Did you know that
for as little as 25 Euros you could greatly improve another person’s
future?
Since Nepal’s
devastating earthquakes of 2015, more than 200 young people have
taken ordination at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, and its branch
nunnery Nagi Gompa, both located in Kathmandu. Why the increase? For
a variety of reasons. In some cases, parents or a family’s main
provider was disabled or died in the quakes. With no relief in sight,
broken families were forced to live in makeshift tents and beg for
food in the streets. Surviving relatives brought orphaned children
for ordination.
Moreover, the
trauma of the sudden loss of homestead, livelihood, and, in some
cases, loved ones ─ all within 80 seconds of the ground’s
terrible upheaval ─ turned the minds of many local people away from
pointless mundane activities and toward a more spiritual
understanding of daily life. Disillusioned, even young children
expressed the wish to become monks or nuns and devote themselves to
more meaningful everyday pursuits. Hence, the monastery and nunnery
have strived to be that safe haven for those seeking refuge in these
difficult times.
Ka-Nying Shedrub
Ling Monastery and Nagi Gompa have always accepted boys and girls
from all backgrounds and provided them with a proper modern academic
education alongside the traditional training in Buddhist principles.
By Nepalese law, children living in religious establishments must
receive a secular education as per state curriculum. Accordingly, at
Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling and Nagi Gompa scholastic subjects, such as
math, history, science, Nepalese, Tibetan, and English are taught
daily. Students also receive training in the Buddhist scriptures and
ritual arts, with a special emphasis on the altruistic skills needed
to benefit others, such as ethics, compassion, and meditation to
cultivate composure.
Both the
monastery and nunnery are renowned for their wonderful care of 163
nuns and over 400 monks, providing them with good living quarters,
healthy meals, medical care, and regular exercise while maintaining a
high standard of education that starts with elementary school and
continues through university-level studies. Furthermore, four washing
machines were recently sponsored to ensure clean clothes and bedding.
For their very
existence, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling and Nagi Gompa rely solely on the
generosity of donors, both near and far, as well as those wishing to
sponsor the education of a young monk or nun. If you would like to
learn more about how such sponsorship works, I would welcome your
inquiry, if you contact me directly, or else just visit this website:
www.tashi-delek-de.
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