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The visit of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

An open page for thoughts, recollections, aspirations, and comments

Barbara Elizabeth blogs the visit in NYC

Offerings,
April Fourth, 2008

Exploring the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa,
by James Gimian

Chögyam the Translator

Remembering Dorje Chokyi Lewis

Images and words from Losar/Shambhala Day 2008

Shambhala Day Address,
1984: Year of the Wood Rat

Stories from Kham

Open pages
Red Pine's Heart Sutra

Dharma art with CTR,
a slideshow with Jack Niland

Such Thunderstorm,
a calligraphy
by Barbara Bash

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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Tributes The tributes below were posted between April 4 and May 26, 2007 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Trungpa Rinpoche's parinirvana. Sangha tribute blog Tribute from posted Dilgo Khyentse May 26 Jetsun Kushok May 26 Yongey Mingyur May 26 Traleg Kyabgon May 26 James Gimian May 26 Martin Janowitz May 26 Robin Kornman May 26 Denault Blouin May 25 Susan Edwards -audio May 24 Walker Blaine May 23 Vajra Regent May 22 Dzogchen Ponlop May 21 Diana Torbert May 20 Greg Smith May 19 Tessa Pybus May 18 Reggie Ray May 17 Joshua Zim May 16 Ashoka Mukpo May 15 Tenzin Wangyal May 14 Bill Douglas May 13 Peter Volz May 12 Ani Pema Chödrön May 11 Shenpen Hookham May 9 Tsoknyi Rinpoche May 8 Barry Boyce May 7 Tulku Thondup May 6 Steve Gorn May 5 HH Dalai Lama May 4 Sam Bercholz May 3 Wendy Friedman May 2 Jakusho Kwong Roshi May 1 Fabrice Midal April 30 B Bash/S Gorn April 29 Sherab Chodzin Kohn April 28 Chokyi Nyima April 27 Joan Halifax Roshi April 26 A Waldman/D Rome April 25 Clarke Warren April 24 Kanjuro Shibata April 23 CTR Talk, 1975 April 22 Jigme Phuntsok April 21 Tom Coburn April 20 Tania Leontov April 19 Leonard Hortick April 18 Richard John April 17 Anne Burchardi April 16 Bardor Tulku April 15 Jerry Granelli April 14 Michael Chender April 13 Douglas Penick April 12 Carolyn Gimian April 11 Ato Rinpoche April 10 Eido Roshi April 9 Gina Stick April 8 Rigdzin Shikpo April 7 Gesar Mukpo April 6 Francesca Fremantle April 5 CTR Talk, 1979 April 4 Sakyong Mipham April 4 Lady Diana Mukpo April 4 Thrangu Rinpoche April 4 Dzongsar Khyentse April 4 Khenpo Rinpoche April 4 Richard Reoch April 4 Susan Edwards April 4 Peter Lieberson April 4

Ani Pema Chödrön

Ani Pema Chödrön, one of the first western women to become fully ordained as a Buddhist monastic, met Chögyam Trungpa when her hair was long and her name was Deirdre. She was later ordained as Pema Chödrön by the Sixteenth Karmapa and became a close student of Trungpa Rinpoche. In the years since Rinpoche's death, Ani Pema has become one of the best known Buddhist teachers in North America and the author of several best selling books. For more information, please visit, pemachodron.org.

Each and every day I make aspirations—really heartfelt aspirations—that we the students of the Vidyadhara will fulfill his wishes and actualize his vision of enlightened society. This is the primary way my longing for him manifests.

It is not that I do not see this happening—but rather that I know that for his work to fully benefit the world it is up to us to practice what he taught, to manifest what he taught and to realize as completely as we can what he realized.

Whenever any of us experience the vastness of his mind and act from that, I can see him smiling.

These days I know more honestly what he meant when he said that the only offering we can make is to follow his example.

I'll like to take this chance to say—I love you Rinpoche. From life to life may I never be separated from you.

© 2007 Ani Pema Chödrön