Annual Drukpa Council ( A D C )

16 April 2009

Reporting from the newsroom of the First ADC (managed by DPPL)

Prior to sharing with our online readers the account of the final day of the First ADC, we would like to take a minute to thank His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa and Kyabje Khamtrul Rinpoche. As many of you know ADC is the brainchild of His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa.  With His extraordinary blessing, which transforms the most daunting of tasks into reality, with the guidance of Kyabje Khamtrul Rinpoche, who has diligently trained so many volunteers and with the diverse talent of volunteers around the world, we may, with confidence, declare the First ADC a success! There are so many people to thank.  Each volunteer is not a standalone island, but has been supported and encouraged by family, friends and Sangha members. To that extent, we have millions of volunteers around the world.  And to all the millions of volunteers worldwide … thank you!

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Reporting from the newsroom of the First ADC (managed by DPPL) 

Today started off with two simultaneous programs. Kyabje Gyeltshen Tulku Rinpoche taught “The Art of Mandala” while over 100 ADC participants transformed the concept of “Live to Love” into action. Kyabje Gyeltshen Tulku Rinpoche eloquently lectured on the meaning, vastness, importance and beauty of the Mandala.

Monday, 13 April 2009 

Lessons in magical thinking and love marked the fifth and sixth day of the Annual Drukpa Council (ADC). On the fifth day of ADC, the participants received a thorough teaching on the founding of the Drukpa Linage. A representative of His Holiness the 70th Je Khenpo from the Kingdom of Bhutan, Yangben Lobpon, delivered a teaching on the Drukpa Lineage and its holders in Bhutan, followed by Kyabje Satrul Rinpoche’s teaching on "The Drukpa Lineage and its holders in Eastern Tibet", and further followed by Kyabje Sey Rinpoche’s teaching on "The Drukpa Lineage and its holders in Ladakh, Zanskar, Lahaul, Kinnaur and other parts of the Himalayas". On the sixth day, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo took center stage and taught us the practice of Lojong.