Recently, following Ani Kunzang’s visit to Australia, Lungtog, Kunzang and Wangmo took the opportunity to circumnambulate a 13 foot (4 metre) high consecrated statue of Guru Rinpoche blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The statue is the first statue to be be built as part of the first stage of The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion being built in Bendigo, Victoria under the direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The statue of Guru Rinpoche, resplendantly covered in gold leaf, will no doubt remove obstacles of all kinds including obstacles to the completion of the Stupa. During our visit we prayed for the long life and good health of our kind root teacher and all sentient beings. As well as circumnambulating Guru Rinpoche we also practised Guru Yoga together at the base of Guru Rinpoche and during that time, for a moment, the rain and wind ceased. Here is a picture of Ani Kunzang gazing up at the statue of Guru Rinpoche. the statue is housed in temporary accommodation while the rest of the Stupa is being built.

KPC Australia covers all states in Australia where Jetsunma’s students or those connected to Jetsunma and the Palyul lineage live. There are currently students in Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Victoria. KPC Australia is a virtual network of students committed to strengthening Jetsunma’s compassionate Dharma activity in Australia, including her music and her teachings. We have recently distributed Jetsunma’s ‘Prayer to be Reborn in Dewachen’ to all pallliative care centres in Australia and have plans to send it to other places as well.  We are currently planning a Ngondro retreat for November which will bring students from four states and Territories together in Canberra. We  support the visit of Palyul Lama’s to Australia, including our lineage holders and maintain links with the other Palyul centres in Australia.  We are small but we have big ideas and with the right motivation we pray that activities in Australia can benefit others in myriad ways.