2011:
Bardo Package
Last year we published “Bardo---Interval of possbility ” by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. This year his sermons about “Choosing a pure Realm”, “The Howthe Best,the Intermediate,and the least Practitioners Die” and “fearless death” were collected and put into publication. The Shade in method of liberation is finally reaching completion, with answers to various questions about death and dharma practiced before death as well. Hence these two books will be sent to the followers together with the Bardo Package to the death, with a postal cost of $5 under certain circumstances.
"Re-Light Mission into Baoding" --- Stage III launched
During stage I, surgeries were provided for 1007 patients in Nan, Bei, Xin, Gao four districts in the city. Stage II lasted from July,2010 to July, 2011 and provided more than 1000 successful surgeries not only for urban residents in the four districts but also fro rural dwellers in six counties including Xushui, Gaoyang, Anxin, Qingyuan, Boye and Mancheng. Totally more than 2000 cataract patients received free surgeries during the past two years, which were 100% successful and effective.
2010:
After Wenchuan earthquake on May 12th, we set up donations in USA. Meanwhile, in cooperation with the Chinese government, we launched a 3-year psychological counseling program named “We are together” in Shifang city of Deyang, a worst-hit area of Sichuan province. The year 2010 is the second year of implementing this program.
Shifang City of Deyang in Sichuan Province was one of the worst-hit areas in Wenchuan earthquake and is also the oriented area that Beijing is giving partner assistance to. The earthquake affected as many as 410,000 people in 14 towns of the city and these people are psychologically hurt to different degree. HWB joined hands with Beijing and Shifang Municipal Government. After on-site psychological counseling, damage investigation as well as feasibility augmentation, psychological experts decided to provide expertise and technical support to assist the local government to organize a long lasting professional team which was made up of medical staff and teachers capable of providing psychological counseling based on the existing strength of psychological recovery institutions and concerned resources.
During the project implementation in 2010, 50 out of 80 people in the training class of national counselor examination attended the examination in December , 2010, of which 23 people (13 from medical system and 10 from educational system) passed both the theory and the skill sections and then would receive the counselor certificates. They were allowed to provide psychological counseling officially. Another 6 students passed only one part of the exam. They can receive the certificates next year if they pass the other part. Now this team has already had experts, forming a significant milestone.
Shifang city has a population of 430,000. When the earthquake hit in 2008, there were only two people with national counselor certificates. In order to meet the goal of forming a long-lasting team, training for counselors became the priority in the implementation of the project. That is very difficult because it is a new career to the society although the concern about psychological counseling has been increasing. Based on our social development, it is full of challenge for a person growing to be a psychological counselor from merely having little knowledge about it. Many difficulties must be overcome. Through propagation and primitive training in 2009 along with the comprehensive and professional training in 2010, we have reaped great benefits from our two-year effort. Meanwhile, the counseling medical network construction has laid a solid foundation for the development of local mental health.
Meantime, providing psychological counseling to the vulnerable group is another distinguishing feature in this year, aiming at providing them with access to psychological counseling as well as offering working opportunities for the counselors. Residents realized the effect of psychological counseling through this implemented program and formed mature atmosphere of mental health concern. We provided psychological counseling for more than 2000 person-time and more than 1000 psychological tests in 2010.
We received satisfying results from the propagation of the program: this year’s brochures and souvenirs demonstrated the combination of psychological knowledge and human care. We took advantage of the mass media for better introduction to the Beijing Red Cross’s program “We Are Together” to the public via special film reviewing Wenchuan earthquake on CCTV.
After the earthquake hit in Yushu, Qinghai on April 14, our staff tried their best to arrive at the disaster-stricken area in May. 1,000 sleeping bags, 920 frocks for Lamas, 433 winter coats along with RMB 60,000 donated by Peking University Alumni Association and American benevolent people, $15,000 donated by FCBA, $6,000 and part of the fund for winter coats donated by Chinese-Tibetian Buddhist Club were sent to the area. Fund-raising campaign is still being launched in order to assist reconstruction of Chuanggu Temple in Jiegu County, Yushu.
