Look at what the monastery is doing - the monks came out with a new book.
Please read why they have undertaken this project.
It is truly heart warming.
Truly, there is really no comparison to what the Sangha has to go through and endures for the sake of Dharma.
The rest of us it so easy and so lucky.
We can sit back and have the Gurus and Dharma come to us.
We can choose to practise or not to practise, and even when we feel like abandoning our practice at certain times.
To the Sangha, their Dharma practice is their very life essence!
My deepest respect to the Sangha, who work so tirelessly to keep the Dharma alive and available for the rest of us.
My deepest gratitude to all the Sangha in the world!
Every community should and must help the Sangha in their areas. As the Ven Principal shared, the community is the Sangha's "back bone" because all funding and material support comes from the community.
In return, the community becomes a truly living humane spiritual society which is anchored on care, kindness, harmony, peace and integrity.
With folded hands.
( I have taken the liberty to highlight the words which moved me deeply in BLUE.)
Shar Gaden School has recently published a monthly magazine called “The Melodic Song of Undiluted Vows” “Tibetan Version” which consists poetry, essay, tales, drawings etc composed by the students themselves. Ven Principal Lobsang Jamyang & and the members of the library had been working on this project for many days and had collected every piece of composition from the composers but due to assembly of usual pujas and other commitments, there had been a little delay in publishing this magazine.
As Ven principal says ” at initial state of this project, there had been diverse problem from many aspects such as; lack of leisure time for the student to compose-even thought we have a holiday once in a week, we spend it on washing our robes and cleaning surrounding. And then there’s a financial lack which is a major problem whatever we use-we have to pay for it without any regular income or revenue. We never intend to make profits when publishing books etc instead intend to spread an awareness of how important a pure lineage is and how costly it would be if we lose it carelessly. A pure lineage of one tradition is everything ! One could not imagine, in the past, how many masters had dedicated their entire lives facing great hardship only for sack of pure lineage. It would be a great lose if we let the pure lineage contaminated. We are very please that our friends around the world are as very much concerned as we are, which is a priceless and a very encouraging. Such is the greatest backbone of one community ever could have. “ohh” am I talking too much” So finally, we are able to complete the project and I would like to express sincere thank to all-whoever involved in it and for extending great cooperation. The essence of publishing this magazine is to promote education of the students and to let our esteemed friends know what the students think by this interactive manner. So therefore, we welcome your feedback, comments and suggestion so that we can improve farther.”
For feedback, comment, suggestion or to order-kindly write us @ [email protected]
Mailing address:
Shar Gaden School
Lama Camp#1, PO Tibetan Colony,
Mundgod-581411, Distt karwar, KS
INDIASource:
http://shargadenpa.org/new-book
