Author Archives for Konchog Norbu

Rice to the Occasion


I've got tons of cool MBRP stuff to write about, but Brother Konchog's been a wee bit under the weather. Well on the mend, don't fret (Ma), but without the sustained energy for the grueling work that is the crafting of language (don't laugh, I use four fingers to type -- that's twice as many calori ...>

Best Weekend Medicine


Been feeling cruddy all day, sore throat and low fever, so let’s all take a dose of the best medicine, shall we? Time to lighten up DODR for the weekend again. The first item plunges us back into Mongol Khel. I’ve cranked the lessons back up, determined to develop at least some kind of neander ...>

And Yet Darker Still


Reading the UB Post over lunch, I was shocked to read of the fatal shooting of Ichinkhorloo ("Iko") Bayarsaikhan, a 15-year old Mongolian girl living in Alameda, California, during an armed robbery on Halloween night. As Buddhists, we would offer prayers for the auspicious rebirth of the girl, ...>

The Sun’s Rays Amidst Dark Gathering Clouds


Brother Palzang, who in his ealier life learned the Russian language under shady Cold War circumstances that we simply cannot discuss, had alerted me a little while ago that there would be a Russian and Mongolian Buddhists Festival in Dharamsala, India, where HH the Dalai Lama makes his home-in-exi ...>

TBRC, MBRP, Free to Be, You and Me


As the folks from the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center continue to bestow their digital library largesse here in Mongolia, I'm happy to say I was able to arrange a meeting with them and Baasansuren, the young abbot of Erdene Zuu Monastery. The TBRC's founder, Gene Smith, presided and demonstrated t ...>

Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand


Dornogov was lovely as always, but last-minute illnesses reduced our traveling party from six to four – David L. from the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC), my long-suffering Mongolian language teacher Oyunaa, and Daka, Our Lady of the Gers. Sunday was dominated by the Standard Tour, and I ...>

Assault and Badgery


I was going to write about my first experience being assaulted in Mongolia, as I emerged from Gandan Monastery this afternoon, by a man shouting over and over, in a Russian accent thick with drink, “Who are you?” I suppose if I was really on my game and had viewed him as Padmasambhava I could h ...>

Doggone Right


Nice one, y’all. Bambi’s in the pink. Some parts of her literally: Missy was already snuggled up in Oronoo's arms and met me with her rat tail wagging like wipers in a downpour. Dr. Glenn, the fabulous surgeon from Texas, exuded compassion and kindness as he gave us a gentle lecture on w ...>

Doggone Tough


Man, the misery in the animal world is so relentless. We’ve got another doggie on our hands. A rawhide-tough one. Real hellion. Named Bambi. Actually this four-month old little girl is all sweetness on the outside; her toughness is on the inside. Here’s what happened: Maybe not even a month o ...>

Those Bustards!


The response to the last post has been a liiiiittle feeble, and it occurs to me that I should have warmed y'all up with a joke. So here goes. Everyone knows of my peculiar obsession with avifauna, that is to say, boids. This afternoon I attended a wonderful lecture at the American Center for Mongo ...>

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