New Member for Tibetan Buddhist India Tour Team

Lama Buga, Lisa Tully, Lama Kalden

The team that hosts our Dalai Lama tours in India’s Himalayan foothills has a new member.  Originally these tours were led by just Lisa Tully and Lama Buga.  Lisa – after quitting her job in the corporate world – founded these tours and her reasons were two fold.  The first being that after spending time in Dharamsala, India where she witnessed first hand the plight of the Tibetan refugee community based there, a desire to help them grew within her fast and strong.  Secondly, the impact this sacred place and heartfelt people had on her personally was so magical that she wanted to share the experience with as many people as possible from what Lisa calls “the spiritually starved West.”

Lama Buga has been a Tibetan monk since he was six years old.  Having lived in both Delhi and Dharamsala for many years, and being a dear friend of Lisa’s, he was the natural choice to help her host her Tibetan Buddhist meditation tours.  His insider knowledge and local contacts both within and outside the local monastery ensure that the people who come on these tours get into the local ancient culture immediately.

Over time Lisa began to study all the monks she knew to see if any of them had something unique to bring to the tour offering, and that was when she decided to approach Lama Kalden for his kind assistance.  Not only does Lama Kalden have a very good command of the English language, he also has  a sense of humour to beat the band. As a result he has proven to be an entertaining host who can communicate about the local customs and ways that has participants laughing just like the Buddha himself.  Kalden also has been a monk for many years and comes all the way up from his monastery in South India to help ensure that participants have a memorable experience in India.

Anyone who is seeking a truly authentic Tibetan Buddhist meditation retreat will find they are in good hands with Lisa and her two lamas.

Please click for the Tibetan Path in India Tour and Retreat web page.

New Dalai Lama India Tour Video

Lisa Tully, the leader of the Dalai Lama Tibetan Buddhist meditation tour of India coming up in March, has just sent us a video that gives you a taste of her program. It even shows a brief glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving from a car that is passing by. (Don’t worry, he was not driving. In India, the driver’s side is on the right side of the vehicle, and they drive on the left side of the road.)

McLeod Ganj is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, and the scenery is truly inspiring. But even more importantly, this tour is an opportunity to attend a personal teaching by the Dalai Lama, something that is growing increasingly rare.

After you have watched the video, you can get more details about this Buddhist Meditation retreat and tour, including the full itinerary and pricing, on the Body Mind Spirit Journeys website at http://bodymindspiritjourneys.com/dalai-lama-india-meditation-2012.html

Buddhist Meditation Retreat Dates Set

Buddhist meditation retreat features Dalai Lama teaching

The dates for our Buddhist meditation retreat in India have now been set for March 6 through 24, 2012. The dates were selected to coordinate the tour with a very rare public teaching His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be giving. After serving for such a long time as a spiritual leader, it is understandable that HHDL should begin to cut back on his schedule. He gave three days of teachings in Dharamsala last month, but next March his teaching will be limited to only one morning, which our group will attend. As time passes, such opportunities to be in the presence of this great spiritual master become more and more rare and important.

The majority of the program will be a ten-day silent retreat at the Tushita Meditation Centre in Mcleod Ganj. The tour is hosted by Lisa Tully, who is originally from Ireland, and Buga Tire, a Tibetan lama.

To see full details for this itinerary including pricing, please follow this link to the Buddhist Meditation Retreat program.