effective, they live generally in good cheer, in tremendous friendliness, creativity, and resilience. So naturally, when the special times connected with the life of their great benefactor arrive, such as at this Vaishakha full moon time, they remember, they celebrate, they enjoy the amazing grace revealed in the heart of life.

Back to Tibet House US/Menla Healing Resort—this is our inspiring context. Tiger Years are very energizing for great tasks, and the water element being prominent, it may help us flow through obstacles in our great task of nowadays. We have to build on our 35 years of service to His Holiness and the amazing people of Tibet by creating and stabilizing THUS, fortifying it even more solidly to continue through the next few generations—at least until the Tibetan people are free again to flourish and shower their blessings on the world from their lofty perch on the roof of the world, on the Third Pole of the Planet Gaia.

Speaking of the Tibetan people in Tibet, the news is not good. Sadly to repeat what I have written in previous letters, Presiding dictator of China Xi Jinping has turned Tibetans over to the CCP’s United Front Work Department and the PLA to double down on their genocide, still trying to remove the existence of the Tibetans as a people by either assimilation or extermination, to pre-empt them being there as themselves to make any future claim on their colonized and devastated home. No more freedom to be Buddhist, no more freedom to learn their own language, shameless public pressure to intermarry—Tibetan women with Chinese men—no more pretence of human rights, no restraint of exploitation of resourc-

es—wood, grass-to-wool, minerals, water—no restraint of futile colonization in cities, accelerating the atmospheric overheating that threatens the glacial lifeline of the downstream billions, etc. I will now cite some excerpts from a monthly report I receive from Centre for China Analysis and Strategy in New Delhi (CCAS May 15-30 report – my comments in block caps interspersed), May 20, 2022: “Nyingtri Municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs conducted training to deepen the national common language (Mandarin) learning and speaking for the grassroots cadres in Donga, Langxian County, Nyingtri.

The training conveyed that “Learning and using the common speaking and written language of the country is a citizen responsibility stipulated in the constitution, and it is an important way to consolidate the consciousness of the Chinese nation as a community”.

For the success of the promotion of education of the national common language, they were told to deepen the exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups, and implement the following measures; Ensuring detailed implementation of education and training in the national common language. Improving the leadership role of the ‘two committees’ in each village as the national common language learning and education work manager and supervisor. They need to pay more attention to detailed working mechanisms and carry out timely inspections and rectifications.

Ensuring full coverage of the education and training of the national common language…”

“The training should focus on covering towns, counties, and villages at all levels.

It should implement centralised teaching, paired learning, and practical exercises. The focus should be to achieve 100% installation of ‘The Tibetan Yitong’ APP, an online teaching platform by all the grassroots cadres.

So far, in Dongga town, it has carried out more than 40 education and training sessions, more than 20 sessions of night schools, and trained more than 200 village leaders and 1,200 villages ‘two committees’ party members. As part of the promotion and practical use of the national common language, they conducted a 2022 national common language test for village cadre was organised, and the test covered daily conversation language, party building knowledge, and the party’s ethnic and religious policies ....”

NO MORE EDUCATION IN TIBETAN. ALL TIBETANS HAVE TO LEARN ONLY IN CHINESE.

“The Tibetan Autonomous Region held a press briefing on May 24 on the TAR’s development in national unity, people’s living standard, and economic and infrastructure development since 2012. The briefing highlighted that the number of ethnic intermarriage families in Lhasa has increased from 1,891 in 2015 to 7,245 in 2021, an increase of 5,354 in six years. Pan Wenqing, Deputy Mayor of Lhasa said that ‘the city showed a good trend of deepening exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups.”

CHINESE SCIENTISTS HAVE PUBLISHED THAT CHINESE PEOPLE BORN AT SEA LEVEL CANNOT ADAPT TO LIVE YEAR ROUND ABOVE 12000 FEET ALTITUDE ON 47% OF SEA LEVEL OXYGEN. BUT THE OFFSPRING OF A CHINESE FATHER AND A TIBETAN MOTHER CAN ADAPT THEIR NITRIC OXIDE CHEMISTRY FOR OXYGEN DISTRIBUTION TO DO SO. May 26, 2022 -- “Wang Yang said “Tibet-related work is of great importance, and the contradictions, risks and challenges on the way forward should not be underestimated. It is necessary to carry out in-depth anti-separatist struggles, and rely closely on the masses of all ethnic groups to build an iron wall for national security. It is necessary to solidly promote the cause of national unity and progress with the main line of consolidating the consciousness of the Chinese nation’s community, deepening party history learning and popularising the common national language”. He further added that it is necessary to adhere to the direction of sinicization of religion in China, strengthen the management of religious affairs in accordance with the law, and improve the long-term mechanism for the management of Tibetan Buddhist temples. He asked them to strengthen the building of a ‘team’ consisting of the party, government cadres and representatives of religious circles, who will be responsible for studying and guiding how Tibetan Buddhism can be better adapted to socialist society…..”

“The Chinese government demolished a 99-foot tall Buddha statue in Drago County, Sichuan in December 2021, with several arrests related to the incidents. Monks were coerced to sign confession letters stating that they were responsible for demolishing the statutes. The Drago people were called to give information about their relatives abroad, about their Covid vaccination status, phone number and social media account. They were told that if they fail to hand over required information, they will be removed from household registries and denied any state assistance they may be receiving from the government. New information on the local security facilities in Drago County was also revealed. Drago is surrounded by three new security facilities as per the satellite image. One of these is an army base near the Shingchu River in the northern outskirts of Drago that was previously a Forestry Nursery Bureau. The second facility is an extra-legal detention centre known as a “re-education centre” that lies in the north-eastern suburbs of Tropa. This is where groups of detainees are taken by Chinese authorities and beaten. The third security facility is a prison in the southern area of Chigrey which appears to have been constructed to replace the county prison located in the centre of Drago.”

Therefore, given this worsening situation on the ground, the critical importance of our enduring mission of preserving the seeds of Tibetans’ unique enlightenment-oriented culture turns out to confirm His Holiness’ far-reaching vision in founding and supporting THUS with persistent determination. THUS continues to be long-term vital for the future of the highland and her people, a tower of the mission perforce conducted mainly by the Tibetan diaspora and the network of Tibet Houses and other Tibetan Cultural Associations in free nations around the world,

rooted in Dharamsala and New Delhi, and channelled through your precious THUS in the great city and state of New York, but reaching out more than ever all over the US of A and beyond.

In our current drive to fortify THUS for the long-haul future, we are pleased and honored to celebrate our outstanding Board of Directors, who are highly energized to shoulder this responsibility with full enthusiasm and creativity. In particular, I want to thank Professor David Kittay, JD, PhD, and family, who is making great efforts to embrace and execute the mission of THUS as a central focus within his many interests in Buddhist teaching in several venues, in his ongoing research and activism in philosophy, religion, technology, and the future of America, Tibet, and the world.

As I always say, dear friends, you all also do Love Tibet by giving and working with us to save its precious culture.

You are THUS members (please don’t forget to renew, handsomely!) because you know that life on this earth without Tibet’s unique inner science of wisdom and compassionate art of freedom, without its beauty and joy—and its teaching of both the blissful grace of every moment blessed by infinite compassionate beings and also the inspiring evolutionary purpose of awakening life—just would not measure up to the precious opportunity of being human. Thank you all so much for your cheerful presence and contributions of every kind. We will need your help even more to expand our presence in America for the next generations, inspiring all to save its culture of essential spiritual knowledge and practical lifestyle. With all blessings for your health and happiness during this year of the Water Tiger!

Faithfully yours,

Robert A.F. Thurman, President June 14, 2022 PS: Please remember your THUS mantra—LOVE TIBET! And Tibet’s mantra, !!OM MANI PADME HŪM!! It expresses the enlightened vision that true love, deeply intelligent and vastly compassionate, pervades the world, heaven and earth.

Vajravarāhī - Mahākāli Female Buddha Form 19th Century Sakya Order Thangka Mineral Pigment on cotton THUS RepatriationCollection Gift of Richard Prince, et al.

TIBET HOUSE US—Cultural Center of H. H. Dalai Lama patron

HIS HOLINESS THE XIVth DALAI LAMA honorary chair NAMGYAL CHOEDUP, US Representative of CTA/ H. H. DALAI LAMA board of trustees — executive officers ROBERT THURMAN, president, PHILIP GLASS, vice president, LUDWIG KUTTNER, secretary, BEATA TIKOS, treasurer, board of trustees — directors ANONYMOUS, PETER BACKMAN, INA BECKER, ANNIE CHRISTOPHER, JANET FRIESEN, SUSAN KESSLER, DAVID KITTAY, MARJORIE LAYDEN, MICHAEL MCCORMICK, JOHN MILLER, GESHE DADUL NAMGYAL, LAURA PINTCHIK, VEN. TENZIN PRIYADARSHI, JOHN REZK, LAURENCE H. SILVERMAN, NENA THURMAN, UMA K. THURMAN honorary directors ALAN B. ABRAMSON, LAVINIA CURRIER, PEGGY HITCHCOCK, NAVIN KUMAR, ADAM LINDEMANN, TENZIN NAMGYAL TETHONG, FORTUNA VALENTINO tibetan ex-officio board CHHIME CHOEKYAPA, ex officio, Private Office of H. H. Dalai Lama VEN. GESHE DORJI DAMDUL, director, tibet house new delhi, india KELSANG & KIM YESHI, directors, norbulingka institute, dharamsala, india visiting spiritual advisers GYALWA KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE, NECHUNG KUTEN R., LAMA ZOPA R., KYABJEY LINGTSANG R., SAKYA TRICHEN R., LAMA PEMA WANGDAK, LELUNG RINPOCHE, LAMA TENZIN WANGYAL tibet house staff GANDEN THURMAN, executive director, BEATA TIKOS, managing director, KYRA BORRÉ, special events, SONAM CHOEZOM, membership, ANNA VARSHAVSKAYA, office manager, TENZIN KUNSANG, program associate, JEN LIU, programming, JOE COSEY, digital development, TASHI TSERING, programs/events, DELGIRA SAMTONOVA, social media, THOMAS F. YARNALL, publications menla staff NENA THURMAN, executive chair, MICHAEL G. BURBANK, executive director, LYNN SCHAUWECKER, managing director, AMBER HALLINAN, general manager, ALICIA OJEDA, executive chef, ISSIS ORREGO, front of house, GOLRIZ JAHANGIRI, dewa spa, DAVID GIANGRECO, facilities, ADAM FOIZEN, events & operations, JUSTIN STONE-DIAZ, new media tibet house drum ROBERT A. F. THURMAN, editor-in-chief, KYRA BORRÉ, MICHAEL BURBANK, SONAM CHOEZOM, GANDEN THURMAN, BEATA TIKOS, TASHI TSERING, ANNA VARSHAVSKAYA, editors, JOE COSEY , WILLIAM MEYERS, MARC GREENE, production & design, volunteers

SONAM WANGCHUK, TENZIN YESHI, et al.

