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Tibetan Emergency Lighting the Dark Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche THE MIRROR Newspaper of the International Dzogchen Community April/May 1996 • Issue No. 35 Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche The Passing of a Great Master by the Dzogchen Community of Nepal n the early morning of February 13th, 1996, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche left his present bodily Iform in Nagi Gompa, the hermitage in the out­ skirts of the Kathmandu Valley where he had lived in the later part of his life. In the same morning, as soon as we heard the 5SS. sad news, we climbed through the thick forest to the Tibetan nomads Michael J. McCormick road that leads to Nagi Gompa. A huge gathering of monks, nuns and practitioners were already there performing pujas on the terrace around the room Tibetan Emergency where the body was in Samadhi in the meditation posture. These pujas went on continuously for the he Office of Tibet in New $15,000. This fund has already next two days and many people went to offer a kata. York City has confirmed reached the Tibetan people in After the second day when the signs manifested, the that a disaster in Kham and Amdo and has proved beneficial. T body was moved downstairs to the main hall of the Amdo has occured, as reported on The Tibet Fund has also made a Gompa where a formal puja was performed. On February 27th,1996 in the London contribution of US $5,000 which, Friday, February 16, the body was taken to the great Guardian. There has been an early too, has reached Tibetan hands. monastery of Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling in snow storm, the most severe in one The group Médecins Sans Boudhanath founded many years ago by Rinpoche hundred years, that has killed over Frontieres is sending emergency himself. The procession came down slowly from the seven hundred thousand yaks and aid and supplies to the area, hill of Shivapuri where Nagi Gompa is situated and sheep which is the basic means of already hit by an earthquake earli­ thousands of people lined up along the road burning livelihood of the nomadic people. er this year. The financial and incense and offering kata. Sixteen thousand nomads are suf­ material aid supports local efforts fering from frostbite and twelve to deter more deaths, providing The body is now in the main hall of the thousand from snowblindness. essential food clothing and fuel, monastery in Boudha, and after the necessary pujas, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was bom in Eastern Forty-two people have died and and reestablishing transport and a funeral ceremony wili be held. Tibet on the tenth day of the fourth Tibetan month in more casualties are expected. The communication. Tax deductible Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was one of the last of 1920. He was recognized by H. H. Khakyab Dorje. temperatures are sometimes as low contributions can be sent to: the generation of great Lamas who completed their the 15th Karmapa, as the reincarnation of the Gum as minus forty-seven Celsius, The Tibet Fund education and training in Tibet. Dilgo Kyentse Chowang Tulku, as well as the emanation of which is why so many livestock 241 E. 32 St. Rinpoche considered him the foremost Maha Ati Nubchen Sangye Yeshe. one of the chief disciples of have died. Tens of thousands of New York, NY 10016 USA practitioner in these days. Guru Padmasambhava. nomads' lives are endangered. The Aid to Tibet Emergency Appeal blizzard will last until May. by musical interludes, was held on Ransom, Michel Bricaire, Jim stay in Australia, as well as in Tibet Foundation The region of this natural dis­ the last evening of the retreat, rais­ Smith. Peter Harley-Davidson, Phil financing and constructing his 10 Bloomsbury Way aster is the Jyekundo area which ing some $5000. Among the high Brown, Sean Jamieson, Damon. house. It has been wonderful to see London WC1A 2SH UK the Chinese call the Yushu district points were Laurence Mills' sword- Steve and Steff. During this time such an enthusiastic response from of Kham and Amdo; a region Checks can be made payable to: less sword-dance; Bronwyn the roof, walls, floorboards were the Community within and outside inhabited by two hundred thou­ The Tibet Fund. Calcutts' witty performance on the added, and windows and outside Australia. Thank you. everyone: sand Tibetan Nomads. For further information, the tele­ accordion: Jan Cornall's cabaret sliding doors were hung. Work has and thank you. Rinpoche for the Understanding the gravity of phone number is: 212-213-5010 in songs; and Kavisha's exquisite recently commenced on the internal precious teachings. the situation, His Holiness the New York City, USA or contact compositions for guitar and voice. gyprock walls. Rinpoche nailed in Dalai Lama has donated US your nearest Office of Tibet. After the last teaching. the decking of the veranda and. Rinpoche took a walk with the with the help of a group of people, CONTENTS Community around the land, and cleared away the surrounding bush found desirable sites for a Vajra to prevent snakes and spiders from Lighting the Dark Integrating the Teachings into entering the Daily Life 2 Easter Retreat at Namgyalgar house, and to Chiigyal Namkhai Norbu create a bushfire Interview with Chögyal Namkhai by Jenny O'Donnell break. Many of Norbu 3 the internal fea­ Rinpoche's Revised Schedule... 