Just got back last night from a concert at the theatre that my son is the manager of, We saw the monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastrey,forced into exile in Southern India from Tibet,the monks endeavour to maintain peace and hormony both within individuals and with the world at large,to protect the environment, taking into consideration the feelings of others, following the example of his Holiness the Dalai Lama and his Holiness the Panchen Lama.
The monks tour to raise funds for the monastery and the education of the young monks.
We had a wonderful evening, the costumes and dance were amazing, and the monks were beautiful, quiet, kindly folk.
They have a website www.tashilhunpo.org
This was a really new experience for me, but I found the chanting really peaceful and calmimg.
It is worth looking at the website, to see what hapened to the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima who was born in Tibet,officially proclaimed by the Dalai Lama in 1995.Within days of the announcement the six year old boy and his parents disappeared from their home, reportedly taken into Chinese Police custody. Later the Chinese authorities selectd their own Panchen Lama.
The whereabouts of Gedun Choekyi Nyima and his family remain unknown!
I know the monks tour in the USA if you get the chance go and see them, it is an unforgetable experience.
Wendy