RuiXin Clothing Manufacturing in Chunghua, Guangdong donated 2,000 winter coats and 1,000 leathery pen bags for students.
The Chinese version of “Bardo: Interval Of Possibility” by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche was published. Those who have applied purchase can post $5 for it. This book, together with Bardo package, could help with our preparation for death and recognition of life. Other helpful books include “The Mountain Dharma” by Karma Chagme Rinpoche, which two enlightening articles about choosing pureland and what to practice before death should not be merely read online, but we are going to add it into our Bardo Package after paying for copyright. By now, DCA has provided all our fellows with complete “Bardo”, which is worth cherishing.
2009:
News Update 10/30/2009
1. The book "Bardo: Interval of Possibility" revealed by Khenpo Kharta Rinpoche has recently been published in Chinese. Although funds are low, we were able to successfully publish free copies for the public. Once the copies arrive in the United States, they can be sent to you for $5; to alleviate the cost of shipping and handling.
2. This year, a total of 494 Lama Jackets have been sent to Qing Hai Thrungu Monastery and Nunnery for the Lamas and Anis.
3. On August 8th, 2009 Qing Hai Thrungu Nunnery have received their consecration ceremonies, and the funds raised at $12,000.00 were donated to Lodrol Nyima Rinpoche. Donations were provided by: 趙徐良真，趙傳新，趙傳榮，趙傳泰，趙傳芳，繆若蘭，徐素珍，于瑡，趙能元，趙能立，Herman Lee, Linda Chen, Taiwu Chiang, Judy Wu, Amy Wu, Helen Wu, Heng Kuang Lin,劉元永，談秀娥，劉沐霖，劉俊甫，劉耿嘉，劉美訡，Treasure Fang,，曲立正，康美珍，羅雪珍，曾小穎，伍少瑜，賴穎萱，賴坤池，林月香，許小玲，郎彧，張淑卿，張牛貴，張鄧琴，程家祥，程文潔，程文佑，Audy Kuo, Miky Kuo, Chung-Che Kuo, Shu-Hsia Chang, Chenpo Wang, Lih-Hwa Wang, 王政統，王吳金昭，Mei-Rong Lin, Chien-Huai Lin, Jennie Lin, Stephanie Lin, Meina Chuang, Michael Montalbano, Nicole Motalbano, Yuanyung Lin, Lichen Lin Chuang, Hanfeng Lin, Brian Scordinsky Yuchuan Lin, Evan Scordin sky, 陳明達，陳紫馨，陳毅馨，盛愛力， Michael Wang, Lotus Wang, I-Ning Wang, 劉陳笑，陳裕津，馬秦梅，陳淑貞，陳永經，李士瑤，Hamilton Lee, 李國毅，Jami Miton,周莎妃，李國寧，Heng Kuang Lin.
4. The DCA website has been previously abandoned for some time due to a shortage of helping hands. Now with a whole new design and management, we will be able to provide the latest updates globally.
5. Mingyur Rinpoche's "Jiang Da School Program" in Tibet will continue on, even with the difficult fundraising due to the economic downturn. We would like to request your support! Please do not forget the 88 monks that still need your help! We wish to complete the school building as soon as possible.
2008:
News Update 12/30/2008
1. 420 winter coats were delivered to Tsupu Monastery at Lhasa on October 6th, 2008. Another 80 were delivered to Dojailing Monastery at Lhasa.
2. Mr. Shang Lu Shan from Ray Shin Clothing Manufacture at Chunwha City Kenton, donated 404 high quality winter coats which have been delivered to Dojailing Temple by DCA.
3. Thanks to Mr. Tony Duh from Fine Accessory Company at New York, DCA was able to deliver 40 sleeping bags to the MoBay Monastery Orphanage at YuShu County Guolo, QinHai Province.