THUS CULTURE CENTER NEWS Summer Greetings to you all, dear Members, Patrons, Partners, and Occasional Visitors alike; and a belated, but still very happy I hope, Junteenth, Fourth of July, Saga Dawa, Eid, and HH the Dalai Lama’s Birthday! All of which holidays more or less celebrate the triumph of understanding and freedom over ignorance and tyranny; evergreen values and issues in this world and our lives of course and the very foundation of our mission as Tibet House US; whereby we maintain that preserving and and presenting the truth -- in our case about Tibet, its charming and all too human people, and its essential offerings -in all its multifaceted glory is in itself liberating, enabling, and ennobling, even if sometimes only in small ways yet to be fully appreciated in the fullness of time! I am sharing with you now the joy and hope I take in giving tours to school children visiting the cultural center to assess Tibet, Art, History, Philosophy, Meditation, and Buddhism. After such a long time of pandemic and pandemic-related bummers obstacles, I’m happy to say that things have been slowly beginning to return to normal here at Tibet House US and frankly, at this point, we’ll take what we can get until communitas fully returns to New York City and, who knows, maybe even the country as a whole! One can hope!

As I implied we’ve been holding programs, tours, and a few events here, since our soft re-opening in the fall of 2021, as circumstances have allowed; gingerly transitioning from the online programming of the fading (we all hope) pandemic era to more and more frequent in-person events. We will still do both moving forward of course. In the fall we have a robust set of programs you may peruse elsewhere on the website; and are working on reviving our daily free guided meditation sessions which will be underwritten thanks to a generous grant from Anam Cara Meditation. Also in development for the winter or perhaps the spring of next year is a return to our yearly docent Tibet House US tours to buddhist Asia, albeit with new docents. We are currently planning an India trip to restart the series; there will be a list to receive notifications available shortly for those who might be interested. All things being equal we are also planning to hold our Annual Benefit Concert, our 36th?,

live in Carnegie Hall early next year at the usual time; we appreciate everyone’s support for the last two online versions and are really looking forward to doing it in its proper ephemeral spectacle format the next time around.

At this writing we are just concluding the David Orr mandala themed exhibition with our continuing thanks to the artist for showing here. After Labor Day we’ll have two shows for the fall featuring Bruce Miller’s photography, originally slated for 2020, followed by the paintings of Mayumi Oda. I should note that we’ll be closing the Cultural center for a portion of August to do some light renovations and upkeep as we do.

Amidst the day to day struggle to re-establish the rhythms and relationships that defined our little Tibet House US community in the years before the pandemic, we have been continuing our work with our colleagues at the upstate facility, Menla, consultants, and board members to prepare the organization for the inevitable transition to the next generation of leadership who will of course continue our original mission in the form of our new long term plans for the sustainability of the organization and its mission. As things stand we’ve accomplished, with your kind assistance and attention over the last 35 years, many of the institutional goals and ongoing projects that our founders laid out in their vision of a good and useful Tibet House US: we have a facility, now two, with which we can do our work sharing the best aspects of Tibetan culture, arts, and sciences with wider audiences; we have established Tibet House US as a neutral arbiter of and reference for all things Tibetan; we have provided a vehicle for many Tibetan Cultural Treasures (artists, scholars, and lamas) to represent themselves to larger and wider audiences/students; we have published and assisted with the publication of many Tibetan works; we have inaugurated and built up a world class collection of Tibetan art and antiquities which we hold for the Tibetan people in the form of their chosen representatives; we have identified and explored, in programs, conferences and publications, many areas of actual and potential collaboration between our sciences, academies, medical research, and faith traditions and their counterparts from Tibet; and we have established

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a more or less reliable system of generating support for these ongoing activities on a year by year basis without, we hope, driving you all too crazy with our constant requests for support for our ongoing and special projects. But, we don’t have an endowment guaranteeing our persistence into the future, until, at least, we are no longer needed as an ambassador of the valuable and endangered culture, arts, spirituality, and sciences of Tibet. So these issues have also occupied our time in the last year. We welcome any ideas and inspirations our members and friends may have for the future of our, meaning yours, institution!

Finally, I would like to announce two excellent and current projects we are endorsing and assisting, one being produced by THUS and one inspired and enabled in part by THUS. I am happy to say that we are executive producers of “The Animated History of Tibet” a project under development by Armchair Academics that will provide an illustrated (animated) and clear presentation of the basics of Tibet’s History in eight 30 minute episodes due to be released in late 2022. Needless to say this will provide an invaluable resource for both public and K-12 education on the subject. Secondly, our friends at Mindwell Labs have developed an app, which runs on most digital sports watches, allowing the user to track and then hopefully mitigate their anxiety levels during their days and nights: an AQ app. This represents a vital new tool in the genre of digitally aided mindfulness and combines insights from eastern medicine and meditation with the cutting edge of medical scientific understanding; just the sort of combination that Tibet House US exists to foster.

Thank you and please come visit us at Tibet House US!

Ganden Thurman Executive Director

THUS FRIENDS MEMORIAL HONORS Walter Beebe

A long time donor, collaborator, partner, colleague, and friend of Tibet House US since our founding in 1987, Mr. Walter Beebe, recently passed on leaving behind a wife and five children as well as a lifetime shining a light onto the commonalities and utility of spiritual traditions, cultures, ancient wisdom lineages, modern takes on the human condition, and so many other variations on the themes, methods, and techniques of self empowerment, enlightenment, and fulfillment for the betterment of all humankind through his marvelous Open Center. For over twenty years Tibet House US collaborated with Walter’s Open Center to present our programs on the Tibetan contributions to these subjects Walter so determinedly and generously shared with the world. After we got our own space we continued to partner with the Open Center on programs like our oddly popular “Art of Dying” conferences for many years. I should say that the world lost a little of its luster with Walter’s passing but honestly the constellations of lights he kindled over the years blaze so brightly even now that it’s hard to focus on his absence, and I’m certain that’s just as he would have it. That said, our heartfelt condolences and best wishes flow out to his family and many many friends among whom we proudly count ourselves. Om Ah Hum!

Jimmy Breen

We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Jimmy Breen, talented artist and dear friend and supportrer of Tibet House, Tibetan Culture and the Tibetan people.

He will be greatly missed.

36TH ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT SAVE THE DATE! MARCH 1, 2023 We are thrilled to announce that after two years of holding our annual benefit concert virtually, we will be in-person at Carnegie Hall (fingers crossed) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to celebrate the Year of the Water Rabbit.

ANNUAL

We are so incredibly grateful to all of the amazing artists who contributed to our rst ever virtual all Tibetan concert We are also so thankful to all of you who tuned in!

We are hoping to make this an annual event so look out for details about next year!

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:

THUS.ORG/LHAKAR

LHAKAR 2022 PERFORMERS TIBETAN INSTITUTE OF PERFORMING ARTS ད་་ོས་གར།

IXX TASHI

JJI EXILE BROTHERS

NAMGYAL NANGMI

བན་འན་བ་ས།

བན་འན་འཇམ་དངས།

LOTEN NAMLING

་བན་མ་ངང

མ་ལ་ནང་།

NAWANG KHECHOG

SONAM LHAMO & TENZIN CHOETSOK

SONAM PHUNTSOK

TECHUNG

བད་ནམས་ན་གས།

བས་ངང

TENZIN CHOEGYAL CAMERATA QUEENSLAND’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

TENZIN DONSEL

TIBCHICK

ངག་དབང་མཁས་མག

TENKUN

བན་ན།

TNAMMY

བན་འན་གནམ་གསལ།

བད་ནམས་་་དང་བན་འན་ས་མ།

བན་འན་ས་ལ།

TSERING DORJEE BAWA

་ང་འབའ་བ།

བན་འན་ན་གསལ།

TSERING GURMAY

་ང་འར་ད།

བན་འན་གསལ་ན།

G A L L E RY On View: November 4, 2022 - February 10, 2023 visit https://thus.org for more information

SARASVATI’S GIFT TIBET HOUSE US GALLERY

22 WEST 15TH STREET, NYC 10011

Benzaiten with Two Dragons Sarasvati is a river goddess in India. In Japan, we call her Benten or Benzaiten. Originally she was the goddess of art, music, and poetry, and later she also became the goddess of learning.

