Dalai Lama

Upcoming Fulbright Artist Talk at DNKL Tibetan Buddhist Center

I am honored to give a Fulbright Artist Talk soon at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, Sunday, Feb. 1st, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm in Redding, CT. ... Read More

Thoughts on the Eve of Kalachakra in Ladakh 2014

July 2, 2014 Kalachakra will take place in Ladakh, India, near the city of Leh starting tomorrow July 3 - July 14. I wish I could be there this year, but alas, I will be here at home in the U.S. And on this, the eve of the event, I'm thinking ... Read More

Backwards in Time for the Sake of Mandalas

 Yamantaka Sand Mandala, Namgyal Monastery, India. © 2010, Eva Lee. I've gone about it all backwards. Backwards in time, in pursuit of mandalas. It all started when I heard that a sand mandala was going to be made at Read More

A Chosen Place: Tayul Monastery

September 14th     Lahaul adventure continues... Tayul Monastery, Lahaul, India Today was Shashur and Tayul Monasteries. Both are not far from Keylong, just several kilometers away. Read More

Poekar Monastery Surprises

Sept. 13, 2013     Lahaul adventure continues... Today was spent ... Read More

Hot Yogis of Kardang Monastery

Sept. 11, 2013     Lahaul visit begins... Yesterday, J and I came to Read More

Thoughts on Craving, Desire, and Addiction in Dharamsala

I just spent the past week attending Mind & Life Conference which was held with the Dalai Lama at his residence here in ... Read More

But Wait, a Bit about Mandalas

Okay, I know I promised to post Part Two of Tabo Monastery next, but as I've been writing, I've found it ... Read More

Tabo Monastery: Himalayan Setting and Meditation Caves

Sept 6th, Tabo Village, the Spiti adventure continues... Tabo Village, where Tabo Monastery is nestled in Spiti Valley unlike other Buddhist monasteries that were built as fortress-like compounds on hilltops Well, here we are in Tabo! The ... Read More

Dharamsala Return, Monsoon Mist, and Midst

His Holiness the Dalai Lama giving teachings at Namgyal Monastery. Photo by Abhishek Madhukar I loved ... Read More