April
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Australia for the first time in April. Rinpoche was greeted at the Brisbane International Airport by H.H. the Dalai Lama’s Representative to Australia, a former Gyume Monastery Abbot, organizers of the Festival of Tibet and representatives from the Tibetan community and Dharma centers. In Brisbane, Rinpoche gave a talk to the Tibetan Community and taught on “Karmic Imprints and Life after Death” at the 8th Annual Festival of Tibet. Rinpoche also blessed a stupa and taught “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” at Langri Tangpa Centre (FPMT). In Byron Bay Rinpoche gave a teaching on “The Heart Sutra” and blessed the Kalachakra stupa at Crystal Palace. In Sydney, Rinpoche gave an “Introduction to Buddhism” teaching to the Tibetan community and gave teachings at Rigpa and Vajrayana Institute (FPMT). Rinpoche also visited the Sunshine Coast to give teachings on “The Three Principal Aspects of the Path” at Chenrezig Institute (FPMT).