Surmang Dutsi Til Rises from the Ashes A couple of days ago, I put up some pictures of the great Vajradhara Thangka that was originally the centerpiece of the Karma Dzong Meditation Center in Boulder Colorado. In 2010 the thangka was moved to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya at Shambhala Mountain Center. Just yesterday Greg Smith shot a video from the Great Stupa in conjunction with news about Surmang Dutsi Til, the traditional home of the Trungpa Tulkus. As most of you know, the original Surmang Monastery was destroyed by the Chinese in 1959, which brought about the expatriation of the monastery’s abbot, Chogyam Trungpa. Surmang was just one of 6,000 monasteries destroyed in this way. For the most part, the developed nations of the West stood by and politely ignored these Chinese atrocities. Despite all this, the destruction of Surmang turned out to be an extraordinary blessing for the West as it precipitated the authentic transmission of Vajrayana Buddhism to a society in dire need of spiritual awakening. For that, we owe the people of Surmang an incalculable debt. So, here we are 55 years later, and now we have a chance repay that debt. As you may know, the people of that region are still beset with hardship. Not only is their culture under constant threat from Chinese oppression, but they were hit by a devastating earthquake in 2010. Yet right in the midst of this misery, a new school is rising from the ashes. Surmang Dutsi Til Shedra is rising brick by brick to be the new home of a new Trungpa. Choseng Trungpa Rinpoche, the 12th Trungpa Tulku was born on February 6, 1989 in Pawo, a village in the Derge region of eastern Tibet. He was recognized by Tai Situ Rinpoche in 1991. Watch Greg Smith’s video and see what you can do to help Choseng and the people of Surmang to rebuild their lives. If you are reading this, the opportunity to repay a karmic debt has just fallen into your lap. The reminder came from a mountain in Derge and was hidden in some red calligraphy and some golden handprints on the back of a thangka of a blue Vajradhara that now sits on another mountain in Colorado. The dharma works in mysterious ways! OM AH HUM VAJRADHARA SAMAYA-TISHTHA SIDDHI-VAJRA YATHA SUKHAM https://youtube/watch?v=iCAOQzkca8k&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:44:59 +0000
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