September 30, 2016

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”.

Teaching Video

August 31, 2016

His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Ladakh from 8th – 15th August to participate in the Great Summer Debate Festival, along with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, at the invitation of Thiksey Rinpoche and Thiksey Monastery. His Holiness and Rinpoche visited the Shia Mosque in Thiksey, and other locations in the Leh area. Rinpoche also met with Bakula Rinpoche at Pethup Monastery in Ladakh.

June 30, 2016

His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Singapore in June to give teachings and initiations. Rinpoche met with His Eminence Drikung Kyabgon Rinpoche during the visit. Rinpoche bestowed the Manjushri, Thousand-Arm Chenrezig and Vajrapani initiations during a Grand Puja event at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center.

Rinpoche gave three days of teachings on the “Three Principles of the Path” at the Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling Center.

• “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” Day 1, 28^th June  Teaching Video
• “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” Day 2, 29^th June  Teaching Video
• “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” Day 3, 30^th June  Teaching Video

Rinpoche also gave two days of teachings on the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” at the Amitabha Buddhist Centre (FPMT).

• “Eight Verses for Thought Transformation” Day 1, 22^nd June  Teaching Video
• “Eight Verses for Thought Transformation” Day 2, 23^rd June  Teaching Video

Rinpoche’s busy program in Singapore concluded with a Long-Life Puja at Gaden Shartse Dro-Phen Ling center, in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 81st birthday.