She came to Japan, in tandem with Buddhism, around the eighth century and became an especially popular goddess with the Shugendo, the mountain shamans. As a river goddess, her energy ows from high to low, like money, so she also became the goddess of commerce and the protector of merchants, to help them conduct ethical business. Musicians and healers paid homage to her too.

Sarasvati has been my favorite deity since my childhood, because she was so directly understandable to a child. I visited many shrines of Sarasvati with my family. I especially like the one on Enoshima, a small island near Tokyo where we’d sometimes spend the summer. .is Sarasvati wears a crown of a white coiled serpent. e two dragons behind her hold the three treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

CO L L E CT I O NS

Tibet House US Repatriation Collection Iconic Works We are pleased to begin a regular feature in the biannual THUS Drum by presenting a couple of the most important works in the collection, to inspire our members and friends. All works in the Collection have come from the generous donations of the supporters of THUS and of Tibetan culture and are held in trust to become someday the seed of a National Museum of a reliably recognized free Tibet. In the meantime, they are on display at Tibet House US Cultural Center in New York City and also available to circulate in museum shows internationally, representing the brilliant culture of Tibet, once memorably praised by the head of London’s Royal Academy, as the “Art of Freedom.”

Sertrap the Protector

18th-19th Century. 56 ½” x 35 ½” Gouache on cotton Gift of the Zimmerman Family Collection Sertrap, literally “possessor of a golden cuirass,” is the terrific form of the Dharma protector Tsangpa Drakpo, Fierce Brahma, who is peaceful and white, and wears a conch in his hair. Sertrap is like a great goblin king, wild and red in appearance. He looms here as a giant, riding a brown horse amid a swirling mass of orange-red flames. He flourishes a jewel topped club in his right hand and in his left is a lasso to snare and tie up demons and oppressors. He has a tough, bearded face of dark red color, against which his three rolling and gleaming white eyes and “sharp and glacial” white teeth stand out clearly. He wears a golden helmet rimmed with the five-skull crown typical of fierce deities. Silken flags and a small canopy ornament with two peacock feathers flutter above his helmet. His massive body is distinguished by the cuirass of gilded leather that is his special emblem. He wears patterned turquoise silks that, like those adorning the horse, flutter and twist energetically.

From his wide, jeweled girdle hangs a leopard-skin bow case and a sheathed sword. He is shown with his fortress-palace compound, whose three concentric walls of red, yellow, and white describe an asymmetrical octagon. The figures around him are emanations of his body, speech, mind, excellence, and miraculous activities. In the upper reaches of the painting, surrounded by clouds and trees against the dark blue sky, are the three golden roofs of his three-storied palace. His dominating figure occupies the first floor. On the roof of the second level is a figure of Amitayus, flanked on the left by a lama (Loden Sherap, 11th century translator), and on the right by a red Hayagriva. The roof of the third level is occupied by a figure of Amitabha. Outside, on the right, are two lamas of the compassion lineage, with White Tara, and on the left two lamas of the wisdom lineage, with Green Tara.

The painting is handsome and dramatic. It is possibly the finest and richest painting yet known of this particular deity. The style is descended from the powerful paintings dominated by green and orange coloring of the late 17th century combined with some of the pale color effects and other details known especially from Eastern Tibetan painting. The Tibetan rendering is, however, a revitalization of Tang Dynasty China and Central Asia from the 7th Century, which offers yet another magnificent major style development–one that stresses the beauty of colorful pattern with a wild and vigorous spirit.

Shri Devi (Palden Lhamo) 18th Century, 48” x 31 ¼” Gouache on cotton Gift of Richard Prince, Acquired from the Horch Collection

Shri Devi (Palden Lhamo), is a Tibetan Buddhist form of Kali Devi, the fierce female goddess who protects the Dalai Lamas and the Tibetan nation. She rides her magical mule, sitting on a saddle blanket of a flayed human skin, brandishing a club in her right hand and holding a demon-blood-filled skull bowl in her left. Her hair flames up with supernova flames and her black and orange flaming aura fills her space with dynamic energy. Such fierce deities should be understood as defenders of the gentle from the violence of the evil, magnifying the forms of ferocity to such an extent that aggressors are paralyzed and held immobile, while the bodhisattvic and angelic enlightenment manifestations explain to them the error of their ways.

Above her head is a figure of Hevajra, the archetype deity buddha-form associated with the Sakya order. In the upper right corner of the tangka sits a Sakya lama, who seems to be holding a wheel of sovereignty, thus identifiable as Chogyal Phagpa (12351380), who was the spiritual preceptor of Khubilai Khan and also the virtual king of Tibet during the Mongol empire. However, the partially effaced inscription identifies him as “Ma…..khan po,” so far a mystery. To the right and left of the central deity in the top row are, respectively, the Brahmanarupa Mahakala and the Tent Protector Mahakala, and in the upper left corner a four-armed form of Shri Devi, known as Remati, who holds sword, spear, and trident.

Moving down the left side, the first fierce deity is identified as Nagpo Nodjin (Black Ogre), below him the next is labeled Bhuta (Goblin), next down Chu srin gdong ma (Sea-monster-headed goddess), and the next fierce deity down has lost his label. Going down the right side is a mild black goddess, labeled Yum Chen (Great Mother), a peaceful form of Shri Devi, who holds a vase of elixir of immortality. Below her is a fierce goddess called Nagmo Nojin (Black Ogress), presumably the mate of the male deity on the left side at her height. Below her is Seng gdong ma (Lion-headed Goddess), who together with the Sea-monster-headed goddess always serves as page of Shri Devi as she proceeds on her mule. Below her are two sorcerers labeled sngab ru ‘gran, who are performers of the sacred dance rituals of Shri Devi. Below them a fierce female deity Sring mo Nagmo (Black Demoness) presumably counterpart of the unlabeled male deity at the same height on the left side.

Along the bottom are four fierce female goddesses of Devi’s retinue, riding left to right, deer, horse, yak, and camel. Above them and below the belly of the Devi’s mule are three deities; on the left, in a tableau as if they were in a painting, the Kinkara skeleton couple who are protectors of the Chakrasamvara mandala; in the middle, the wealth deity Jambhala, holding his jewel-vomiting mongoose; and on the right, a peaceful goddess labelled No rgyun ma (Vasudhara or Shri Mala Devi), the most peaceful form of Shri Devi.

Along the bottom of the tangka are three pairs of beings; on the left, a pair of army generals (Dmag dpon ru ‘gran); in the middle, two female fierce angels (Bu med ru ‘gran); and on the right, a pair of monks (dge slong ru ‘gran).

THUS PROGRAMS IN-PERSON PROGRAMS "Running Toward Mystery" by Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi | Book Discussion with Robert A.F. Thurman Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi & Robert A.F. Thurman Friday, September 9, 2022 | 7-8:30pm ET The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi discusses his autobiographical book, Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life (2020), with Robert A.F. Thurman, Buddhist scholar and President of Tibet House US. "The Power of Mind" by Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé | Book Launch and Discussion Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Monday, September 12, 2022 | 6-8pm ET Book launch event for "The Power of Mind: A Tibetan Monk's Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge" with T’hayé Rinpoche, author and director of Katog Choling.

Shamatha Meditation Level 1 | 3-Day Retreat Phakyab Rinpoche Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25, 2022 Accomplished teacher Phakyab Rinpoche will teach Level 1 of his 9-Step Healing Shamatha practice, which promotes mastery of the mind and can lead to a beneficial effect on the physical body.

The Dharma of Engaged Practice | Weekend Workshop Cyndi Lee Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23, 2022 A vibrant approach to meditation and yoga through integrating mind-body awareness, developing compassion, and deepening your understanding of Buddhist teachings.

Mindfulness and Mahayana | 4-Day Mini-Retreat Cyndi Lee Monday, October 24 through Thursday, October 27, 2022 Immerse yourself in the practice of mindfulness meditation, Buddhist Mahayana teachings, develop stability and mental clarity, and expand your understanding of what Thich Nhat Hanh called "inter-being."

Conduct, Concentration, and Wisdom | Weekend Workshop Geshe Pema Dorjee Friday, October 28 through Sunday, October 30, 2022 A weekend workshop exploring the three higher trainings of ethical conduct, concentration, and wisdom – essential elements of the path to liberation and full awakening.

Sarasvati's Gift | Exhibition Opening & Artist Talk Mayumi Oda Friday, November 4, 2022 | 6pm ET Artist, activist, and modern Buddhist revolutionary Mayumi Oda will introduce her exhibition “Sarasvati’s Gift,” on view at Tibet House US Gallery through February 10, 2023.

ONLINE PROGRAMS Nature of the Heart: Awakening Our Innate Wisdom and Compassion Nina Rao and Lopön Chandra Easton Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | 6–8pm ET An ongoing series weaving together mystical stories, visualizations, meditations, mantra repetition, and singing chants to offer an immersive experience of the feminine creative power that underlies our inner and outer nature.

Eco-Dharma: Exploring Interdependence for Healing and Activism | 6-Week Course Michael Lobsang Tenpa Saturdays, September 10 through October 15, 2022 | 11am-1pm ET Learn to connect with nature and the elements to deepen your wellbeing, and take steps to protect the planet by creating a strong foundation of contemplative practice.

Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training | 4-Week Course Lavina Shamdasani Wednesdays, September 14 through October 5, 2022 | 6-8pm ET Developed at Stanford University, Compassion Cultivation Training integrates traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion.

Boundless Leadership: Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Practice with Everyday Life and Work: 5-Week Course Joe Loizzo & Elazar Aslan Tuesdays, October 4 through November 1, 2022 | 6:30-8:30pm ET A five week journey exploring practical ways to weave Buddhist wisdom and practice into the fabric of your daily life to bring clarity of mind, a compassionate heart, and an embodied purpose to your relationship with work.

