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Welcome & GoodbyeThe DGL Nunnery team is delightedto welcome Evan Zazula and DeborahGarrett. Evan and Deborah both live inNew York and are helping us to raisemoney for the Endowment Fund. Thisfund is very important for the future ofthe Nunnery, since nowadays monasticinstitutions are no longer funded by thenuns’ own families and the surroundingvillages.The interest from the corpus we raisewill be used for the nuns’ food, clothing,medical expenses, staff salaries and forthe maintenance of the buildings, therebygiving the nuns some basic security,enabling them to continue with theirstudies and practice.Therefore, we are so grateful that suchtalented people as Evan and Deborah havevolunteered to direct this project. Theybring with them a wealth of experience inbusiness and organisation, which will bevery useful in achieving our aims.I have known Evan for several years(see Evan’s article) and know him to be awarm hearted and intelligent man withdeep devotion to the Dharma.Deborah Garrett is also a verygood-hearted and sincere Dharmapractitioner. She was Executive Directorof the Shambhala Meditation Center ofNew York from 2002 to 2005. Today shedevotes her time to practice and volunteerwork. She is vice chair of the ShambhalaTrust and on the board of The MountainInstitute, an international organizationfocused on cultural preservation,economic development and environmentalconservation in the HimalayasTenzin Lhakpa has joined us to replaceYeshi Lhamo. She is another bright andhighly qualified young woman from TashiJong Monastery - which seems to have analmost unlimited supply of talent!!!We are very happy to have Lhakpawith us since the work of accountantrequires someone of integrity with aclear mind, and who is of course good atfigures.I first met Heather Conte at the airportin Adelaide, Australia, where she was partof a welcoming group. It was the last dayof her professional working life as she hadtaken early retirement and was looking for‘something Dharma related and useful’ tofill her time.Heather had previously spent 2 yearsworking in Delhi and so was already athome working in India. To our delightshe agreed to join us here at DGL to takeover from Jude as my assistant. Heatheroriginally trained as a nurse and has spentmost of her working life working in themedical field.Once more we are brought face toface with the Law of Change as two ofour treasured members of staff leave tocontinue their lives elsewhere.First we said farewell to our talentedaccountant/secretary Yeshi Lhamo whohas been with us for 3 years and wasvery competent in dealing with our quitecomplicated financial affairs. Yeshi is thedaughter of the master artist in Tashi Jongand she has now moved to New York tostay with her brother.Jude Avery worked at the Nunneryas my assistant for 2 years, dealing witharrangements of my tours and many othermatters. Since she is an artist by trainingshe was an invaluable help working withthe Nunnery Webmaster Brian Sebastianon our Website design and the GatsalNewsletters. Jude has moved on todevote the foreseeable future to spiritualdevelopment, in retreat and attendingteachings.We wish both of these lovely andtalented young women happiness andsuccess in their chosen paths.How to Support the Nuns at DGLJetsunma Tenzin Palmo and the nuns at Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery thank our supporters in a mostheartfelt manner. Your kindness helps our Nunnery to flourish and keep the Dharma alive. Sponsoringa nun costs the equivalent of US$365 a year.Cheques should be made payable to ‘Dongyu Gatsal Ling Trust’ and posted to:Dongyu Gatsal Ling NunneryVillage Lower Mutt, P.O. Padhiarkhar, Via TaragarhDistt. Kangra, H.P. 176081, IndiaAnyone wishing to make a donation to DGL Nunnery via Tenzin Palmo’s account in their own countryby Swift or Telegraphic Transfer, please email Eliz Dowling for details on eliz_palmo@hotmail.comFor further information or to contact Tenzin Palmo please email DGL on dgloffice@gatsal.orgDongyu Gatsal Ling Trust is registered in India as a charitable organization designated for the support ofDongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery and its activities.10 GATSAL ISSUE 23
Our TibetanStatue PainterPema TashiAfter they left Tibet my parents came to PhunstokLing Colony in Orissa. This is where I was born.I was sent to learn art from painters at MindrolingMonastery at Clementown in Orissa. I enjoyed learningto paint from the masters when the old temple there wasre-built. I found that this was something I could do, andenjoyed it very much. I then went to Bykaluppe to theNyingma Monastery, Namdroling to continue my studies.I have now been painting statues for 14 years. I like thismuch more than sketching or other types of painting as it iswonderful to see finished statues. I am a Buddhist and I liketo make the Buddhas look beautiful.I get the painting jobs by word of mouth. I have paintedin Rewalsar, Bir and Nepal and have been to many placeson the Tibet/Nepal border, painting statues in differentmonasteries.When I am asked to paint the statue, I find out exactlywhat is wanted and then work closely with the statue makersto make sure it is right.I hope I will be coming back to Dongyu Gatsal LingNunnery to paint the temple statues once the temple isnearer completion. I have enjoyed working for the nunnery,but I enjoy my work everywhere, because I am painting theBuddhas. In between statue painting jobs, I paint thankas.OCTOBER 2009 GATSAL 11
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