Late August – September
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Toronto (Canada), New York and Boston (USA) for the first time in August and September. The Tibetan Communities in these cities gave Rinpoche a traditional welcome. The Tibetan Canadian Culture Center, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Himalayan Elders Project, Tibetan Association of Boston, Kurukulla Center (FPMT), Prajnopaya at MIT and many other groups organized teachings, initiations, public talks, informal dialogues, audiences, gala dinners and a picnic. Rinpoche visited and blessed several projects, Dharma centers and community halls. Rinpoche spoke to the Tibetan community about culture, language and religion, including dialogues with Tibetan youth. Rinpoche gave Dharma teachings on “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” and “The Foundation of All Good Qualities,” and he bestowed the White Tara Long-Life initiation.
On 31st August, in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Tibetan, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche discussed his visit to North America and the challenges of preserving traditional monastic education and Buddhist culture in exile.
Voice of America Interview Video
On 2nd September, Rinpoche continued his teachings at Kurukulla Center in Medford, Massachusetts on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities”.