Summer retreats at Lerab Ling

After a short pitstop in Holland, it was time for the anual Lerab Ling summer retreats again, and needles to say there is a lot of work in relation to them. Here the writing team members, who put together the notes for Rinpoche's teaching, are sitting in the front of the temple, prepared for anything Rinpoche might ask for.

Then according to tradition, at the end of the retreat we are treated with some entertainment and thank you speeches and songs. This year some creative Rigpa youth members composed a jazz song to thank Sogyal Rinpoche for his teachings on meditation. ( See the Rigpa youth blog for a short video of the song)

But there are breaks as well, and the breaks where used by some for for a litle bit of physical activity.


My job involved as usual, along wiht many other things, supplying the visiting monks and lama's with tibetan books.


Then during a slightly more advanced retreat, we had the great fortune of having the great learned and accomplished master Orgyan Tobgyal Rinpoche expound on the topics of the profound and vast Vajrayana, with no less then Sogyal Rinpoche himself translating, being assisted by Gyurme and Marcia. [thnx to Boon for the picture]


Finally Ringu Tulku Rinpoche came for a short visit, mainly to pay respect to the recently deceased Khandro Tsering Chodron We went on a litle outing together with Mayumla, Sogyal Rinpoche's mother.