Exploring Our Goodness: Green Tara and the 6 Perfections Christian Howard & Michael Lobsang Tenpa Saturday, October 29, 2022 | 1–3pm ET Explore the various ways to express your radiant nature by means of the 6 perfections of a bodhisattva, also known as “far-reaching practices”, or paramitas in Sanskrit.

“The Art of Happiness” by H. H. Dalai Lama | 6-Week Book Club Lavina Shamdasani Tuesdays, November 1 through December 6, 2022 | 6–7pm ET This book club will offer a safe space to share and reflect on “The Art of Happiness” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler, with the ultimate goal of fostering a deeper understanding of the teachings and incorporating them into our daily lives.

Channeling Emotions for Global Compassion Dr. Eve Ekman Saturday, November 12, 2022 | 1-3pm ET Explore the interplay between our emotional experiences and compassion, along with ways to channel our emotions into compassionate action in this world.

Exploring and Transforming Guilt and Shame Michael Lobsang Tenpa Saturday, December 3, 2022 | 11am-2pm ET A virtual workshop exploring the way guilt and shame affect our self-perception, our feelings about ourselves, and our intentions, and how tender attention to these two emotions can help us access both kindness and insight—the two main wings of contemplative practice.

THUS-MENLA PROGRAMS 2022 RESIDENTIAL & HYBRID RETREATS AT MENLA NB: not all 2022 retreats are posted yet.

Please check menla.org/retreats for up-to-date listings.

Glow Yoga Summer Retreat: Total System Reset Erin & Carl Klemme August 24-28, 2022 Gift yourself a journey into beauty, peace, and renewal. This four day retreat will include yoga, pranayama, meditation, guided hikes, evening bonfires and a sound healing event.

Munay-Ki Teacher Training Marcela Lobos, Steffen Buffel, Antonella Velasquez, Karen Hoza & Alberto Villoldo September 3-9, 2022 Take the next step of the Munay Ki… The residential teacher training is here!

Imagine yourself training Munay-Ki practitioners just as you were trained by your teachers.

Friends of Fungi In-Person Retreat John Michelotti & Friends September 9-11, 2022 Join John Michelotti this September for an all-levels mushroom cultivation and foraging weekend workshop at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York.

Finding Joy Through Self-Care Colleen Saidman Yee September 16-18, 2022 In this course, you can expect to move your body, follow your breath, notice your habits, and be inspired to take this love and self-care into your daily lives long past the retreat.We will dig deep and discover who is living in these bodies.

Gratitude Yoga Fall Yoga & Meditation Retreat Gemma Farrell September 16-19, 2022 Find rest and nourishment through

shared practices of morning and evening meditation, vinyasa yoga classes, deep stretching sessions, guided mindfulness and heart-opening reflections, and Dharma talks to further our understanding of the profound Buddhist teachings on love and compassion.

Alchemy of the Equinox: Living the Magic of Shamanic Belongingness for Planetary Regeneration Don Oscar Miro-Quesada Solevo & Cindy Miro-Quesada September 22-25, 2022 This unique ceremonial gathering is open to all who feel the call to be a source of love, an empowered healing presence upon Gaia-Pachamama. Meticulously designed to invoke and embody the inherent unitive balancing forces and powers within the upcoming 2022 Autumnal Equinox Power Through Powerlessness: Releasing Self-Sabotage and Reclaiming Your Power in Recovery Stephen Earnhart & Andara Christina Michael September 30 - October 2, 2022 Using effective modalities such as Kundalini yoga*, sound healing, mantras, community recovery meetings*, and group session work, we release the “power” of the intellectual mind and invite deeper healing in ourselves.

Sage Academy of Sound’s 10th Annual Gong Camp Lea Garnier September 30 - October 3, 2022 This retreat is not just for the advanced professional sound-healer, or the ongoing student of gong yoga, or for just the practicing healing musician, but it is also for those who simply wish to be introduced to the self-realizing and healing power of the gong.

The Life Force Academy Immersion Jai Dev Singh October 5-9, 2022 This is an in-person, multi-day immersive yoga retreat that will give you the energy, inspiration and momentum to live the life of creativity and purpose that you

were designed for. Join Jai Dev Singh and the Life-Force Academy this fall at the majestic Menla Mountain Retreat in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

Vajrayoga 300 HR Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification: Module 1 Immersion Michele Loew & Robert Thurman October 20-26, 2022 Vajra Yoga explores the philosophical and experiential interface between Hatha Yoga and Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Vajra Yoga traditions. If you are looking for a Yoga Teacher Training course that brings in yoga and the meditative sciences from both traditions, this is the course.

2022 ONLINE ONLY COURSES The Inconceivable Liberation Ocean: Exploring the Flower Ornament Sutra Robert Thurman Ongoing Online Series

OTHER PROGRAMS Please check (thusmenla.org) for up-to-date listings.

Vajra Yoga & the Subtle Body: How Subtle Body Awareness Can Enhance Your Yoga Practice and Daily Life David Kittay, Robert Thurman & Michele Loew July 18-22, 2022 Hybrid Offering Introduction to Buddhist Yoga: The Subtle Body and the Vajra Rosary Tantra David Kittay, Robert Thurman, and Michele Loew July 22-24, 2022 Hybrid Offering Buddha & the Warrior-Sage: the Sacred Armor of Heart-Wisdom Jai Dev Singh & Robert Thurman August 4-7, 2022 Hybrid Offering

THUS-MENLA PROGRAMS EVERGREEN COURSES FROM THE ARCHIVES

Buddha & The Warrior Sage: The Sacred Armor of HeartWisdom | Archive Jai Dev Singh and Robert Sharon Salzberg & Robert Thurman | Online Course Real Life: Wisdom and Compassion in Action | Archive Thurman

Introduction to Buddhist Yoga: The Subtle Body and the Vajra Rosary Tantra | Archive David Kittay, Robert Thurman, and Michele Loew

The Dharma of Money: Timeless Wisdom for Financial Wellness | Archive Spencer Sherman

The Shaman and The Vajra Yoga: Tibetan Adepts and Buddhist: Ancient Pathways the Dzogchen, Mahamudra & to Liberation | Archive Unexcelled Yoga Connection | Dr. Alberto Villoldo & Robert A.F. Thurman Archive

Death and the Art of Dying: Journey into the Bardos of Life and Beyond | Archive Robert Thurman and Andrew Holecek

Deepak Chopra and friends

Death and the Art of Dying: The Pure Lands Introduction | Archive Robert Thurman and Andrew Holecek

Weeding, Seeding, and Feeding: Building a Healthy Microbiome | Archive With Mark Hyman and Friends

Sufi Dance of Oneness | Archive Banafsheh Sayyad

Envisioning 2021: Dharma, Yoga, Music, Meditation, & Astrology | Archive Dr. Nida, Yungchen Lhamo, Simrit, Jai Dev Singh, Sharon Dr. Nida, Robert Thurman, Salzberg, Krishna Das, Bob Getting Over Yourself: & Michele Loew Buddhism and Death and the Art of Dying: & Nena Thurman, Psychotherapy | Archive The Luminous Bardo of Andrew Holecek, Michele The Evolutionary Chef: Six Mark Epstein, M.D. & Dharmata | Archive Loew, Nina Rao, Lopön Episode Series | Archive Robert A.F. Thurman Andrew Holecek & Chandra & More Hyman, Ripert, Waters, Robert A.F. Thurman Naidoo, Bittman, Barshee Buddhist Women in the Devoted to Wisdom: 2020’s | Archive Yuthog Nyingthig Celebrate 2022: Dharma, Celebrating Buddhism & Catherine Pawasarat Mahamudra: Path of Kirtan, Astrology, & Yoga | Bhakti Yoga | Archive Liberation of the SelfArchive Krishna Das & Robert Art of Dying and Living: An Arising | Archive Thurman Exploration of Life, Death, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and the Afterlife | Archive & Robert Thurman Sowa Rigpa: Foundations of Bob Thurman, Gabor the Healing Science of Tibetan Mate, Frank Ostaseski, Joan Good Wise Sweet Love Medicine | Archive Halifax, Deepak Chopra, and Vimalakīrti’s Silence | Dr. Eric Rosenbush Alberto Villoldo, & Archive Friends Robert A.F. Thurman Teach Yourself to Meditate: Buddhism & Psychotherapy | Archive Mark Epstein, M.D. & Robert Thurman

Mindfulness and the Mahayana: An In-Depth Exploration of the Mahasatipatthana Sutta | Archive Sharon Salzberg & Robert Thruman

Passion without Attachment: Practicing with Embodied Emptiness | Archive Robert Thurman and Rick Hanson Ph.D. Wisdom Rising: Mandala of the Five Wisdom Dakinis & Goddess Traditions of India and Tibet | Archive Nina Rao & Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton

Igniting Your Inner Fire: An Introduction to Tummo | Archive Dr. Nida Chenagtsang Graceful Entry: Preparing & Robert Thurman for a Good Birth | Archive Robert Thurman and Andrew Holecek

Death and the Art of Dying: The Esoteric Pure Lands | Archive Robert Thurman and Andrew Andrew Holecek

The Great Connection: The Mahāsandhi Supreme Yoga of Dzogchen’s Great Perfection | Archive Dr. Nida Chenagtsang & Robert Thurman Embraced By Infinite Love: Vajra Yoga Valentine’s Celebration | Archive Robert Thurman and Michele Loew Intro to Radiant Rest: A Path to Deep Relaxation & Freedom | Archive Tracee Stanley Know Thyself: Psychedelics & Spirituality | Archive

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THUS / MENLA NEWS of our hybrid programs. While nothing compares with an in-person retreat, affording people the opportunity to attend virtually who otherwise could not participate, has been an amazing gift of the pandemic.

