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32 Tibetan Monks Make Special Visit to Tubac Th ere have been many fi rsts in the long and storied history of Tubac. However, few are as unusual as the recent sight of two red-robed Tibetan monks walking slowly along its streets, meeting and greeting residents and visitors alike. Khenpo Kunga Tenzin and Lama Tersing Dorje visited Tubac in late November. Khenpo Kunga Tenzin is the Abbot, and Lama Tersing Dorje is the head teacher, at the famous Lo Monthang monastery in the province of Mustang, Nepal. Indra Bista accompanied the monks while visiting his sister, current Tubac resident and manager at the Graham Bell Gallery, Pema Bista. Th e Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center has a strong connection with the monastery through its ongoing fi nancial support of the monastery school and construction of a medical clinic for the community at large. Khenpo and Lama had a great desire to meet and thank the members of the TBMC. Th ey stayed at the Center at 14 Placita de Anza and attended the regular Sunday meditation service, during which Khenpo gave a special teaching. Afterwards, Khenpo and Lama gave a white khatah (ceremonial scarf ) to everyone in the audience and presented the Center with a beautiful embroidered Tibetan wall hanging. Th e monks were actively involved in the community as well. Th ey had dinner at the homes of several local residents, including Virginia Hall, Ginger Applegarth and Alan Delman, Karen and Al Topping, and Charlotte and Tom Bell. Local shoppers at Tubac Old World Imports, Tubac Country (Nizhoni is Navajo for Beautiful) Inn and Peter Chope Gallery were both fascinated and respectful as Khenpo and Lama blessed the businesses at their owners’ requests. Although this was the monks’ fi rst visit to the United States, they quickly adapted to a new culture and surroundings. A TBMC Board member arranged for Khenpo and Lama to visit San Xavier del Bac because it has a special connection with their own monastery. Lo Monthang Monastery’s extraordinary 15th-century frescoes were dangerously close to collapse. PBS’ NOVA program documented its restoration by a team of international experts. Th is same team has restored San Xavier’s interior. San Xavier del Bac’s pastor, Father Stephen Bamufsky, gave Khenpo and Lama a special tour. Th e monks were moved by the experience, and also were very amused by the startled reaction of mission visitors who never expected to see two Tibetan monks and a Catholic priest engrossed in conversation inside the church. Th e Lo Monthang monks’ visit marked the fi rst of two special visits to the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center by Tibetan Buddhist teachers. In December, Th e Center also welcomed Phagyab Rinpoche, an extraordinary lama who was imprisoned and severely tortured in Chinese-occupied Tibet because of his Buddhist teachings. He escaped and came to the United States in 2003. Phagyab Rinpoche has worked tirelessly to spread his message of compassion to groups ranging from maximum-security prisoners to corporate leaders. While participating in a four-day AWARD WINNING WEAVERS work with Steve Getzwiller www.navajorug.com 520-455-5020 Sonoita, AZ retreat at Tubac’s Pocket Sanctuary, Phagyab Rinpoche took time to spend an evening with Center members. His extraordinary forgiveness and compassion for his capturers and torturers is an inspiration for all. Th e Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center has events planned for 2009. Th e Center is open for silent meditation from 5:30 PM-6:15 PM on Tuesdays and Fridays. On Sunday mornings, the schedule includes chanting and silent meditation from 7:45 AM-8:40 AM, followed by silent meditation and group reading and discussion from 8:45 AM-10 AM. Th e Center’s current theme for the Sunday study group is the convergence of Buddhism and Western science. A Tibetan prophecy from the 8th century states, “When the iron bird fl ies, and horses ride on wheels, Buddhism will come to the West.” 