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Oct 20,2002
Hi Everyone,
 
Our Lama A Bao's mom is sick.  (For any who don't know him, he is one of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's two personal assistants). She is in Tibet, and he is planning on trying to get in to see her, probably through Hong Kong, in December.  He would greatly appreciate prayers said on her behalf, especially Green Tara and Guru Rinpoche mantras.
 
Maureen says that Tashi-la will be rejoining Rinpoche, Lama BuNyima and Lama A Bao and has offered to take cards, letters of encouragement and money for puja's to be said in the different monasteries to benefit Lama A Bao's mom and all sentient beings.  The amount is not important ($5.00 goes a long way in Tibet). It is the intent and our love for Lama A Bao and his mom and all suffering beings that make the offering work.
 
Please send things to:
       
        Tashi Jamyangling
        44 Captains Way
        Toronto, Ontario M1V5G7
        Canada
 
Please remember that with the holiday season, mail will be slow especially to Canada, so send things soon or they will be left behind when Tashi leaves.  Also please don't send anything that is at all bulky, because Tashi will have to carry it.  Something small would be o.k., just a letter or card is better. 

Letter From Garchen

A Special Appeal

April 5, 2002

To all my dear disciples:

Today I became aware that I had completely run out of the 10,000 refuge cards that my disciples in Taiwan printed for me some four hears ago!  This means that I had the good fortune of giving refuge ordination to over 10,000 brothers and sisters since.

Now, I appeal to all those to whom I had given refuge ordination, and to all the others who had received teachings from me in the last four years to do something for me.

I ask all of you to extend your love towards those who are undergoing tremendous pain, suffering, anguish and fear in the world.  I then ask you to please recite green Tara mantra.

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVA HA.

If you can, I ask each of you to recite the Tara mantra 500,000 times.  If this is too much, will each of you please say at least 300,000 times?

I thank you very much, and I shall always keep you all in my humble prayers.

 

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10 September 2002
Dear friends,
 
On behalf of Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin of the Tibetan Meditation Center, thank you to everyone who participated in the recitation and collection of Guru Rinpoche's 7-line prayer for the benefit of our spiritual leader, Khenchen Rinpoche Konchog Gyaltshen. Khen Rinpoche is doing better and the prayers were of benefit. In total we recited 155,145 prayers!
 
Now Khenpo la, at the request of Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche, asks all of Khen Rinpoche's students to recite the 4 line praise and and Tara mantra posted below for one month. Please count these recitations of the praise & mantra and send your accumulation to me by OCTOBER 10th.
 
*** For those who are also accumulating the 500,000 Tara mantras for Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche, the mantra count for this request can be counted towards that accumulation. HOWEVER, I am ONLY collecting the count for the 4-line Praise said over the next month. Please do not send me the 500,000 Tara mantra count for Gar Rinpoche. I am unsure who is organizing this.
 
Thank you kindly for your ongoing support and Dharma practice. May it be of great benefit to suffering beings.
 
K. Gephel
 
 
Praise: 
 
LHA-DANG LHA-MIN CHO-PAN GYI/ZHAB-KYI PE-MO LA-TU NAY/
The crowns of gods and demigods pay homage to your lotus feet,
 
PHONG-PA KUN-LAY DROL-DZAY MA/ DROL-MA YUM-LA CHAK-TSAL TO/
You who liberate from all unfavorable conditions, I praise and prostrate to Mother
Tara.
        
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVAHA
Repeat the mantra & praise as many times as possible.
 
(You can also chant White Tara mantra.)
 
Dedication:
GE-WA DI-DANG KHOR-DAY SAK-YO KYI/
By this virtue and the virtue accumulated
 
KHA-NYAM MA-GYEN DRO-WA YO-DO CHOK/
in samsara and Nirvana, and the innate nature, may all the
 
DUK-NGA RANG-DROL YE-SHE CHEN-PO LONG/
mother sentient beings countless as infinite space attain the form of Noble Tara,
 
GAK-DRUB DRAL-WAY PHAG-MAY KU-THOB SHOG/
free from rejection and acceptance, the state of great wisdom which is liberated from the five poisons.