Our Dewa Spa continues to flourish as well, with our wellness services now available to book directly online, no longer requiring a call to the Spa’s reception desk and giving visitors a seamless reservation experience.

With an expanding team of first-rate therapists, our Spa continues to be in very high demand, both from the many groups on retreat at Menla and from droves of locals and visitors to our region. The stunning summer weather we have enjoyed has helped keep our Spa nearly fully booked much of the time, and fall promises to be equally inspiring, so be sure to book your treatments well in advance!

Menla turned 20 years old on June 18, 2022, exactly 20 years after our very first weekend retreat with Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, and Robert Thurman! We remain ever grateful to our community of supporters, our board members, hard-working staff, and volunteers, and all the many people who have attended programs at Menla over the years. Our retreats are designed to deliver authentic teachings on spirituality and wellness in a variety of ways, with the aim of helping people to heal and grow individually while accessing meaningful community together. Your generous support and continued attendance of Tibet House-sponsored events has been especially critical as we traversed the many challenges and uncertainties of the past two years of the pandemic.

We are very happy to report that our 2022 retreat season has been a phenomenal success so far–we have surpassed even our best pre-pandemic records in terms of the number of retreats and participants we host, helping us overcome two massive challenges to businesses across the country, widespread labor shortages (especially in the hospitality industry) and rapidly rising inflation. Thanks to this year’s total rebound from pandemic interruptions, we accomplished several major building renovations, significantly increased our overall staff compensation, and expanded our network of ardent students and supporters through the growth

We are delighted to announce that an anonymous donor has arranged to donate a gorgeous and very modern floatation tank to Menla! Floatation tanks provide a wide array of mental and physical health benefits, and float centers are rare on the East Coast. We are in the beginning stages of planning where to house it, and we hope to complete renovations and add this service to our spa menu in 2023. We are also putting the

finishing touches on our hyperbaric chamber, which we the interconnected nature of Buddhism, Hatha yoga and also hope to offer to the public next year.

Indo-Tibetan Naljor practices, learning to practice the subtle anatomy software and spiritual psychotherapies This spring we finished a beautiful full-color 35-page which help us uncover our original blissful nature. While welcome guide to our resort and services, which is now the West has until now been introduced to yoga and found in each guest room and is available at the Front Buddhism as if they were separate streams of teachings Desk. These brochures communicate our many offerings and practices, Vajrayoga aims to explore and elucidate with stunning photos and inspiring language that engages both their common origins and inter-empowering readers. Please be sure to check it out the next time you integration on the path to self-awakening. This longvisit Menla! term initiative at THUS|Menla aligns fully with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 4th Our two wonderful horticulturists, aim in life: to bring the ancient Indian Iquwah Bezuyin and Aaron Water have Inner Sciences (“Adhyātma Vidyā”), been hard at work growing more food including the teachings of Hinduism than ever before, further beautifying and Buddhism, supporting human the landscaping surrounding our beings’ inner awakening for guest lodging, and cultivating a happiness and freedom back to very inviting atmosphere for our India. guests to learn about organic gardening or just to meditate If you are seeking an authentic serenely among the many plants and profound yoga teacher and flowers. Near our newest training, either as a teacher or garden–the site of former tennis as a student wanting to seriously courts by the Vintage Barn–we deepen your understanding now have a meditation labyrinth, and practice, we invite you to and soon we will complete this learn more about our Vajrayoga area’s transformation with the Teacher Training, running October addition of a games area, featuring 2022 - May 2023, with an in-person bocce, shuffleboard, and horse-shoe kickoff retreat at Menla October 20courts for leisurely afternoon fun and 26. Robert Thurman provides students the colorful sunsets behind Panther Mountain in the philosophical and meditation education via Indoevenings.

Tibetan cosmologies and in-depth analysis of source and Michele Loew teaches application of the This past February, Menla sponsored a highly texts, philosophy through physical asana and subtle body successful online Art of Dying and Living conference rituals. Graduating will leave the program as which drew over a thousand participants and featured a certified Vajrayogastudents teacher, one who understands the presentations and panels with renowned presenters such key principles of Vajrayoga and is capable of teaching a as Deepak Chopra, Gabor Maté, Joan Halifax, Frank Vajrayoga class comprised of physical (Hatha Yoga Ostaseski, Eben Alexander, Andrew Holecek, Richard and Tibetan Trul Khor), philosophicalasana enquiry (Buddha Martini, Robert Thurman, Alberto Villoldo, Henry Dharma and comparative non-dual Indian philosophies) Fersko-Weiss and Dr. Nida Chenagtsang among others. and subtle-body anatomy (Indo-Tibetan Inner Sciences).

Still available via our thusmenla.org site for online We study a variety of Dharmic and Yogic texts that offerings, this conference is THUS|Menla’s newest include: The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, Mahāsatipatthana incarnation of a powerfully transformative event that Sutta, Shankarāchārya’s Yogatārāvalī, Hatha Yoga Tibet House US launched with the NY Open Center Pradīpika, the Yoga Vashishta, and the Vimalakirti and 20 years ago and which introduced thousands of people Flower Ornament Sutras. to the profound exploration of the realities of death and dying as the doorway to living ever more vibrantly in For general audiences, we also offer several weeklong the precious moments of this life. We plan to sponsor hybrid Vajrayoga study and practice intensives another such online conference in the mid-winter of throughout the year, such as the Vajrayoga Mahasiddha 2023, and it is our intention to continue offering these Reunion, with Robert Svoboda, Krishna Das, Richard annually, as the topics and themes surrounding death Freeman, Mary Taylor, Michele Loew, and Bob Thurman and dying now receive much wider interest from the taking place in May of 2023. public. Additionally, we are excited to announce that we are teaming up with Henry Fersko-Weiss to offer annual Most Tibet House US retreats at Menla are now Death Doula trainings at Menla. offered in hybrid format. Please see below for the current list of online and in-person offerings for 2022.

Another stellar offering, and one which is totally unique to Tibet House US|Menla, is our ongoing series We are profoundly grateful to all who have sustained of Vajrayoga courses, headed up by expert yogini Michele us and helped us grow, and we look forward to serving Loew and THUS President, Robert Thurman, along with our community for the next 20 years and beyond! guest presenters such as Dr. Nida, Richard Freeman, and Mary Taylor among others. Vajrayoga is the confluence of sciences from the Hatha Yoga and Indo-Tibetan Buddhist traditions. In these programs–both our Teacher Trainings and intensives designed for general audiences–we study

Illegal wildlife trade, unsustainable practices, and rapid development put pressure on the fragile high mountain ecosystems, and climate change exacerbates these threats. To save the Third Pole we must work together, bridging gaps between snow leopard conservation, community engagement and climate adaptation. The GeoLab is a platform to help achieve that.

The snow-covered mountains surrounding the Tibetan Plateau hold the largest store of permanent ice and permafrost outside the North and South Poles earning the nickname the Third Pole. Home to endangered wildlife, numerous nomadic cultures, and the headwaters of Asia’s mightiest rivers, the treasures of these mighty mountains unite the many countries whose borders they cross. But the region, and all who depend on it, are at risk. Illegal wildlife trade, unsustainable practices, and rapid development put pressure on the fragile high mountain ecosystems, and climate change accelerates and exacerbates these threats. To save the Third Pole we must work together, bridging gaps between wildlife conservation, community engagement and climate adaptation. it’s currently estimated that snow leopards occupy roughly 90 000 km2 of mountains in the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, of which about 34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) is considered good habitat, and 14.4% is protected. The total global population of snow leopards is estimated at roughly 10, 000 individuals and these occupy mainly alpine and sub-alpine zones of between 3000-4500 metres above sea level.

The snow leopard habitat stretches across 2 million sq km of high Asia, including the sources for the 20 largest rivers in Asia. Considered an endangered species,​the snow leopard and is already at risk from a variety of threats,​including poaching, overgrazing, fragmented​range of suitable habitats, and human-wildlife​conflicts. Global climate change will continue to negatively impact ​snow leopard habitats across the high​mountains of Central Asia and is projected to​increase the existing risks, and impose​new threats to these big cats and their prey.​ Climate change will also have indirect impacts​by affecting human behavior, with human​responses to climate change in turn affecting​the snow leopard landscape. Melting glaciers,​altered seasonal cycles, increased human-wild-​life conflicts, upslope movement of tree-lines,​habitat fragmentation, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and increased pests and disease as a result of changes in climate and all pose direct and indirect risks.

Noticeable dramatic changes to the current patterns​of annual temperature and precipitation cycles​affect snow leopard​survival, such as water availability, ecosystem​

health, snow leopard behavior, and human​activities.

Changes to these cycles, compounded by the potential for more frequent extreme​events of many types, will have direct impacts​to snow leopards and their prey species and​ ecosystems upon which they depend.​ A study done by the Mountain Landscapes and Communities project outlines the specific risks posed to six snow leopard land- scapes in the following project areas: Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, South Gobi, Central Tienshan/ Sarychat, and the Kara- koram-Pamir Range: the climate in the Eastern Nepal snow leopard landscape is characterized by a strong seasonal relationship between temperatures and precipitation, with the warmest months of June, July, August, and September receiving the most rainfall.

The combination of warming throughout the year and a wetter monsoon season could additionally dramatically impact snow leopards, their prey, and the people who live in the region.

Global climate change will have local impacts on snow leopard habitats across the high mountains of Central Asia.

Impacts could include: • Changes in vegetation patterns and shifting tree line • Shifts in seasonal food availability for wildlife • Increased risk for disease and other health impacts • Increased flooding and landslide risk • Encroachment of snow leopard habitats by people • Increased human-wildlife conflict

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Pastures are vital for millions of people across high Asia, providing fodder for livestock and snow leopard prey speces like Argali and Ibex.

