On Wednesday October 19 Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma arrived in Los Angeles for a two week visit, hosted by Sakya Samten Ling.
During his stay Lama Jampa had a busy schedule. He continued to teach The Telescope of Wisdom, Karma Thinley Rinpoche’s commentary on Nagarjuna’s Friendly Letter, and bestowed the initiations of Chenrezik Mahamudra and Green Tara from the lineage of Atisha. Lama Jampa also gave a public talk where he gave a wonderful account of the life of Guru Rinpoche. Several people took refuge during this visit and the sangha were fortunate enough to share Lama Jampa’s birthday with him.
During the final days of the visit Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma visited Tepusquet, the retreat land recently purchased by the center in Central Coast. They were given a tour of the site of fifty acres of land in the Los Padres National Forest by sangha. Lama Jampa blessed the land and retreat cabin and lead a Green Tara puja and prayers to the Sakya Protectors. He was very happy with how developed the land and existing structures are.
On Wednesday November 2, Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma departed for Sakya Dolma Ling in Mexico City where he is continuing his teaching tour of North America.