A
GREAT FIRE NEWS
 Dear
friends
This is another update on the activities
currently underway for the reconstruction
of what was destroyed by the fire
and for the new gompa.
While we wait for the insurance company
to finish
FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR THE
RECONSTRUCTION THE WHAT WAS DESTROYED
BY THE FIRE AND TO BUILD THE NEW GOMPA.
28 February – Rotary Club in
Foggia – 12th Peace Prize.
Geshe Tenzin Tenphel, resident
teacher at Istituto Lama  Tzong
Khapa, together with ILTK’s
President,
Ven. Raffaello Longo, received at
the Rotary Club in Foggia, the 12th
Peace Prize awarded to the Buddhist
community at ILTK and to all Tibetans.
The prize, a sculpture by Silvano
Pellegrini and a cash donation, in
the words of Raimondo Ursitti, the
club’s President, was awarded
because “it’s a token
of our admiration towards those who
respond to violence with non-violence,
to oppression with an invitation to
uphold peace and tolerance”.
In his speech, ghesce Tenphel stated:
“you are all aware of what problems
Tibet is facing and how important
it is to talk of peace. But talking
is not enough. First of all we must
bring peace within ourselves. We must
work on our minds, become aware of
our mistakes and face up to inner
change. I am happy to see all those
peace flags hanging from the balconies
of your houses but what sense can
it all have if there’s no peace
within the family that hangs them?
We thank the President of the Rotary
Club “U. Giordano” and
all those who attended such as the
representatives of the local Council
and Administration as well as those
schoolchildren who took part in the
writing contest on Peace.
18 March 2009 – 4pm-7pm
at the Istituto Italiano di Studi
Filosofici in Via Monte di Dio 14,
Napoli.
The Istituto Italiano di
Studi Filosofici and the Associazione
le TreGhinee/Nemesiache organised
a debate with the theme “The
Path of Dharma”.
Vincenzo Tallarico, a Junghian psychologist
and one of the founders of the Mindfulness
Project who for many years has lectured
and held seminars at the ILTK, announced
that he will devolve the income of
the next three meetings of his course
“Psychology and Buddhism”
towards the reconstruction of the
gompa. Thank you Vincenzo!
 On
March 24, 2009 the restaurant
“India” located in via
Gramsci 43/a Fiesole, hosted a fund-raising
dinner featuring the cuisine of Northern
India as well as a typical Tibetan
dish – the momo. All funds raised
have been devolved to the reconstruction
of the gompa.
Before the start of the dinner ILTK’s
President, Ven. Raffaello Longo, delivered
a short speech on the current situation
in Tibet and future projects at ILTK.
Furthermore our Tibetan doctor, Lobsang
Samten, will gave a brief introduction
on the basics of Tibetan Traditional
Medicine.
All 120 available seats were taken
and many more requests for reservations
regretfully had to be turned down.
We thank you
wholeheartedly for all you’ve
done so far and we renew our plea
for support.
c/c
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