Tue, 13 Jul 2010
New Class Went Well
Lama Phurbu Tashi taught the first class of his Introduction to Meditation Monday night. By my lights it was a big success. About fifteen people showed up, most of them new, and a good mix of ages. I don't know the reason for the sudden success, although I think having a good location for the class halped. Lama read directly from what had written on meditation. That didn't come off so well, as he buried his head in the printout and read in a monotone. But there were enough asides and his talk was well received. During the question and answer after the class, he filled in a little about his past. He said that the monks from Gangkar monastery came to his family when he was 13 years old and announced he was the reincarnation of one of their monks. His family first resisted him going to Gangkar monastery, because they were Sakya and Gangkar monastery is Kagyu. But they relented. Lama enjoyed being at the monstery and found that the study and practices came easy to him.