3 uring March, Rinpoche darkness of ignorance and points tures have still Interview with H.E. Tai Silupa. 4 and Rosa were invited to directly at how to live simply in the be to completed, Lives of the Great Masters 5 travel to the warmer north state of knowledge. This is an such as. the D Nyarung Padma Duddul coast of New South Wales for a Upadesha teaching, the essence of internal walls, by Tsultrim Allione months holiday near Byron Bay. which is realization of the nature of doors, kitchen, Book Review 5 Having rested, they returned to the mind. bathroom, stove, ASIA Project in Amdo 6 Namgyalgar at the end of March in Catherine Simmonds and architraves, time for the retreat. Jeannie, having attended an instruc­ plastering and Shang Shung Institute 7 Through the sunny autumn tors course at Merigar, taught Hall for the Dances and Yantra painting. The electrical wiring is in International Community freshness, Rinpoche's teachings at Yantra ''loga under the guidance of Yoga, sites for a chorten and retreat place, but the plugs and lights have News 8-9 Namgyalgar covered the text "rtog Fabio Andrieo. Adriana Dal Borgo huts, and also a new route for the yet to be installed. Tony Laurent Special Practices 10-11 lailán rgan poi d:.ul> lugs kyi gdams taught the Dance of the Six Spaces access road. has designed the stairs which will Fire Mouse Prediction 12 pa mim sel sgron-inc" by Ju (formerly known as the Dance of During the retreat, some peo­ lead to the house. A spring has been Australian Section 13-IS Mipham which transíales as "The the Six Lokasl. ple spent their afternoons on Karma discovered about two hundred Interview with Gatxxi Thomas instructions of a simple old yogi A local Aboriginal troupe Yoga practice, clearing the vine- meters uphill from the house and a and Ann Thomas 17 pointing directly to the methods "Doonooch Aboriginal Dancers" smothered bush surrounding pipe will be laid to supply water for Reflections IS-19 which are like a lamp, clarifying the gave a dance performance based on Rinpoche's house. Between Janu­ the house. Tara Mandala Schedule 19 darkness of Ignorance". Ju their legends and animal totems, ary and April, many people con­ Many people from the interna­ On Reflection 20 Mipham's text gives us tlx? mctluxl accompanied on the didgerukw tributed to the on-going construc­ tional Dzogchen Community have John Shane which is a lamp which clears the A hilarious auction, enlivened tion of the house including Robert joined us in supporting Rinpoche's From the teaching at Namgyalgar, knowledge. Everything is devel­ al, and for a period of time you problem. They don't engage in that When Dzogchen practitioners Australia, January 1,1996. oped more strongly than if we live have the possibility to sacrifice, kind of conflict or problem. The wake up in early' morning, they in an isolated way. It's fine if you but your circumstances may problem is arising in you. should immediately remember and nce again we have arrived want to live and practice alone, but change. You may have many prob­ It is not necessary that sound A, and remain a little in that at the end of a retreat. sometimes your spiritual feeling lems and situations and your cir­ schools and traditions are created state. With the daylight we can OThrough self observation, diminishes after some time. That is cumstances are interrupted and like political parties. It doesn't start with Guru Yoga. Later, when we can see if we have actually why it is so important for practi­ change. Interrupting Guru Yoga is make any sense. When people are you have any moment where you learned something. The new peo­ tioners to collaborate and why not good. Even if you do another acting in this manner it means they remember, you try to remain in that ple have learned how do certain there is the Sangha. The Sangha is type of Guru Yoga, but are follow­ are interested in the Dharma as state as often as possible. This is practices, but learning them is not important for collaborating and ing the Dzogchen teaching, when business; for power and position. Guru Yoga. The most important the main point of the teaching.
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