Some of the artwork contained on these pages is extracted from MAN OF PEACE: The Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet.

The state of world affairs described on the previous page, although that which prevailed at the beginning of the last century, during the lifetime of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, is no different from what today’s Fourteenth Dalai Lama has to deal with— except for the enormous difference in parts per million of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.

The resulting effects in climate change are now globally inescapable.

What follows are excerpts from his address to the climate conference he convened on Earth Day.

Dialogue for Our Future: A Call to Climate Action April 22, 2022 Dharamsala, H.P., India

Commentary: I appreciate that more and more people now are really showing a sense of concern for the world environment.

Ultimately water is the basis of our life. For the next few centuries, I think water will remain — but after a few centuries, the world may become dry.

I think we have the responsibility to keep the big rivers flowing. In that respect, most of the big rivers in Tibet come from Tibet — rivers which go to China, like the Yellow River; to Vietnam, like the Mekong; and here in this area of India, the Brahmaputra.

In Lhasa area, annually, winter on surrounding mountains brought more snow. Then, within my lifetime, year by year, less and less . . .

Now we already have the technology for sea water to be transformed to sweet water.

Some areas of Arabia, and India also, are always very dry — desert sand. With sweet water, many of these areas can be cultivated, as green land. So, for the next few decades, or a few centuries, we can keep land green.

Previously, we simply felt about water, just use it, with no responsibility for its purity.

But in the meantime, through education, we human beings should have the awareness that one of our responsibilities is to keep water pure, and to keep these big rivers flowing with pure water.

Now the reality is that this water is greatly reduced. And we have a responsibility to develop a concern for how to preserve it.

So I really appreciate a group of people here now thinking of how to preserve this pure water.

Wonderful.

This is truly compassionate work. I always practice compassion, but at practical level, I have no concern for these big waters. I am already 87 years old — in another 10 or 15 years, my life ends.

So no concern — but for future generations. Whatever way there is to preserve this pure water for them, that’s our responsibility.

Eventually this world will become a desert — as on some other planet, like Mars. So far, this world, a beautiful blue planet, now gradually will become a white planet, with no water.

Without water, we living beings cannot survive.

And for many birds, many animals, their final time will come — to say good-bye to this world.

But I think that for at least a few centuries, we can keep our beautiful planet blue.

In the meantime, I think it’s also important for our younger generation to learn about the preservation of forests and the environment.

An Indian friend told me, “We should cultivate more trees in northern India.” Actually, he gave me that responsibility: “Whenever you visit northern India, you should tell people, ‘More forests! Try to avoid cutting trees.’ ” I try to fulfill that one responsibility he gave me.

I try my best.

So now we should show our younger generation our responsibility to preserve water — and in the future, in Tibet, we should keep this water and keep our Land of Snows.

As far as we can do, we should do. And if it’s beyond all control, then we cannot do anything.

Our generation should think more, and then our younger generation should be educated in these things — and pay more attention.

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama

“Sogan Tulku, known also as Pema Lodoe, is a man whose faith and commitment are unshakable. . . . This book is therefore a most valuable resource now and in the future. . . .”

—Gyalwa Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet

“Sogan Rinpoche was educated and trained in Tibet in a thoroughly traditional way, rare in this modern age. He studied and practiced at the feet of his main teacher, Khenpo Munsel, a renowned Dzogchen master in Eastern Tibet. Since leaving Tibet, Sogan Rinpoche has spent over a decade in the West. . . . His memoirs give an intimate and inspiring glimpse into the life of a Lama who bridges old Tibet and the modern world.”

—Tsoknyi Rinpoche

“Sogan Rinpoche is well known in the Tibetan community, and well known to be close to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He has graced us here with a moving and at times heartbreaking account of his remarkable life. . . . Lively and unusually candid, Rinpoche has given us a privileged view of occupied Tibet, Tibetan culture under siege, and of the secular and spiritual journey of a highly accomplished Tibetan Lama.”

—Richard Gere

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“It is Tibet House US’s honor to publish this remarkable story and my pleasure and privilege to welcome the world to Sogan Rinpoche’s vision of life. If he and most of his fellow Tibetans can remain positive and kind while enduring seventy years of national and personal invasion, dispossession, oppression, and torment, then why should we give up in despair at the challenges we all now face worldwide? By honestly and poetically showing us how we can take advantage of darkest adversity and turn it into golden opportunity, he has honored his noble teachers, including our kindest patron, the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet.”

—Robert A. F. Thurman

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I share my inner journey through the intense study, contemplation, and meditation on the profound secrets of the Dzogchen tradition of Buddhism.

—Pema Lodoe, the Sixth Sogan Tulku of Tibet His first meeting with H. H. the Dalai Lama, in 1991

book release in fall 2019 A Tibet House US Publication

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Another addition to the . . .

THUS Love Tibet Collection this book tells the story of two Tibetan families whose nomadic but devoted way of life suffers from the impact of historic upheaval when their land is invaded and occupied by murderous forces of destruction. . .

China’s Red Army and communist cadres systematically slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Tibetans in the provinces of Amdo and Kham, intimidating with atrocities and seeking to enslave the survivors. The active resistance of the Tibetan people to the Chinese invasion in the 1950’s coalesced into a guerrilla army of freedom fighters, the Chushi Gangdruk.

They waged war against overwhelming odds, losing to greater numbers, airplanes, and artillery. Fleeing to central Tibet, they helped their beloved Dalai Lama escape the 1959 massacre in Lhasa, to speak for his people in exile.

Paljor Thondup’s diehard Khampa family also rose up to repel the invaders. They fought their way west through the whole thousand-mile length of Tibet, ultimately withdrawing to sanctuary in the Mustang region of Nepal. . .

Welcome to this fascinating history of heroic courage in battles, both outer and inner!

You will discover the brave heart of Tibet—one that, no matter what, remains undefeated.

—robert a. f. thurman The young Paljor Thondup

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Here, in this autobiography, it is a family of yak-herders on the vast Himalayan plains of Tibet who are forced to deal with the reality of extreme oppression by a violently expansive and autocatic state.

The story of Paljor Thondup’s life, related in this book, is one of the most remarkable human stories I have ever encountered. The arc of his life, from an idyllic but rough childhood in the Himalayan mountains to Santa Fe, New Mexico, is immense in its sweep of history and geography, and especially in the human story it tells. The journey from revenge and hatred for unspeakable crimes to forgiveness through the compassion and loving kindness of the Dalai Lama is one of the greatest stories ever told.

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REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDED READING His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama

An Illustrated Biography

by Tenzin Geyche Tethong (Author), Jane Moore (Photographer) photographs, old, from many eras, and even recent—as a baby, a scruffy child about to be discovered, a captive hostage held for ransom by a Chinese warlord; an enthroned, dignified, gracious living icon of a reincarnated, divine bodhisattva, messiah of his adoring people; a studious young monk with somber tutors, a teenage monk-king dealing with Mao and the old Panchen Lama in Beijing; a young man in desperate flight from invading troops across Himalayan passes, against all the odds; a harried administrator protecting and organizing a hundred thousand refugees in a foreign land; a scholar teaching new generations of monks, an elegant guru lama presiding This is a wonderful work, drawing over complex and exquisite ceremoon the experience of Tendzin Geyche nies; and then, of course. the Nobel Tethong’s forty years of serving as His Peace Prize laureate traveling the world Holiness’ close personal secretary and meeting popes and presidents, royalty assistant. Full disclosure: He is also a and commoners, scientists and priests, very old friend of mine, since we met in the global celebrity Dalai Lama we all 1964 when he became a monk and was know and admire. first working as His Holiness’ personal assistant and I first came to Dharamsala The book is helpfully arranged in four in my effort to become a Buddhist monk main parts, preceded by the author’s myself while continuing my third year of informative and touching introducstudy of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy tion, a brief and beautifully illustrated under the tutelage of His Holiness. He history of Tibet, with a stirring foreremained in constant close service of His word by His Holiness’ younger brother Holiness for the next forty-two years, so Tenzin Choegyal, the Ngari Rinpoche there is no one on earth as well placed as incarnate, who is himself a lively charhe to tell the story of His Holiness’ ex- acter throughout the story, reveling in traordinary life full of many hardships, his numerous provocative roles. breathtaking personal transformations, and stunning accomplishments on be- Part 1, “The Precious Protector in half of the suffering Tibetan people and the Land of Snows,” covers his birth the whole swirling world of struggling and discovery, family, enthronement, youthful studies, assumption of politsentient beings. ical leadership at fifteen, forced by the The illustrations are outstanding, many Chinese invasion, his brave attempt to of them unique and never before pub- get along with the communists while lished. The Presence, the Kundun, in completing his formal studies, his near

capture in 1959, his people’s uprising to save him, his midnight escape before the massacre ordered by Mao and Deng, and his intrepid flight through the high passes and the reaching of exile exhausted but safe in India.

