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BöN CHI LDREN’ SHOME 6. Thanky ou!Ne wWas hi ngMac hi ne s 7. Te nz i nRe t ur nst oBCH ast heNe wNur s e 8. Ce l e br at i ngTe ac he r ’ sDay 9. Spons or i ngaChi l datt heBCH 1 0.Hi ghe rEduc at i on
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t het eac hi ngsofT onpaShenr abMi wo,whowasbor ni nac ompl et el y pur eands pi r i t ual l andnamedOl moLungRi ng.Bey ondt hei mpur e nat ur eoft hi sex i s t i ngwor l d,Ol moLungRi ngi st hebi r t hpl ac eofal l t heenl i ght enedones .I ti saper f ec t edr eal m wher epeac eand t r uej oyl as tf or ev er ,andi ti sf r eef r om anydangerofdes t r uc t i onby anyoft heel ement sofnat ur e. Thel andofOl moLungRi ngl i eswes tofMountKai l as h( i n nor t hwes t er nTi bet ) ,andi si nt hes hapeofanei ght pet al edl ot us di v i dedi nt of ourpar t s .I t ss k yi sl i k eanei ght s pok edwheel .Ol mo LungRi ngi sf i l l edwi t hbeaut i f ul gar dens ,s t upas ,par k s ,ands nowc ov er edmount ai ns .Yungdr ungGut s ek ,apy r ami ds hapedmount ai n wi t hni neYungdr ungsas c endi ngl i k eas t ai r c as et ot het op,i si nt he c ent erofOl muLungRi ng.Thes eni neYungdr ungss y mbol i z et he ni neway sofBön.Oneac hs t epoft hemount ai nar et empl esof bot hmal eandf emal edei t i es ,andbeaut i f ul s t upast hat s y mbol i z et hemi ndofenl i ght enment . Fourr i v er sf l owf r om Yungdr ungGut s ek .Fr om t heeas t ,t hes now l i oni st hes our c eoft her i v erNar az at o;f r om t henor t h,t hehor s ei s t hes our c eoft her i v erPak s hi ;f r om t hewes t ,t hepeac oc ki st he s our c eoft her i v erGy i m Shan;andf r om t hes out h,t he el ephanti st hes our c eoft her i v erSi ndhu. Somes c hol ar si dent i f yMountKai l as hasOl moLungRi ng.The f ol l ower sofBöndonotagr ee,bec aus ewhi l eMountKai l as hi saphy s i c al pl ac ei nt hi swor l d,Ol moLung Ri ngi sbey ondt hi swor l d.I nor dert or eac hOl moLungRi ng,onemus tpr ac t i c e, bec omepur i f i edofal l negat i v i t i es ,andac hi ev eenl i ght enment .
THE HI DDEN TREASURES OFBöN I nt h es e v e n t ha n de i g h t hc e n t u r i e sAD, ma n yBö nt e x t sa n ds p i r i t u a l p l a c e swe r ed a ma g e do rd e s t r o y e d .Bo nma s t e r s ( Bö nSh e nRi g z i n )h a dg r e a t c o n c e r nf o rt h eBö nt e a c h i n g s .Th e yh i dma n yo f t h eBö nt e x t si no r d e rt op r e s e r v et h e m.Th e y e n t r u s t e dt h e s et e x t swi t hp r a y e r s , i n v o k i n gp r o mi s e sf r o mp a r t i c u l a rp r o t e c t o r st h a t t h et e x t swo u l db ep r o t e c t e du n t i l t h et i mewa sr i g h t f o rt h e mt ob er e d i s c o v e r e d . Th e s et e x t sa r er e f e r r e dt oa s“ h i d d e nt r e a s u r e s ”( Bö nt e r ) .Ma n yo f t h e s et e x t s we r er e d i s c o v e r e di nt h ee l e v e n t hc e n t u r y .
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BöN W I SDOM DI SCOVERYGAME Ye r uBönCe nt e r ’ sMi s s i onhasal waysbe e nt ohe l ppr omot eYungdr ungBön, Ti be t ’ sol de s ts pi r i t ualt r adi t i on.Tohe l ps t ude nt sl e ar nandr e t ai nt he i r knowl e dgeofBön’ sr i c ht r adi t i ons ,as ophi s t i c at e ds e tofphi l os ophyand t e ac hi ngs .The s et e ac hi ngsandpr ac t i c e she l pt oc ul t i vat et hehe ar t mi ndof c ompas s i on,he al i ng,f or gi ve ne s s ,c l ar i t y,br i ngpe ac ei nt oyourl i f e ,andul t i mat e l y l e adt oe nl i ght e nme nt . Whe nweme e tt ot al kabouthow wec ani mpr oveourc our s e s ,t e ac hi ngsandr e t r e at s ,wet r yt o c r e at ef unwayst ol e ar nandt os har e . So,wet houghti twoul dbef unt opl ayt heBönW i sdom Di scoveryGame.Wehopet hi sgamehe l ps pr ac t i t i one r ss t ayi nvol ve dandt hati tbr i ngsl e ar ni ng,c ont e mpl at i onandf un.
