No 1. Spring 2006
Tibet Nepal Zimbabwe South Africa
Thank you to the family and friends of
who died last year. You honoured their memory by making donations to Rokpa and we really appreciate it.
Thank you to Jayne England for consistently passing on those medicines which are so useful in Tibet, at the western free clinic in Yushu.
If anyone else ever has spare in date medicines such as
please send or bring them to Rokpa UK.
London is beginning the process of forming their own Rokpa branch to fundraise for overseas projects. For those of you who would like to get involved you can contact:
Amy Mordan, c/o Samye Dzong London, Carlisle Lane, SE1 7LG
email amy.mordan@googlemail.com
This search engine gives 50% of its revenue to charity. Every time you use it, it can generate funds for Rokpa, without you spending anything. Tell your friends.
Here are some comments made by Rokpa President Akong Rinpoche when he visited schools last year.
If you have a good education no-one can steal it. It is in your mind and safe from thieves. You can’t be good at everything but to be good at one thing is very useful.
The whole world’s duty is to protect the environment, to clean it up. Don’t leave garbage lying around, there is a place for it.
Your own language and dialect is very important, so protect your own culture.
To student teachers in Tibet he said: “If you have a good heart, whatever you teach, students will learn, but if you have a bad heart whatever you teach, they will not learn.
Some parents may make mistakes but no matter what, you must obey your parents. The most important is; your own behaviour should be loving-kindness and compassion. You must always think of helping others. Don’t do harm to others. Don’t learn bad habits. Don’t forget to help others.
Festival at Rheged in Cumbria: Buddhist Himalaya, Autumn Half Term: Saturday 20th to Wednesday 24th October 2007.
See this website for more details, nearer the time.
Please give us your support so our work can continue.
ROKPA UK Overseas Projects
Kagyu Samye Ling, Eskdalemuir, Langholm, Dumfriesshire DG13 0QL
Telephone: 013873 73232 Ext: 230
Fax: 013873 73223
email: charity@RokpaUK.org
ROKPA Trust Reg. Charity No: 1059293
