Oct 10

French Language Kagyu Office Website Opens

A French-language verson of the website for His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa has been opened under the auspices of His Holiness Karmapas Office of Administration. Please visit us at: www.kagyuoffice-fr.org Le Site Officiel Français de Sa Sainteté le XVIIe Karmapa Orgyèn Trinley Dorjé, Chef spirituel et détenteur de la lignée Karma... read more →
Oct 09

Gyalwang Karmapa’s Closing Remarks

Conference on Environmental Protection His Holiness thanked everybody who had been involved in the conference, particularly Dekil Chungyalpa, without whom the conference would not have been possible, and congratulated the monasteries for participating in this second conference. He said how much he appreciated their efforts but the motivation was important. ... read more →
Oct 08

The Science of Climate Change and Practical Rainwater Harvesting

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 6 - October 8, 2009 - Dharamsala Dekil began with an account of climate change because of global warming, which has led to increased rainfall in some areas and drought in others,  glaciers in the Himalaya were shrinking, sea levels were rising, extreme weather... read more →
Oct 07

Questions, Discussion and Testing

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 5 - October 7, 2009 - Dharamsala Question and Answer Session Dekil Chungyalpa answered questions arising from Tuesday's sessions on wildlife protection. Some key points that emerged: The monastic community has a responsibility to lead and give advice on environmental issues. Protecting the environment... read more →
Oct 06

Gyalwang Karmapa on Protection of Wildlife and Waste Conservation

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 4 - October 6, 2009 - Dharamsala The morning began with a question and answer session.   Waste Management The main topic for the morning was waste management.  Dr Anjan Kumar Kalia (Him Renewable Energy Consultants) gave a clear and comprehensive presentation on waste... read more →
Oct 05

Forestry Conservation Preservation by World Wildlife Fund of India

Environmental Conference Day Three: Monday 5th October, 2009  Forest Conservation Sanjeep Pradhan, from World Wildlife Fund India, gave a lively presentation on forestry conservation. He began by explaining the importance of forests and plants and the critical role they play in supporting not just human life but a vast biodiversity... read more →
Oct 04

Gyalwang Karmapa Explains Scientific View of Cosmology

Environmental Conference Day Two: Sunday 4th October, 2009 The Morning Session Gyalwang Karmapa on the Universe, Ecology and Buddhism Many of the monastic representatives have not had the chance to study modern science so Gyalwang Karmapa began by giving a slide-show presentation of scientific cosmology in which he demonstrated the... read more →