"I want to sing like birds sing, not worrying who listens or what they think."--Rumi"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come."--Chinese Proverb  INTRODUCTION On 19th February 2023 (the Dharma Protector Day before Losar) , I attended the final day of the Kagye Drubchen held at Tashi Jong Monastery… Continue reading SLASHING THE TORMAS OPEN WITH THUNDEROUS CLOUDS AND WAVES OF BLISS AND GREEN AND PINK PARROTS AT THE TASHI JONG ‘KAGYE’ DRUBCHEN 2023: ‘Eight Great Transmissions’ (Kagye), Drukpa Kagyu, the Khamtrul Rinpoches, the Togden Yogis, relic stupas and magnificent pink and green Himalayan parrots