Mug for Uncle Don

Mug for uncle Don in his fav green, white and black!

Uncle Don is a very kind fren who is always on a look out to serve others despite his heavy work responsibilities. He will be going for an overseas mission trip with his church soon to help a group of underprivileged and ill children. So this is gonna be a gift to wish him all the best!

I was also very blessed to be able to attend a workshop by young Venerable Thupten Phuntsok at a new yoga studio Sangha. Venerable was born in Haiti and raised in the United States. He studied extensively with teachers including the 14th Dalai Lama and currently teaches meditation in New York City. I have long heard about him through a dear fren of mine who lives in NY and so was excited to hear he would be conducting a workshop on the Eight Verses of Mind Training - essential Tibetan Buddhist teachings on compassion, wisdom and peace.

There are some teachers whose Being, will induce deep feelings of gratitude when one is in their presence. Venerable Phuntsok is one of them.

During the last part of his teachings, he was hoping to, in his own words 'blow our minds away' by showing us our miraculous the world is as it is.

But what really blew MY mind away, as he ended the session and bowed thanking everyone humbly for listening to him, was the deep compassion that shone through his eyes. He was the one giving away so much. How could we ever repay his kindness!

'The Universe is Pure Magic'