Zilkar Rinpoche to teach at LHA on Sundays!

I am happy to announce that Zilkar Rinpoche has returned to New Orleans!

He will be giving teachings on Sunday nights 6:30 - 8pm at LHA -- starting this Sunday July 12th. The topic will be on Shantideva's main text, "Guide to the Boddhisattva Way of Life".

621 N. Rendon St.
NOLA 70119

Please call if you have any questions-- 319-5683 or 723-1317.

Jennifer

Zilkar Rinpoche to teach at LHA on Sundays!

I am happy to announce that Zilkar Rinpoche has returned to New Orleans!

He will be giving teachings on Sunday nights 6:30 - 8pm at LHA -- starting this Sunday July 12th. The topic will be on Shantideva's main text, "Guide to the Boddhisattva Way of Life".

621 N. Rendon St.
NOLA 70119

Please call if you have any questions-- 319-5683 or 723-1317.

Jennifer

Lama Lakshey Zangpo to teach at LHA Center (New Orleans) Sunday, June 21

On Sunday June 21st at 7pm, Lama Lakshey Zangpo will be giving a talk at the LHA Communtity Center, 623 N. Rendon Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Lama Lakshey, a longtime friend of LHA's, as well as both Chamtrul and Khentrul Rinpoche's, is visiting us from Berkeley California. This talk is being sponsored by LHA and Katog Choling Dharma Center. Lama Lakshey's biography is included below.

Lama Lakshey will also be attending our regular Bodhicitta practice on 10am Sunday at the LHA Community Center. Please come for both the teaching and the practice, and meet Lama Lakshey!

For more information please call or email Shelley at 504.319.3895, shelleyom@rediffmail.com

Hope to see you there!


Lama Lakshey Zangpo:

Lakshey Zangpo was born in Eastern Tibet in the region called Golok, which is the home of Madro Tashi Choling Monastery. At the age of 11 he began a formal practice of the Dharma. Lama Lakshey studied and practiced under his main root Guru His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok, receiving Sutra and Tantra teachings for 10 years, from His Holiness Katog Moktsa Rinpoche he received the Katog lineage empowerments and transmissions, and from HH Bontrul Rinpoche various transmissions. He has been formally made a lama at Mardo Tashi Choling Monastery. At the age of 26 he went on pilgrimage for many months to many holy places in Tibet, India, Nepal, Thailand, and China. During this time he also received teachings from many great scholars and practitioners of the Sakya, Geluk, Kagyu, Nyingma and Jonang traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Lama Lakshey Zangpo currently lives in North America and continues to propagate the Buddha Dharma for the benefit of all beings and study the English language.

New Orleans Healing Center Open House Preview

This is a friendly reminder that the Healing Center Open House Preview is tomorrow, Saturday, June 13th, 2009 - 10:00am to 1pm, at the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372
St. Claude Avenue. Senator Mary Landrieu, as well as other state and
local leaders, will be making remarks. There will be a free catered
brunch, live music, spoken word, children’s activities, a crafts
bazaar, and other information and activities demonstrating the
services that will be offered at the Healing Center.

The New Orleans Healing Center is an ambitious project aimed at
promoting healing in New Orleans in a holistic, integrated and
sustainable way. It is located on the corner of St. Claude and St.
Roch avenues, where the St. Roch, St. Claude, Marigny and Bywater
neighborhoods come together. The Healing Center will include a yoga
studio, a community theatre, an organic restaurant, NOLA Solar, a
street university, spritual space, a women's center, a crafts bazaar,
art galleries, an organic garden, children's activities, parenting
support, the New Orleans Food Co-op grocery store, and more.

Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche to teach at LHA New Orleans

New Orleans is honored to host Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche, who will teach at the Louisiana Himalaya Association Community Center on Tuesday May 12, 2009, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. LHA is located at 621 N. Rendon St.
(near Bayou St. John, across the street from Easton Park.)

All are welcomed to attend.

Rinpoche will be teaching on Meditation and Anger Management

**Donations will go to the new LHA building in India**

Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche is the throne holder of the Zilkar Monastery in Tibet. Rinpoche has been visiting New Orleans since 2003 to teach and share Tibetan culture. He teaches at various Buddhist centers and Dharma Drum University in Taiwan. Rinpoche has also taught at Gyurmey Tantric College and Sera Mahayana Monastic University in India.

All inquiries may be made to 504-723-1317.

Lama Wangdor Rinpoche New Orleans visit flyer

Venerable Lama Wangdor Rinpoche to visit New Orleans

Lama Wangdor Rinpoche, who I have had the pleasure of receiving some meditation instruction from during the summers in India, has agreed to an invitation to visit New Orleans. He is primarily a cave yogi, and wishes to teach meditation to all those who request. He is coming to New Orleans as a leg on a tour of more than forty locations in the West, and has indicated that this may be his last visit to America.

Therefore, we are very pleased to be able to host him in our fair city. His teaching schedule will be as follows:

-Thurs 4/16, 7-9pm @ Louisiana Himalaya Association (LHA) Community Center, 623 N. Rendon Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Teaching will include Guru mantra and 7-line supplication transmission and blessings, and introduction to meditation on the nature of mind. Venue is small, please arrive early if possible.

