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Geshe-la update

Our precious teacher Geshe Tsulga-la, Geshe Tenley, our venerable nuns and many other Kurukulla community members very much enjoyed Choden Rinpoche's amazing Kalachakra initiation at Milarepa Center this past weekend. If you were there you might like to join the International Kalachakra Network, which offers many Kalachakra-related resources. And we now look forward to this great lama's visit to Kurukulla this week. See below.

In the meantime, thank you very much for all your practices directed at complete restoration of Geshe-la's health. The latest tallies are:

Vajrapani malas - 554

White Tara malas - 380

Animal liberations - 5 house bugs, 94 crickets, 16 flies, 1 centipede

Thank you so much! Rejoice! If you would like to participate in these practices, please let us know. Of course, you can dedicate any practice you do to Geshe-la's good health and long life.

Choden Rinpoche's visit to Kurukulla

Please try to attend Rinpoche's program at the Center. The entire four days are offered completely free of charge but we do have about $5,000 of expenses, as detailed on our homepage. We depend on your kind donations to cover these costs and are still about $1,100 short. If you have not made your donation yet, please do so now! Thank you so much.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's visit

Please note that our great spiritual director, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche will be at Kurukulla Wednesday September 8th, to also bless the stupa and give a teaching. We will confirm the time later, but it will be in the evening.

The Medicine Buddha Puja Tuesday night

The Medicine Buddha puja tomorrow night will be dedicated to our Dharma sister Amy Levitin, who passed away Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. The way she dealt with her illness was an inspiration and she used it as a great opportunity to practice the teachings she had received. She herself was particularly inspired by Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice on dealing with cancer.  Amy was a student of Geshe Tsulga, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche and many of our other teachers. For some years she was director Buddha Maitreya Study Group, a Western Massachusetts satellite of Kurukulla.

Amy's husband Bob and some of her other relatives will be attending this special puja, as will Geshe Tsulga-la.

The stupa and backyard beautification are coming along nicely, although we're down to the wire trying to get everything ready for the consecration on Saturday. The weather isn't cooperating, either! Emmanuel, Damchoe, our artists Sonam and Jampel and many from the Tibetan community have been working hard getting everything done. If you can help between now and Saturday afternoon, please email me. Thank you.

Creating Compassionate Cultures Workshop with Pam Cayton, October 9-11

This three day workshop is offered by Pam Cayton, founder of Tara Redwood School in California and author of Creating Compassionate Cultures (CCC), the Essential Education program for developing compassion and wisdom in the hearts and minds of children. Kurukulla Center has offered CCC the use of the Center. The requested donation for the workshop is $300.

Inspired by Lama Yeshe's Vision for Universal Education, Pam founded Tara Preschool in 1989. It became the first pilot school for Essential Education in the west. She is now offering workshops for parents, teachers, therapists, and anyone who wants to create a more compassionate society and culture. For more information & to register email Kasia Beznoska. 

Thank you again and hope to see you this week!