Part 2, “A New Home in India,” is impressive in its presentation of the time through the Sixties when HH proves to be a visionary diplomat and tireless administrator, organizing the exile community around a de facto Tibetan government-in-exile (TGIE), building upon the democratic reforms made by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama in Tibet during the independence period from 1912 to 1950 to initiate from the outset the development of a modern democratic charter. The young Dalai Lama in his late twenties skilfully established this TGIE in Dharamsala amid the ambiguities of President Nehru’s attitude, which was kind and generous to the Tibetans by granting asylum and protecting and yet also was nervous and resistant to their efforts to reach out for help from the powers in the world to stop the Chinese genocidal policies, due to Nehru’s futile hope to befriend Mao (as if a Gandhi-inspired, culturally spiritual, independent India and barrel-of-a-gun communist China under dictatorship could ever become partners in common cause in not-quitepost-colonial geopolitics). Just as importantly, His Holiness also worked with the spiritually enlightened Government of India to preserve the precious Tibetan culture-in-exile: he set up a Tibetan-language public school system for the refugee children; reestablished in the south the culturally core monastic universities of Lhasa— Ganden, Drepung, and Sera; support-

ed the flourishing of all the Buddhist religious orders of Tibet, including even the non-Buddhist Bonpos; set up in Dharamsala the Tibetan AstroMedicine Institute, the Drama Institute (TIPA), a Library, Museum, and Archive (LTWA); created a Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) in Sarnath near Varanasi; and the first Tibet House Museum and Culture Centre in New Delhi.

During all of this, a lifetime’s work in itself, His Holiness continued his own spiritual studies and practices, kept up the spirits of over a hundred thousand people undergoing hard times, and learned more about the modern world he was facing.

Part 3, “Reaching Out to the World,” looks beyond the miraculous establishment of a modern version of an entire country in exile, highlighting the importance of culture in maintaining a people’s identity and spirituality in preserving their mental health amid tremendous adversity, and focuses on His Holiness’ development of relations with all kinds of people around the world, along his famous “three main life aims”—as a human being, the strengthening of positive values, kindness and compassion; as a Buddhist monk, supporting interreligious harmony and cooperation; and as a Tibetan, speaking out to bring help to his Tibetan nation, to relieve their suffering under the boot heel of foreign oppressors.

This part also shows His Holiness’ own spiritual development, working with his Namgyal Monastery to master the complex scientific and spiritual teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, both intellectually and experientially, and growing into the world-teacher he has become. It keeps up with the developments in China and Tibet, His Holiness’ creative responses such as his Five Point Peace Plan and his Middle Way approach, pragmatically asking for meaningful autonomy in a union with China instead of demanding the outright independence Tibet actually deserves, and ends with the confer-

ral of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

I was particularly moved by Tendzin Geyche’s brilliant touch of ending this section with a beautiful photo of His Holiness sitting in ethnic Sami costume in a meeting with President Ole Henrik Magga in the Sami parliament in northern Norway, which makes me think of His Holiness’ excitement in Oslo before the Peace Prize ceremony when he could only talk about his upcoming visit to the indigenous Sami reindeer people in the north!

Part 4, “Universal Compassion and Healing the World,” briefly traces His Holiness’ global impact since receiving the Nobel Prize through the ’90s and into this century, touching on his joyous nature winning the hearts of people everywhere, including the masses of the Chinese people (except for the entrenched leadership of the Chinese communist-capitalist imperium); his relations with all sorts of political leaders, his dialogues with scientists; his remaining a beacon of hope to his people in Tibet who continue to suffer unreasonably (over 160 people young and old, lay and monastic, have immolated their bodies during recent decades to protest the ongoing genocidal oppression they must endure); his concern for the people of China; his concern for the endangered ecology of Tibet and the accelerated melting of its glaciers; his offering of spiritual solace to the world through his thirty-four grand Kalachakra “Wheel of Time” ceremonies that create a temporary blessed space where people can at least subliminally feel that a “happy ending” to history is in the offing, no matter how remote it seems; his pursuit of a “fourth life aim,” that of repaying the kindness of the Indian people by encouraging them to rediscover and redeploy their own great historical cultural treasure of the Nalanda University inner sciences of wisdom and compassion, the vast literature of which exists in its fullest form only in the faithful translations into Tibetan of the great

libraries that were burned by foreign invaders a thousand years ago; his secular ethics and peacemaking efforts in Northern Ireland and the Middle East; his 2011 resignation from political authority and responsibility in the government-in-exile (nowadays “Central Tibetan Administration” [CTA]) and his insistence that future Dalai Lamas not be saddled with such responsibility, so that Tibetans, upon regaining their freedom someday in whatever form, should be fully democratic in their governance; his joyful ecumenism of all form of spirituality, so well exemplified by his relationship with the recently departed Archbishop Desmond Tutu; and finally his love of technology and his ability at almost 87 years of age to teach and travel widely, meeting and inspiring people from his Dharamsala sanctuary via the internet, Zoom, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

This conclusion of the book presents two prayers for us all. First, from page 268, “Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one’s own family, or one’s nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.” And from the last page, “We should employ science and human ingenuity with determination and courage to overcome the problems that confront us and attain our common goal of a more caring and a more peaceful world.”

I cannot recommend this book strongly enough for everyone who wants to meet His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama and be inspired by what a meaningful life can look like and can be emulated. Great deeds and great words and great pictures, each one worth thousands more!

T. Bob Thurman Professor Emeritus and author President, Tibet House US June 2022, Water Tiger Year

Sarasvati’s Gift: The Autobiography of Mayumi Oda— Artist, Activist, and Modern Buddhist Revolutionary

by Mayumi Oda tion of her grace. Only when I read this book did I finally learn so much more of Mayumi’s youth, of her sufferings from the war-torn childhood, and understand more deeply her dreams, her insights, her bravery, and her irrepressible creative force. I also heard more keenly than ever her bone-deep, marrow-piercing message to us all to wake up, stop at once our busy-ness-as-usual, step back from our sleepwalking into catastrophe, and turn away from the path of greed and hostility and delusion, to restore our world—our earth, our oceans, our fire, our air, our space itself, and recover the joy of care and creativity, taking up the universal responsibility to make everyone enjoy the unending time we all will face together on this planet.

Sarasvati’s Gift, Mayumi Oda’s great gift— how wonderful to receive it in this beautiful, heartfelt, honest book. Sarasvati, the goddess of art, the Lady of the River of Beauty, is the cleansing divine flow of the waters of truth and beauty, and she emanates to heal and cleanse our stressedout lives on our stricken planet through the undaunted art and golden heart of Mayumi Oda. I knew Mayumi since 1966, when our two families were just starting to have our wonderful children. We have walked through the decades since then, each on our own distinct Buddhist paths, but ultimately shoulder to shoulder in the direction of the victory of truth and love in the golden future of this planet, trying not to get too stressed or to give in at all through the long tunnel of obstacles under the self-destructive leadership of obsolescent elites. This book of hers is a revelation of the glory of her determined artistry, filled with all the kindness, beauty and power that flows from the indomitable feminine divine as nature, of nature, in nature, gentle and nurturing and ferocious in the defense of life. It chronicles her discovery of our mother Gaia’s inconceivable gracious abundance to us humans, giving us the opportunity to thrive in joyful celebra-

Mayumi and I were born the same year, 1941, and that sweet child with the sensitive soul of a fine artist had to cower in a homemade bomb shelter during the fire bombings of Tokyo, culminating in the all-too-nearby nuclear horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She then had to grow up in a culture both rigid with samurai patriarchy and also deeply traumatized by war and devastation, loss and grinding privation. Kindness of family and friends and the expressiveness of art were her salvation clearly, and the experience of finding beauty in the rubble and turning stubborn love into creativity has been the triumph of her life, the great achievement of her art, and the depth and urgency of her teaching and its activism for life.

As I read the book, it brings me to tears, alone in my study, thinking of her suffering as a child. I marvel at how succinctly but thoroughly she chronicles the huge transformations the world has suffered and achieved in our lifetimes. Her life itself testifies to how far we have come on the people level, in spite of gigantic and intensifying dangers and catastrophes, truly to a new age of gentleness, sustainability, recovery of human intelligence, love and creativity. Her art and her activism and its facing of obstacles also show how we all still seem to be driven toward doom by insane leadership, a relative few

sad but powerful people still imprisoned by habit patterns of ignorant, outmoded but obstinate convictions, personal rigidity, male chauvinist arrogance, and escapist self-destructiveness based on the subliminal nihilism of scientistic materialism.

ALOHA, E LO, LIFE! Mayumi radiates it from her person and in her monumental, iconic art. She is inspired by the Tibetan word thang-ka, literally “scroll plane opening” for each icon, thang meaning flat plane or expanse, like a plain, a steppe, the floor of a valley, and ka or kha, a face, an opening. In Tibetan art such scroll icons are seen as windows from our ordinary world of habitual perceptions into the sacred world of higher beings, embracing environments, inspiring realities.

What we glimpse through those windows are deities, teachers, allies, havens, beneficial energies that inspire us to see more precisely, feel more deeply, understand more fully the realities of our worlds and the greater possibilities of our continuum of lives.