-Fri 4/17, 7-8:30pm @ Tulane University Lavin-Bernick Center (# 29 on campus map), 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. Public talk on altruism and introduction to meditation on the nature of mind. Light refreshments will be served.

-Sat 4/18, 10-12am, 2-4pm @ Tulane University Rogers Memorial Chapel (# 73 on campus map), 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. Seminar on meditation on the nature of mind. Lunch will be provided.

Tulane University Campus Map: cmf or pdf.


The historic New Orleans streetcar runs from the Central Business District next to the French Quarter along St. Charles Avenue to Tulane University. It costs $1.25 to ride and takes 30-40 minutes the whole way.


The buildings will be air-conditioned so people should bring shawls or sweaters as it may be cold. Also, if people prefer to sit on cushions on the ground, they are encouraged to bring their own, as we have a limited number.

These teachings are being sponsored by the Louisiana Himalaya Association, the Tibetan Association of Tulane University, the Tulane School of Social Work Student Government Association Diversity Committee, and the Tulane Law School.

More information, including the rest of Lama Wangdor Rinpoche's teaching schedule can be found at his homepage.

Any questions may be directed to Michael Smith, kilgoresmith@gmail.com, 504.377.7642. Can't wait to see y'all there!

Lha India extends holiday greetings!

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

www.lhasocialwork.org

As the festive season and the New Year draws nearer, we at Lha would like to wish you and all your loved ones a merry Christmas and hope that the day brings you joy and happiness. We would also like to wish you a very happy New Year and hope that goodwill and fortune shines on you.

Lha is thankful to you for your esteemed support and friendship through all these years. The motivation and encouragement provided by you has inspired us to achieve our goals and serve the community we work for. As you are aware that our activities are only possible with your support and generosity, we would be grateful if you could keep in touch with us and continue to help us carry on the welfare work we have been doing for the last decade.

We would also like to take this opportunity to tell you about Lha’s progress in 2008 as it bears testimony of our dedication towards serving the McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala community. Be it the increase in the number of students, the number of volunteers joining hands with us, or the increase in the number of teachers, 2008 has surpassed all the figures laid down in the previous year. In 2008:

· A total number of 590 volunteers joined hands with Lha and contributed in their own ways. An increase of 62% as compared to the total number of 365 volunteers in 2007
· Lha organized seven times culture exchange programs with U.S based universities such like Tulane, Centenary and Loyola students groups and other related NGOs.
· Lha had an enrollment of 297 students for the computer skills course, in comparison to 274 students in 2007
· Lha had 175 foreign students who learned various classes including languages, reiki, yoga, Arts and cooking
· Lha distributed 1,700 pieces of clothing to the poor and the needy, in comparison to 1,653 pieces of clothing distributed in 2007
· Through the generous donation from the Omprakash Foundation, Lha was able to distribute 30,000 books to Tibetan and local Indian schools, libraries and cultural centers

· Lha has also organized and conducted various workshops which were highly beneficial for both the participants as well as the community as a whole. Workshop topics included:
· Photography Skills
· Joomla Website Management
· Debate
· Health and Hygiene
· Massage Therapy

Lha’s facts and figures of 2008 speak for the hard work and efforts by Lha and its volunteers towards the welfare of the people. In midst of the tumultuous events and political turmoil faced by Tibetans inside Tibet this past year, Lha has still maintained its objective of serving the exile community and is motivated to go greater lengths in the upcoming year to build more sustainable futures for the local community.

The year 2008 has indeed been a year of hard work and positive results for Lha, but the good work has only begun. In 2009, Lha will be able to accommodate more students and offer a wider selection of courses and workshops at the new building which we are still in the process for fundraising for. Other initiatives for 2009 include a vocational training center aimed at empowering low-income and unemployed local Tibetans and long term and intensive computer and language courses.

Lha is thankful to all its donors, volunteers, teachers, students, supporters, friends and most importantly, to the people of McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala for believing in Lha and helping this organization carry on with all the social work activities for the benefit of the community.

This summer, Lha also acquired a large new service center. We are now searching for grants and donors for our programs and renovate the new building space and pay off the mortgage, so that we can transform the building into a high quality language, computer and job skills institute with a new computer lab, community library, and culinary classroom. Once the mortgage has been paid off, Lha will become financially fully self-sustainable.

Any donations to Lha, no matter how large or small, will help Lha to meet its deficit so that it can continue to operate and to provide its free, invaluable services to Tibetan refugees and the local Dharamsala community.
In order to ensure that our free and essential social services are able to continue and increase into the future, you can make a financial contribution by mailing a check (any nationality) made payable to “Lha Charitable Trust” to

Lha Charitable Trust
Temple Road, Mcleod Ganj
Dharamsala - 176219
District Kangra (H.P.), India

If you have any comments on our work or the website, please feel free to reply to us at office@lhasocialwork.org.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart and look forward to your visit again!

Yours truly,
Ngawang Rabgyal (Director)
Lha office
Temple Road, Mcleod Ganj
Dharamsala - 176219
District Kangra (H.P.), India
Office Tel: (91) 1892-220992
Email: office@lhasocialwork.org
http://www.lhasocialwork.org/


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