Archive for December, 2007

The 3rd Sunday activities in November and December 2007 with regard to “Live to Love”

In response to His Holiness’s urge to dedicate every 3rd Sunday of each month to carry out activities with regards to “Live to Love”, Hong Kong sangha organized a life release in November 2007 and volunteered their services at Crossroad International, a registered non-profit corporation which takes Hong Kong’s quality superseded goods and redistributes them to people in need, locally and internationally (http://www.crossroads.org.hk), in December 2007. We will continue to arrange different activities in 2008 to provide this kind of simple and effective help to our local communities so as to practice the 5 spirits of “Live to Love’.

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Chanting prayers for the fishes

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Live to Love Charity Dinner in Hong Kong

A charity dinner presided by His Holiness, the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa and his father, His Eminence Bairo Rinpoche, was successfully held on Sunday, November 25, 2007 in Hong Kong. The dinner was a continuation of the “Live to Love” activity kicked off in Hong Kong in March this year. We were fortunate to be able to invite Mr. Chow Kam Leung, Mr. Jeffery Lim and Ms. Regine Tai from Malaysia as our special guests to perform their winning song in ‘Live to Love’ song writing competition and other favorite songs for all of us. Through out the heated auctions of His Holiness’s Calligraphy and the sale of ‘Live to Love’ foldable bags, bookmarks, DVDs etc., we felt an intense support from our guests and really want to say ‘thank you very much’ to them to express our gratitude.

At the closing of the charity dinner, all the guests were happy and joined in together to sing the ‘Live to Love’ song brought this charity dinner to perfection.

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Carp Appeal Report

THANK YOU DEAR HOLINESS, THROUGH YOUR GREAT WISH TO HELP BEINGS YOU
INSPIRE US TO HELP!

Dear friends,

Thank you so much for your kind support with the carp appeal. Unfortunately, it was not possible to help the fish directly by freeing them into fresh water: after consulting with specialists and related organizations appealing for the humanitarian treatment of animals we became aware that it is not advisable to free the carps in this way.

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Impressions from a very fulfilling day

Live to Love
Dear Holiness,
We are so grateful for this big chance.
It was also a big teaching in The Four Immasurable Thoughts.

Thanks Buddha!
Thanks Dharma!
Thanks Sangha!

We all have learned a lot, laughed, felt
and are filled with great gratitude!

Rigdzin Dölma - Agnes and me decided to bring
the all year ritual into
your Life to Love Activity.

We told some old students of healing about it
and also some patients.

Some of them will come the first time to you
in January to Hofheim.

What a result!

So many presents where brought into the healing center.

Sleeping bags, pullover, socks, muffler, gloves and foot
and some christmas cookies too.
Most wrapped up into nice paper.

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Luckily we have dog foot with us.

Warm blankets and clothing and foot.

Warm blankets and clothing and foot.

Since a few years it is difficult situation for our homeless
sisters & brothers in Hamburg.
The senate has determinated ” a clean Townscape”
a few years ago & police troops are again & again sending
this poor people away from the places, where they could
collect a little money.

In that way, they have been new laws,
which determine the duty for dogs to wear a chip.
But that the animal loving people.
who haven’t got a home, can’t affort.
So they are being pushed further away to the outskirts,
where they have almost no chance, to beg a collection.

A homeless brother at the station. A very friendly men.

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A Nice Mess!

A homeless women and two men, who sell “Hinz und Kunz”.
A homeless women and two men, who sell “Hinz und Kunz”.
H & K is a very good projekt from and for homeless Ones
and makes the experience for them, to earn their own money
and with that they get their dignity back.

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Shining eyes and faces…

Sheperd without work.
Sheperd without work.
He comes from the east of germany, called Mecklenburger
Land.
He and his friend are living in the woods.
He use to come in the wintermonth , on Saturday, into the
city, to collect money, for himself, his friends and his animals
- sheeps & dogs -.
The little white one at the wall was the first time exposed to
artificial light & the hustle of the city.
He shivered and was very frightend.
Following the conservation, we got to know, that the sheperd
wanted to leave the last and smallest one of the brood.
Anke & Christian (he is squatting oppsite of the sheperd)
took the little shepered dog.
So much happiness !

Christian had to make the decision on his own, because
his partner Anke, was in Münster to work.
But it was clear, that it was welcome.

Little Indra & his Mother.

Agnes - Rigzin Dölma, gives love & energie

Adresses where exchanged. Adrianne likes to visit the friendly men

Saxophonist gives melodies of joy. WHO IS THE ONE GETTING PRESENTS ?

Ilka offers the policewomen some Christmas cookies. She declines laughing. Police are not allowed to receive presents. But a small, friendly talk was possible through that.

A wonderful lady, who is handicapped & gets a very small pension. Sometimes she puts, when it is really tight, a bowl on the street.
A wonderful lady, who is handicapped & gets a very small pension. Sometimes she puts, when it is really tight, a bowl on the street.

That was very moving !

Love & Light from Germany!

Live to Love Appeal from Poland

Live to LoveBe a sponsor and save lives!

Dear Dharma friends,

It is a tradition in Poland to eat fish, carp *, for Christmas eve supper, and it is a custom to buy that fish alive; so a few days before Christmas, the shops and street markets start selling it. It is often kept in appalling conditions; too many fishes in too small containers with not enough water, in same cases they are even packed alive into plastic carrier bags, for a long journey home etc. etc. They go through horrific suffering before death .
We are organizing an appeal in Poland, to buy back still alive and healthy fishes and release them into a fresh water lake. We will also have a stand, with information leaflets, to bring some awareness of they suffering to others. We hope that you will support this action and fulfill His Holiness’s wish which is to help others through a ‘Live To Love’ action.
You can sponsor one fish, or as many as you wish, and we let them free in your name.
Please send us an email with your name and your country and how many fishes you would like to save from this slow and painful death.
It would be most economical if you send money as a group from your center.
One fish weighs between 1 to 3 kilos,
1kg costs .15 PLN - 4.11 EURO

*Carps are large and beautiful fishes, they are of the same kind as in a lake Tso Pema, where His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa was born.

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Last reply email order: 20 December.

You can send money to our bank account, with annotation (gift to release fish),

or send through Western Union to: Ewa Neeson President and Organizer,
Drukpa Poland 51-657 Wroclaw Kazimierska 29/18, Poland.

or let us know by email, and money can be collected in Plouray in the December retreat.

Here is our Bank Account;
O. M. DRUK JESZE DORDŻE
SWIST - INGBPLPW
IBAN- PL34 1050 1575 1000 0023 2183 5171
Email :wroclaw@drukpa.org.pl
Website:www.drukpa.org.pl