Happy New Year

Under the Bodhi tree dawn to dusk,

I prayed with monks, nuns and people around the world.

The melodies of chants, the sweet calls of birds and the wise words of Karmapa brought me peace and joy.

I share this joyful tranquility to all who love me and those who hate me too.

May you enjoy a happy New Year.

Ringu Tulku Bodhgaya 31.12.09

Beautiful pictures from Berlin

Seseg recently uploaded on Flickr pictures from the Bodhicharya center in Berlin.

There are two sets of pictures:

2003 to 2006 here

2007 to 2009 here

Nice picture

Rinpoche offers a Mandala to His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa at the conclusion of the Letter to a Friend teachings at Tergar monastery in Bodhgaya.

Pre-Monlam teachings available for download

His Holiness Karmapa’s teachings on Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend given in Bodhgaya a few days ago are now available for download here.

Ringu Tulku was the English translator for these teachings.

The actual Kagyu Monlam started today December 23rd. It will be broadcasted in full on Kagyu Monlam Tv. His Holiness the Karmapa will teach everyday during the second morning session and maybe at other times. For the full Monlam schedule and times, please visit the Kagyu Monlam website.

Rinpoche’ schedule for the spring of 2010

Wed 3rd March – Thu 4th March Munich

Sat 5th March – Sun 7th March Bodhicharya Huttenried

Mon 8th March – Wed 10th March Zurich

Thu 11th March – Sun 14th March Berlin

Mon 15th March – Wed 17th March Poland

Thu 18th March – Sat 20th March Denmark

Sun 21st March – Tue 23rd March Hamburg

Wed 24th March – Thu 25th March Bookholzberg

Fri 26th March – Sun 28th March Belgium

Mon 29th March – Wed 31st March Paris

Fri 2nd April – Sun 4th April Karma Ling (France)

Mon 5th April – Wed 7th April Dordogne (France)

Thu 8th April – Sun 11th April Barcelona

Mon 12th April – Sun 18th April Dublin

Mon 19th April – Tue 20th April Glasgow

Wed 21st April – Thu 22nd April Edinburgh

Fri 23rd April – Sun 25th April Samye Ling (Scotland)

Mon 26th April – Wed 28th April London

Thu 29th April – Sat 1st May Oxford

Sun 2nd May – Mon 3rd May BBG Sussex

Tue 4th May – Thu 6th May Holland

Fri 7th May – Sun 9th May Bodhicharya France, Lusse

Visit www.bodhicharya.org for more details.

Rinpoche’s new year message on FB.

“May the coming year be healthy, happy, successful, meaningful and may you be beneficial to many people. I will keep all of you my dear friends in my mind when I pray under the Bodhi tree along with 10,000 other monks, nuns and many more Dharma brothers and sister. May all your good wishes be fulfilled.

Your Friend, Ringu Tulku.”

27th Kagyu Monlam

Ringu Tulku is in Bodhgaya, India, to attend the 27th Kagyu Monlam. The actual Monlam will take place from december 24th to 31st. From december 20th to 23rd, His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa will give teachings on Nagarjurna’s Letter to a Friend.

The teachings and the Monlam will be broadcasted live on the internet at www.kagyumonlam.tv

Translating for HHGK, December 2009

Rinpoche will be His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa’s English translator for the whole event.

Rigul Trust Newsletter

Rigul Trust Autumn 2009 Newsletter

Dear Friends

We are happy to bring you good news about some of Ringu Tulku’s activities in the field through Rigul Trust. To read our latest Rigul Trust Autumn 2009 Newsletter visit www.rigultrust.org scroll down on the home page for Newsletter or click on Projects in the drop down menu – click on Newsletters

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is very appreciative of all the kindnesses and generosity that abounds amongst so many

Wishing you all good things and please let us know if you have any tips, suggestions, advice or can offer help in any way.

Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you may think would be interested

Best Wishes

Margaret Richardson

350.org

Poetry book for H.H. Karmapa

Dear friends,
I hope you are all well.

In celebration of HH Karmapa’s proposed visit to Europe in 2010, Bodhicharya Publications is planning to publish a book of poetry, inspirational prayers and songs, that will be offered to His Holiness by Ringu Tulku next year. We are now looking for contributions from Bodhicharya students and friends to include in this book.

Contributions will be appreciated in English, French and German but we would also be grateful for English translations from the original French and German. If you are unable to translate from French and German please let me know and I will put you in contact with one of our translators. You can send up to five contributions and the Bodhicharya editing group will decide which poems etc to include in this publication. However, if your poem is not chosen for this publication this time we may still use it for future volumes of poetry published by Bodhicharya in the coming years.

Please send me any contributions by the end of September 2009. We are also looking for drawings, illustrations or original photographs to include. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to know more.

with love and best wishes,

Margaret Ford
Bodhicharya Publications