Mayumi’s works serve perfectly in that tradition, and, as with the best of it, are completely original. They express the presence of wisdom, its flowing with the indomitable power of universal love as kindness, care, tireless responsibility, and humorous self-confidence. If any art of our time expresses the irrepressible female, in all its magnificent aspects—beauty, sensuality, generosity, no-nonsense realism, tenderness, and even ferocity—it is the art of Mayumi Oda. It is a privilege and a pleasure to welcome the book, lighting a small candle of praise at the altar of divine holiness—Sarasvati and her lovely, worthy, and delightful emanation, Mayumi Oda! Robert A. F. “Tenzin” Thurman Jey Tsongkhapa Professor of Buddhology Emeritus Columbia University Co-Founder of Tibet House US Woodstock, New York June 17, 2019 Vaishakha Full Moon

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Dolma Inc.* 417 Lafayette Street, Fl. 2 New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 460-5525 dolmarugs@gmail.com https://.dolmarugs.com dZi –Tibet Collection Phone: 800-318-5857 info@tibetcollection.com https://.dzi.com Eastern Knots, Inc.* Handmade Tibetan Rugs 37-24 24th Street Long Island City, NY 11101 Phone: (646) 894-5476 info@easternknots.com Himalayan Arts Gift Shop* 10 Main Street #408 New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: (845) 256-1940 Himalayan Eyebrow Threading Salon 75 West 47th St. 2 Fl. New York, NY 10036 Phone: (212) 840-0084 Himalayan Vision* 127 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 254-1952 Jewels of Buddha 28-42 Steinway Street Astoria, NY 11103 d obelgasi@hotmail.com jphuntsok@yahoo.com Phone: (347)-415-6078 Karma Nepal Craft* 34 Carmine Street New York, NY 10014 Phone: (918) 926-0834

Kathmandu Artifacts* 4625 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Phone: (412) 742-4461

Kyichu Tibetan Handicrafts* 45-53 47th Street Sunnyside, NY 11377 Phone: (929) 522-0207 Land of Buddha I 20%* 128 MacDougal Street New York NY 10012 Phone: (646) 602-6588 sales@lobny.com https://.lobny.com Land of Buddha II 20%* 11 St. Mark’s Place New York, NY 10003 Phone: (646) 602-6588 sales@lobny.com https://.lobny.com Mandala Tibet – Park Slope* 59 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 789-0071 mandalatibet@aol.com https://.mandalatibet.com Mandala Tibet –Bedford* 132 North 5th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: (718) 302-0005 mandalatibet@aol.com https://.mandalatibet.com Modern Tibet–Wholesale* 86-30 Chelsea Street Jamaica, NY 11432 Contact: Tsering Naktsang Karma Yangzom Phone: (917) 912-8788 Phone: (917) 470-8310 moderntibet@yahoo.com https://.moderntibet.com Padma Tibetan Handicrafts Inc. 234 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 673-8491

PEMA Boutique 187 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 (347) 916-1517

Windhorse Trading Inc. 33-31 71st Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Phone: (718) 565 8804

Pemcho Design Designer Pema Chodon Phone: (718) 205-7820 pemcho4@hotmail.com

TIBETAN NANNY HOUSEKEEPING AGENCY

Potala Tibetan Store 46-07 90th Street Elmhurst, NY 11373 Phone: (718) 255 5833 https://.potala.com Real Things Handcrafted yoga mats and meditation cushions 652 Huron Street #1 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: (416) 788-3755 connect@realthings.ca https://.realthingscushions. com Tea Tibet Dr Tashi Rapten Phone: (845)-268-7717 https://.teatibet.org Tibet Gallery* 1909 9th Street, Ste. 120 Boulder, CO 80302 Contact: Tenzin Pasang Phone: (303) 402-0140 https://.tibetgallery.net Tibet Home 417 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 460-5688 https://.tibet-home.com Tibet Jewels* 197 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 260-5880 jyambala279@gmail.com

Tibetan Care 349 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Phone (917) 628-5390 Email:pema@tibetancarenyc. com https://tibetancarenyc.com Tibetan Nannies 68-01 Central Avenue Flushing, NY 11385 Phone: (646) 266-9694 Tibetan Nanny 14 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 Phone: (212) 335-0017 info@tibetannanny.com Jamling Law Firm 37-32 75th St. 2nd Floor Jackson Heights, NY 11373 Phone: (718) 500-3141 https://.jamlinglaw.com

TIBETAN BUDDHIST STUDY CENTERS Center for Buddhist Studies Columbia University 80 Claremont Ave, Room 303 New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 851-4122 ba2165@columbia.edu https://.cbs.columbia.edu/

Center for Dzogchen Studies 157 Northfield Rd. Tibetan Art & Crafts* Litchfield, CT 06759 7 Rock City Road Woodstock, Phone: (203) 387-9992 NY 12498 https://.dzogchenstudies.com Phone: (845) 679-2097 https://.tibetanartsncrafts.com Chuang Yen Monastery Tibetan Market* 2020 Route 301 40-23 76th Street Carmel Hamlet, NY 10512 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Phone: (845) 225-1819 Phone: (929) 423-5653 https://.baus.org https://tibetanmarketnyc.com Dandang Library: Himalayan Vision of Tibet I Plaza 416 Main Street 76-11 37th Avenue Suite 201 Rosendale, NY 12474 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Phone: (845) 658-3838 (929) 510-7077

Deerpark Buddhist Center 4548 Schneider Drive Oregon, WI 53575 Phone: (608) 835-5572 https://.deerparkcenter.org Dharma House NYC 6006 39th Avenue Woodside, NY 11377 (between 60th St. & 61st St.) Phone: (718) 635-2849 https://dharmahouse.org Drikung Meditation Center 15 Bartlett Ave. Arlington, MA 02476 Phone: (888) 390-5580 Drikung Kagyu Tibetan Meditation Center 9301 Gambrill Park Road Frederick, MD 21702 Ven: Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Phone: (301) 473-5750 https://.drikungtmc.org Nitsan Choephel Ling Buddhist Temple 186 West 6 Street Howell, New Jersey 07731 Phone: (732) 367-3940 Ven. Yonten Gyatso Gampopa Center Khenpo Tenzin Nyima 6 Fox Lane Denville, NJ 07834 Phone: (973) 586-2756 https://.gampopa.org Jewel Heart New York 260 West Broadway, # 1G New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 966-2807 Gelek Rimpoche https://.jewelheart.org Kagyu Dsamling Kunchab 410 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10024 Phone: (917)-406-3602 https://.kdk-nyc.org Kagyu Thubten Choling 245 Sheafe Road Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Phone: (845) 297-5761 https://.kagyu.com

Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery 335 Meads Mountain Road Woodstock, New York 12498 (845) 679-5906 https://.kagyu.org Kunzang Palchen Ling 4330 Rte 9G Red Hook, NY 12571 Phone: (845) 835-8303 info@kunzang.org Nalandabodhi Buddhism Centre – Seattle 3902 Woodland Park Ave. N Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: (206) 529-08258 https://.nalandawest.org Nalandabodhi Buddhism Centre 64 Fulton Street, Ste.400 New York, NY 10038 https://.nyc.nalandabodhi.org Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies 210 Tibet Drive Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 272-2785 https://.namgyal.org Naropa University 2130 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: (303) 444-0202 Natural Dharma Fellowship 253 Philbrick Hill Road Springfield, NH 03284 info@naturaldharma.org https://.naturaldharma.org Nechung Foundation Lama Pema Dorjee 110 First Avenue, # 5 New York, NY 10009 https://.nechungfoundation. com New York Insight Meditation Center 28 West 27 Street, Fl. 10 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 213-4802 https://.nyimc.org

Orgyen Cho Dzong Nyingma Tersar Retreat Center Karma Thegsum Choling 5345 Route 81 1216 NW 9th Avenue Gaines- Greenville, NY 12083 ville, FL 32601 Phone: (646) 668-0742 (352) 335- 1975 https://.tersar.org GainesvilleKTC@gmail.com https://.ktcgainesville.org

Padmasambhava Buddhist Center 618 Buddha Highway Sidney Center, New York 13839 https://.padmasambhava.org Palden Sakya Center (PSC) 4 West 101 Street, #63 New York, NY 10025 Khenpo Pema Wangdak Phone: (212) 866-4339 https://.vikramasila.org PSC –Pema Tsal Meditation Center Phone: (718) 797-9569 PSC – Woodstock Phone: (845) 6794024 https://.paldensakya.org Palyul Retreat Center 359 German Hollow Road McDonough, NY 13801 Phone: (607) 656-4645 https://.retreat.palyul.org Nyingma Palyul Dharma Center 23-11 98th Street Flushing, New York 11369 https://.palyulnyc.org Rigpa New York 171 West 29th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 971-7003 info@rigpaynyc.org Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism 108 NW 83rd Street Seattle, WA 98117 Phone: (206) 789 2573 https://.sakya.org monastery@sakya.org Sera Jey Buddhist Culture Center 41-30 57th Street, Woodside, NY 11377, USA Phone: 718-606-2870, 347-601-1726, 929-344-9852 https://.serajey.org serajeyusa@yahoo.com Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center 1345 Spruce Street Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: (303) 444-0190 x100 https://.boulder.shambhala.org Shambhala Mountain Center 151 Shambhala Way Red Feather Lake, CO 80545 Phone: (970) 881 2184 Siddhartha School Partnership P.O. Box 3405 Portland, ME 04104 Phone: (207) 776-9927 https://.siddharthaschool.org Tashi Lhunpo Buddhist Temple Rashi

Gempil Ling First Kalmuk Buddhist Temple 12 Kalmuk Road Howell, New Jersey 07731 Phone: (732) 363-6012 The Tibet Center PO Box 1873 Murray Hill Station New York, NY 10156 Phone: (718) 222-0007 https://.thetibetcenter.org Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center Labsum Sherab Ling 93 Angen Road Washington, NJ 07882 Phone: (908) 689-6080 Contact: Diana & Joshua Cutler https://.labsum.org Tsechen Kunchab Ling (TKL) Temple of All-Encompassing Great Compassion Seat of H.H. The Sakya Trizin in U.S. 12 Edmunds Lane Walden, NY 12586 Phone: (301) 906-3378 https://.sakyatemple.org TKL-Sakya Phunstok Ling Center For Buddhist Study & Meditation 608 Ray Drive Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: (301) 200-1289 admin@sakyatemple.org Thubten Kunga Center 201 SE 15th Terrace Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 Phone: (954) 421-6224 https://.tubtenkunga.org Yeshe Nyingpo 19 West 16 Street New York, NY 10011 Phone: (212) 691-8523 ynyingpoe@gmail.com https://.tersar.org Zangdokpalri Foundation PO Box G Claverack, NY 12513 Phone: (212) 741-4443 https://.zangdokpalri.org

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