More Prayers for Cathy

Please also continue making prayers for Tamara's sister Cathy, who is scheduled to have surgery Jan 4th.

Update on Paul

Great news: He is going to have surgery on his lung because the scan showed no further spread. Please keep making prayers for him.

My CT Scan Results

More evidence that the treatment is working: My most recent CT scan showed that the 4 small tumors in my abdomen were all smaller by half and that nothing new had appeared.

Prayers for Potential City Commercial Space for KMC CA to

Copied from an email:

As many of you are aware, we are in the process of trying to make Kadam Dharma more accessible to the people of Los Angeles. In light of this goal, we have been searching for a city commercial space that would be highly visible and located in a busy, thriving area.

 

After extensive searching, we have found a potential venue at 7950 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood (pictured below, outlined in red).

 

We are now in a critical stage of negotiations with the owners of this building, and pending our communications with them over the course of the next few days, it seems they will make their decision.

 

Please, with compassion, make strong prayers and dedications today and throughout the weekend for the most beneficial result.

 

Thank you for your support of this meaningful project.

 

With love,

Erica Schieferstein
Administrative Director

Update on Paul, Prayer Requests

In a development his doctors called "unusual," things are looking up for PaulA. I think we know why that is. The power of prayer!
Please keep them coming, especially tomorrow, the 29th, when we make long prayers to our Protector, Dorje Shugden.
Please dedicate not just for Paul, but also for others with cancer (for which my list is much too long but includes Cathy, Ken, Petra, and Ingrid), and everyone else who is suffering mentally as well as physically. Please don't forget to pray for those who are barely aware of their suffering, because they may be in the worst position of all.
Thank you.

Prayers for Tamara's Sister

Please pray for Tamara's sister Cathy, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and will be having surgery, hopefully next month.
Many of you know Tamara, who used to be near Seattle and now lives in paradise. She has worked very hard for the NKT in various capacities over the years and would appreciate your dedications in support of her sister.
Many thanks.

Inspiring Videos of Kadampa Buddhism in South Africa

Kadampa Buddhism is meant for everyone, as Gen-la Dekyong reminded us this year. She even suggested we check our minds to see if there isn't a thought that it as only for a certain kind of person - say, an alternative type - when Geshe-la's vision is "Everyone Welcome."

You can see how widely appealing it is by watching these lovely recent videos from South Africa on YouTube:
Where Can I Find You?
Buddhist Meditation Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

There used to be other videos there, but I can't find them; I also tried a Google search and checking Kadampa.org without success. I'd love to hear if you know of others.

You can see more about Kadampa Dharma in South Africa on their websites and Facebook pages:
Cape Town Tushita Center FB and Website
Johannesburg Vajrapani Center Website
Durban Mahasidda Center Website

By the way, if you're interested in this kind of news about Kadampa Buddhism, you can sign up for their occasional emails at Kadampa.org, near the bottom of the page, just above The Learning Zone section, where it has a space for you to enter your email address then click Subscribe.

It's also very inspiring to see the worldwide map of Kadampa Centers. May it be filled with more and more of those pins indicating Temples, KMCs, Centers, Retreat Centers, Schools, and someday maybe even hospices, retirement communities, and whatever else would be beneficial.