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NEW WASHI NG MACHI NESFOR BönChi l dr en’ sHome Ac al l f orhel pwass entoutt hebegi nni ngofs ummerf ornewwas hi ngmac hi nesf ort he c hi l dr enatt heBönChi l dr en’ sHome. Asgr at i t ude,gr eat f ul l nes sandl ov ec amei n. Asar es ul t ,t heBCHnowhast hr eenewwas hi ngmac hi nesandenoughs uppl i est ol as tawhi l e. DearYer u, Tas hi Del ek !her eIam gl adt oi nf or my ou al l t hat ,wehav eboughtt hr eenew was hi ngmac hi nesf orourc hi l dr enf r om t hemoneywhi c hy ouhadt r ans f er r edt o ourac c ount . Sot ak i ngt hi soper t uni t yonbehal foft he BCHf ami l y ,woul dl i k et oex pr es smy hear t f el tgr at i t udeandt hank f ul t oy ouandal l t hepeopl ewhohasdonat edmoneyt o buynewwas hi ngmac hi nes .
Thi swi l l r eal l yhel pourt woAy a( MaMa) t owac hc l ot hmor eeas i l yandl es s phy s i c al ef f or t . Al l ofy ourl ov eands uppor tt owar ds BCHwi l l al way sr emai ni nour c hi l dr en’ spr ay erandhear t . Onc eagai nt hanky oual l f orev er y t hi ng y oual l hav edonef orBCH Wi t hRegar ds , Phunt s okDhar gy al , Sec r et ar y Bonc hi l dr en’ sHome,Dol anj i
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I twasanhonorf ort heBCH t ohav e Te nz i nc ompl e t ehe rnur s i ngde gr e eand t or e t ur nbac kt ot heBCH,he rs e c ond homet ohe l pmanaget heme di c al ne e dsoft hec hi l dr e natt heBCH. “ Wer e al l yappr e c i at ehe rt houghtandde c i s i ont ogi v ebac kt ohe rs e c ondhomewi t hs uc ha wonde r f ulge s t ur e . ”
Thanky out oal loft hes pons or sf orTe nz i nWangmoass hegr e wupatBCH andt hanky ou t oal loft hes pons or swhoc ont r i but e dt ot heFur t he rEduc at i onFundal l owi ngnotonl y Te nz i nWangmo,butot he rs t ude nt st oc ont i nuet he i re duc at i on,e ar nade gr e e .The r ear e s e v e r als t ude nt swhor e t ur nt oBCH wi t hde gr e e sasapar tofgi v i ngbac kande nc our angi ng t hes t ude nt satBCH t oc ont i nuet he i rs t udi e s .Manys t ude nt swhoar ef or t unat e e nought obeabl et oc ont i nuet he i re duc at i onar et hr i v i ngandar ehappy . Thanky ou, BönChi l dr e n’ sHome .
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THEBONCHI LDREN’ SHOME Asmo s t o f y o uk n o w, L a t r i Ny i maDa k p aRi n p o c h ei st h ef o u n d e ra n dPr e s i d e n t o f t h e Bö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mei nDo l a n j i , I n d i a , l o c a t e da d j a c e n t t os Me n r i Mo n a s t e r y .Th eBö n Ch i l d r e n ’ sh o mewa se s t a b l i s h e di n1 9 8 8 , t oa l l o wc h i l d r e nf r o mBö nc o mmu n i t i e si n Si k k i m, T i b e t , Ne p a l a n dI n d i at or e c e i v eag o o de d u c a t i o na n dq u a l i t yo f l i f e , i na n e n v i r o n me n t wh e r et h ec h i l d r e nc a nd e v e l o pat r u eu n d e r s t a n d i n go f t h e i rBö nt r a d i t i o n s a n dr e l i g i o n . Mo s t o f t h ec h i l d r e nc o mef r o mp o o ra g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s , wh e r et h e r ei sn o s c h o o l a n do n l yal i mi t e df u t u r ea v a i l a b l e . Si n c e1 9 8 8 , BCHh a sg r o wnf r o m4 5c h i l d r e nt on o wa p p r o x i ma t e l y2 5 0c h i l d r e na n d s t i l l g r o wi n g .Ov e r3 0c h i l d r e nh a v ec o mp l e t e dt h e i re d u c a t i o na t BCHa n dg o n eo nt o h i g h e re d u c a t i o no rv o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g . Ri n p o c h es a y s“ ma n ys t u d e n t swh o g r a d u a t e df r o mBCHc o n t i n u et oc o meb a c kwi t ht h e i rf a mi l i e sa n dc h i l d r e nf o rBCH c e r e mo n i e sa n de v e n t s .Th i si sat e s t i mo n yt ot h es t r o n gb o n d ss t u d e n t sd e v e l o pwi t h Ri n p o c h ea n dt h eBCHs t a f f . ”Th eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo me , a sy o uc a ni ma g i n e , c o me s wi t hal o t o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .St a f f i n g , c l o t h i n g , me a l s , d o r mi t o r i e s , h e a l t h ywa t e rs u p p l i e s , me d i c a l c a r ea n dmo r es e r i o u sc o n c e r n s .Fo r2 8y e a r st h eBCH’ sma n ys p o n s o r s h a v eb e e ng e n e r o u swi t ht h e i rc o n t r i b u t i o n sa n dd o n a t i o n s .Wi t ht h e i rh e l p , t h eBCHh a s b e e na b l et ob u i l dd o r mi t o r i e sa n dawa t e rc o l l e c t i o ns y s t e m, p r o v i d eh o t wa t e ri nt h e d o r mi t o r i e s , a n dme d i c a l s t a f f t oh e l pt h ec h i l d r e ns t a yh e a l t h y . Bu t t h en e e d so f t h ec h i l d r e na n df a c i l i t yi sn e v e re n d i n g .Th eBCHs u r v i v e so n d o n a t i o n sa n ds p o n s o r s h i p sa n dwec o n t i n u et oa s ky o ut ok e e pt h ec h i l d r e na t t h e Bö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mei ny o u rh e a r t .Y o u rc o n t r i b u t i o n sa r eab l e s s i n gt on o t o n l yt h e c h i l d r e n , b u t t oy o u .
SPONSORACHILDATTHEBONCHILDREN’SHOME Th emi s s i o no f t h eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mei st op r o v i d ea c c o mmo d a t i o n s , a n de d u c a t i o nf o rc h i l d r e ni nn e e da n dt op r e s e r v et h e T i b e t a nBö nCu l t u r ea n dt r a d i t i o n .Ma n yo f t h ec h i l d r e na r eo r p h a n so rc h i l d r e nwh o s ef a mi l i e sc a n n o t t a k ec a r eo f t h e m. Th eb o y sa n dg i r l sa r eb r o u g h t t ot h eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mewi t ht h eh o p et h a t ab e t t e rf u t u r ec a nb ep r o v i d e df o rt h e m. Th eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mea c c e p t sa l l c h i l d r e nwh oc o met ot h e i rf a c i l i t y .Th e yp r o v i d et h ec h i l d r e nas a f ee n v i r o n me n t , me a l s , d o r mi t o r i e s , c l o t h i n ga n dt h eb e s t p o s s i b l ee d u c a t i o na n de n c o u r a g e dt oc o n t i n u et h e i re d u c a t i o nt oau n i v e r s i t yl e v e l . e d u c a t i o n .Th e ya r et a u g h t t h ec u l t u r ea n dt r a d i t i o no f Bö na n dt h e ye n c o u r a g et h ec h i l d r e nt oc o n t i n u et h e i re d u c a t i o n f o rab r i g h t e rf u t u r e . I no r d e rt op r o v i d ef o rt h e s ea ma z i n gc h i l d r e n , t h eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mer e l y so ns p o n s o r s h i p sf o re a c ho f t h ec h i l d r e n . Bys p o n s o r i n gac h i l d , t h i sh e l p sp r o v i d ef o rt h e i rp e r s o n a l n e e d s , me a l s , u n i f o r ms , b a s i cme d i c a l a t t e n t i o na n dmo r e . Th ec o s t t os p o n s o rac h i l di s$ 4 5 0 . 0 0a n n u a l l y .Pa i da n n u a l l yo r$ 3 7 . 5 0p e rmo n t h . On c ey o uh a v es p o n s o r e dac h i l d , y o uwi l l r e c e i v ei n f o ma t i o no nt h ec h i l dy o ua r es p o n s o r i n g .Y o uwi l l b ea b l et o wr i t et oy o u rs p o n s o r e dc h i l da n dt h e ywi l l s e n dy o uc o r r e s p o n d e n c ea swe l l .Y o ur e c e i v eq u a r t e r l yn e ws l e t t e r swi t h i n f o r ma t i o nr e g a r d i n gt h ea c t i v i t i e so f t h eBö nCh i l d r e n ’ sHo mes u c ha se x a ms , a c a d e mi cd e c a t h a l o n sa n dmo r e . SPONSORACHI LD:cl i ckon:
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