I am blessed by waves of inspiration every time thoughts of Rasha fill my mind.
See NY Times article about Rasha’s life. There was also a piece on WNYC yesterday morning about her. When I can find the stream, I’ll post a link.
In loving memory,
Alison

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This celebration and tribute will be an all-day event at multiple locations. Please join us in saluting our beloved Rasha.
Date: Saturday, August 16th from 11 am onward
Saturday’s Schedule:
11 am: Catholic Funeral Mass at St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Location: 862 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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We will miss you forever Rasha. I love you!
-Alison

Rasha Shamoon, 1976–2008
At about one a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, Rasha Shamoon, 31, received what would be fatal injuries when she was struck by an SUV while riding her bicycle home to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. When the paramedics arrived, she was not breathing. They revived her and […]

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First of all, happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama (and to my Grandpa!!).
We wish long life to the both of you. 
One week ago, Aaron and I threw our first screening and potluck party. 

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This morning, we received an email from our good friend and Pema Ts’al School graduate, Tenzin Sonam. He is now in Manali and tomorrow will set out for his homeplace of Ladakh to lead treks through the Himalaya.

While we were in India with Tenzin last year, he mentioned his dream of starting his own […]

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The little monk that we sponsor, Tsewang Gyurmay, has written us a letter (see him marked as “ME” with the whole Pema Ts’al group above)! Upon entering his new home at the Pema Ts’al Sakya Monastic Institute in February, he was given a new monastic name, Jampa Rabgey.
It appears that he has settled in […]

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In April of 2007, we interviewed the Venerable Bagdro, a Tibetan monk living in exile in northern India. When he was a young man he was imprisoned for protesting in Lhasa. In prison he was mercilessly beaten and tortured. When he was finally released he escaped over the Himalayas into India. […]

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Today marks the first day of Tibetan New Year (Losar). We had the good fortune to spend it with Lama Pema and other Dharma students at the Palden Sakya New York Center. In Lama-la’s beautiful shrine room adorned with fabulous thangka paintings and an elaborate altar in honor of Buddha Shakyamuni (ya know, […]

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Just yesterday, I received a “Call for Knitters” email in my inbox. I had been waiting for a cool opportunity like this. Another way to use creativity for a good cause… Since I am new to knitting, this will be my first charitable knit/purl experience. Maybe you’re interested? Do […]

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I’m in full photo filing mode. Phew! Tagging, sorting, classifying, rating sure becomes exhausting. I’m thankful to be nearing the end of this seemingly interminable task! Currently viewing a collection of photos from Shigatse, Tibet and found two goodies.

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