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To Garchen Triptrül Rinpoche
We offer this Tara Thangka as a token
of our love for you, your teachings and the mandala you have
created known as the Southwest Buddhafield.
May Tara hold you in her arms always.
May she hold the
teachings and the Center near and dear.
In all lifetimes, may Tara rain a continuous stream of
blessings upon you and your disciples.
May Tara firmly establish the Southwest Buddhafield in
adamantine splendor.
May virtue increase and harmony within the Sangha blaze
forth.
May all who gaze upon her, be inspired to diligently
practice your teachings.
And may we all link arms, victory banners in hand, and
approach the stronghold of enlightenment together for the
benefit of all Beings.
Jacki Elder |
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To all of you in Garchen Rinpoche’s Mandala,
I have some miraculous news to share with you regarding the
Southwest Buddhafield Endowment/Trust Fund. It’s really
quite an amazing story. In November during the 2006
Vajrakilaya Drubchen, blessings rained down like a summer
monsoon. One of the blessings goes like this:
Christina Lundberg, a student of Garchen Rinpoches’,
proposed we commission a large thangka with White Tara
(Garchen Rinpoche) in the center surrounded by 1,000 Taras
(the sangha). For each person contributing $1,000 to the
Endowment Fund, he or she would choose which Tara they
wished to be on the thangka. I thought this a great idea, as
did everyone here at the Center, and Christina was asked to
write to the thangka painter she knows in Nepal to see if he
could do this. Upon contacting him, he reported he had a
thangka just like this already painted in his studio in
Katmandu and that it would have taken a year to a year and a
half to paint another one. Clearly this was our thangka!
Three sangha members immediately came forth to purchase the
thangka, and we were able to present it to Garchen Rinpoche
and the sangha on Losar morning. It now hangs in the Garchen
Institute Temple next to Lord Jigten Sumgon. The best
surprise is that not only is the thangka stunning, the White
Tara in the center looks just like Garchen Rinpoche! She has
a masculine torso, and her biceps look like she’s been
working out in the Bodhisattva gym. See for yourself, as
I’ve included a photo of her with this letter.
For anyone who would like to be a Tara, we would welcome
your help. There are four rainbow spheres filled with Taras
surrounding the large central Tara, and for anyone who would
like to be a “rainbow sphere Tara,” we’re asking for a
$5,000 donation. If every Tara on the thangka is sponsored,
we will reach our goal of raising 2 million dollars to seed
the Endowment Fund.
To contribute, checks can be made payable to the “Southwest
Buddhafield Endowment Fund” and sent to: Will Evans, 79 El
Diente Ct., Livermore, CO 80536, or to Jacki Elder, 5210 N.
Nina Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704.
Your donations are tax deductible.
Love to all of you,
Jacki Elder
Special Video Message from H.E. Garchen
Rinpoche for the Endowment
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Transcription of
H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's Message
Tara Practice for the Southwest
Buddhafield Endowment!
Current Accumulation: Coming
Soon
Associated Media:
Sadhana PDF |
Sadhana Tibetan MP3 |
Sadhana Tibetan MP3 |
Mantra MP3
We have set up a Tara mantra accumulation counter on our
website. Here's why!
In our recent meetings with Garchen Rinpoche about the
Endowment, Rinpoche emphasized Tara practice. Last summer we
asked Rinpoche if there was any practice that we could do to
help establish the Endowment, and Rinpoche's answer was
this: "Tara practice. Arya Tara will accomplish everything."
We met with Rinpoche during the Vajrakilaya drupchen this
November, and he again stressed the importance of Tara
practice. "If you rely on the practice of Arya Tara, the
conditions for accomplishing the Endowment will naturally
arise."
Based on Rinpoche's instructions, we have come to believe
that prayers and aspirations in support of the Endowment
Fund are just as important as financial donations.
For those of you who, like us, are not able to give a lot of
money, yet sincerely want to help, this is how! Please
dedicate some Tara practice, either the Green Tara root
mantra or the White Tara mantra, to the fulfillment of this
noble project. It will definitely help. May our prayers and
practice bring about the stability of the Garchen Institute,
and may our beloved Garchen Rinpoche and Traga Rinpoche
flourish! May beings centuries from now (ourselves,
possibly) benefit from this work!
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Text
Thank you!
Will, Jacki and Bill
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Buddha Statue Raffle
We have another glorious fundraiser happening for the
Southwest Buddhafield Endowment Fund. As usual, during the
November 2007 Vajrakilaya Drubchen, blessings fell like
monsoon rain. Serenne Smith gifted the most beautiful Buddha
Shakyamuni Statue to the Endowment Fund (please see picture.
Garchen Rinpoche blessed it immediately, and it has been on
the shrine for Rinpoche's teachings ever since including the
2008 Yamantaka Drubchen. This statue
is silver and gold metal and came from Nepal. Lama Abao has
filled and consecrated the statue putting in precious
substances--flowers from Lapchi, pearl, coral, turquoise,
etc.
We are raffling off the statue
and asking $10.00 for 1 ticket or 6 tickets for
$50.00.
If you would like to enter the
raffle for the statue, please contact Jacki Elder
at:
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We can accept cash or checks, with
checks made payable to:
Southwest Buddhafield Endowment Fund.
The winning raffle ticket will be
drawn during the 2008 Summer Teachings and the
statue will be delivered to the winner. Together,
with Buddha Shakyamuni's help, we will build the
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H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's Watch
Auction
Garchen Rinpoche has gifted his most precious
material possession to the Endowment Fund--his
watch. This gift came to us unsolicited and it is
Rinpoche's wish that money raised from the
auctioning of his watch go to the financial
establishment of the Southwest Buddhafield--the
Endowment Fund.
This watch was given to Rinpoche
by a European student and is an Omega Constellation watch of very
high quality. Rinpoche included the owner's manual
and it is thick! The watch is valued at $4,000.00
and we are silent auctioning the watch with bids
starting at $3,000.00. If you would like to place a
bid in on the watch, please contact Jacki Elder at
jacki.elder@southwestbuddhafield.org.
We will accept bids over the next 6 months, and the
watch will be delivered to the highest bidder.
So, if you would like to help the Endowment Fund and
have time on your side, please put in a bid!
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Photograph Fundraiser - Signed
Photo's Still Available!
Signed Photographs of His Eminence Garchen
Rinpoche To Benefit the Southwest Buddhafield Endowment Fund
A limited edition of 216 8 x 10 photographs
of Garchen Rinpoche, taken by sangha member, Zehra Conner,
are available for purchase to benefit the Southwest
Buddhafield Endowment Fund. Rinpoche had graciously agreed
to sign the photos during the upcoming Vajrakilaya Drupchen
in November.
A signed photograph of Rinpoche will be a
beautiful addition to any home or office, and will make
great Christmas gifts for your fellow sangha members.
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The signed 8 x 10 photos are available for
$50.00 each plus $5 for shipping and handling.
Please place your order via e-mail to
amy.conner922@gmail.com, and send your check to Amy Conner, 1141 North Saddlewood
Ranch Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85745. Please specify by number
the photographs you would like, as well as the quantity for
each photo you would like to order. Quantity is limited to
216 (108 x 2), so place your orders early to ensure
availability. Be sure to clearly note your name and address.
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha
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