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s fi rst use of the telescope. Th e Dalai Lama credits using a small telescope in the Potola Palace for his introduction to Western science. Th erefore, the study group’s fi rst book is Th e Universe in a Single Atom, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Left to Right: Khenpo Kunga Tenzin, Virginia Hall, and Lama Tersing Dorje. Photo by Zack Gallardo “after shopping throughout the Southwest, I found the selection and pricing at La Paloma to be the best of the shops I have visited” ~ about.com Due to interest generated by its meditation retreats and classes (last year’s one-day meditation retreat at Rex Ranch was attended by more than 40 people), there are plans to off er similar programs in 2009. Th e Center has also scheduled its Second Annual “Unattachment” Yard Sale for Saturday, April 25th. Th e mission of the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center is to provide a place for Buddhist meditation, practice and study. Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike are welcome. For more information about TBMC, log on to www.Tubacmeditation.org or call 398-1108. THE LARGEST AND BEST COLLECTION OF LATIN AMERICAN FOLK ART IN ARIZONA
...continued from page 7 33 Field School and Recording Sessions coorganizing and directing projects with Mexico’s Instituto National de Antropologia y Historia. The public is welcome to attend Kolber’s program to be held at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in Old Town Tubac as well as the potluck preceding it beginning at 5pm free of charge. Donations are appreciated. For more information about the Tubac/SCC AAS Chapter and its activities, call Nancy Valentine at 520-245- 9222 or inquire via e-mail at tubacval@msn. com. Thurs, Feb 12th - Music “Cheap Dates” at Cafe Presidio. Fri, Feb 13th - Paradisa! A piano, cello and fl ute trio at 7:30 pm at the Tubac Center of the Arts. For tickets ($20) call TCA 520-398- 2371. Sat, Feb 14th - Open House at Sunset Ranch, celebrating Crista’s Totally Fit’s 5th Anniversary, from 10 to 2pm. Call 398-9940 for more info. The LIFE NET Helicopter Base at the ranch will also participate in the Open House with base tour and sitting in the helicopter. Sat, Feb 14th - 6th Annual Writers’ Round- Up ‘09 at Cady Hall, 342 Duquesne Ave in Patagonia from 10am to 3pm. Twenty-fi ve of the area’s fi nest writers will be present to meet readers and sign copies of their books. Readings will start at 11am and continue each hour until 3pm. Proceeds of the event benefi t the Patagonia Library. � � �� The present list of authors committed for the event includes Betty Barr, Elizabeth Bernays, J. Carson Black, JPS Brown, Philip Caputo, Laura Chester, Steven Cox, Carolyn O/Bagy Davis, Jane Eppinga, Jim Griffi th, Elizabeth Gunn, Roseann and Jonathan Hanson, Bill Holm, Juanita Havill, Susan Lowell, Marci Martin, Patricia Preciado Martin, Susan Cummins Miller, Tom Miller, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, Stephen Strom, Betsy Thornton, and Nancy Turner. For further information and times of the readings, please call the Library at 520- 394-2010 or check its website at www. patagoniapubliclibrary.org. Sun, Feb 15th - “Nature’s Little Jewels— Jean Ranstrom’s Impressions” The small and large of pastel and oil painter Jean Ranstrom’s view of nature will be featured during a meet-the-artist reception from 1- 4pm. Aldea de Artisticas—Working Artists’ Village in Old Town Tubac. Historic Lowe House, 14 Calle Iglesia, Old Town Tubac. 520-245-9222. Sun, Feb 15th - Tumacookery Expansion Party from 2 to 6pm. Celebrating our new Test Kitchen. Sun, Feb 15th - Your Camera - Translating Emotions into Images at Illuminations Gallery, 10 Tubac Rd. $35. 398-8028. From 4 to 5:30pm. Mon, Feb 16th - Cribbage in Tubac at Café Presidio from 9:30 to 11am. First and third Mondays of the month, bring a board or come to learn how to play. Questions 398- 1851. continued on page 35... �� 7 Camino Otero 1 (800) 255-2306 Wearable art & quilted jackets Specializing in Southwestern, Traditional & Antique quilts of investment quality. Visit our Quilt Gallery. TUBAC, AZ COMING SOON 19 Tubac Road
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