4. Khenpo Kharta Rinpoche and DCA donated $1,300.00 to Santem Ling monastery at Kathamando, Nepal on December 10th, 2008 for sleeping bags.
5. On December 30th, 2008, Mr. Shang Lu Shan from Ray Shin Clothing Manufacture at Chunwha City Kenton, donated 640 high quality winter coats which have been delivered to Baodin and then were distributed to four nationally recognized needy districts.
6. There are 88 students from ChunDa School Building who need your assistance! 44 of them have found long-term supporters! More supporters for the students in terms of building the classrooms and living accomodations are needed urgently! Please lend them your support!
7. The book "Interval of Possibility", by Khenpo Kharta Rinpoche has been translated to Chinese and will be published in the Spring of 2009. Your donation for the publication is welcome!
5. Environmental protection: China has the world’s greatest energy consumption, and also the most serious environmental pollution. In such a place, environmental protection is imperative. “Painting some green in Beijing” is a program scheduled in Beijing, at more than 100 primary and secondary schools to teach the participants to recycle, designated to involve more than 600,000 people in environmental protection activities.
6. Material generosity: Continued contributions of sleeping bags, monk’s jackets, medicines, books, sunglasses and winter clothing are still welcomed.
2007:
News Update 12/13/2007:
DCA volunteers offered a lama jacket manufactured by DCA to HH Karmapa in India. HH Karmapa kindly bestowed upon DCA photos of HH wearing the jacket.
News Update 12/2/2007:
Our sincere gratitude went to Mr. Tony Duh, the owner of Fine Accessories Plus Inc., who donated 3,600 sunglasses for the patients with cataracts.
News Update 11/30/2007:
HWB donated 311 sets of Tibetan style heating stove, total value of 103,485 RMB, to 20 schools in Tsun-dor County of Qin-Hi province. The local winter temperature can be as low as -17 degrees Celsius. The stoves are the only heating system for the children in schools.This project benefited 5,847 children.
News Update 10/3/2007:
1. DCA volunteers accepted and recorded the materials donated by The Red Cross Society of China at “YuShu Thrungu Monastery material distributing center”. The materials including 200 boxes of medicines, 30,000 books and 25,000 winter clothing were estimated $550,000 RMB.
2. The volunteers from DCA and Lamas from ‘Thrungu Monastery material distributing center’ distributed 1,670 winter coats to 835 people in 255 families at Kor-Lor village where it is 15 minute drive away from Jai-Ku Town.
News Update 10/2/2007:
406 winter coats were distributed at QinHai Genchin County and 15 local families were evaluated for further assistance.
News Update 9/8/2007:
1) We have delivered the 500 sleeping bags as described in the last DCA project update, as well as 183 winter jackets to Mingyur Rinpoche’s monastery and 171 winter jackets to Sichuan Monastic School.
2) We would like to give our special thanks to Mr. Shang Luhsang, who is in charge of the clothing manufacturer in Canton that produced the winter jackets this year, for the generous sponsorship of 3,000 new, high-quality winter jackets. These winter jackets have been delivered to DCA. In July, with the help of Lodro Nyima Rinpoche of Thrangu Monastery, HWB will be distributing the coats to the poor.
3) In October of this year, HWB will join efforts with China Red Cross in Sichuan to perform 200 cataract operations. The cost for each cataract operation will be $450. We are currently accepting donations for this project, and we welcome your support.
4) Beijing Red Cross will donate 30,000 – 50,000 books and 3,000 middle school uniforms. These items will be distributed by HWB.
5) At the end of this year, HWB will establish its first eye clinic in Qinghai. In September, Thrangu Monastery will send two monks to Beijing to enroll in a three-month eye care specialist training program. Upon completion of the training, they will provide initial eye examination for local residents.
6) The construction of the new Qinghai Thrangu Nunnery began this April (please go to www.dondenchojin.org and click “photos”). The projected completion date for the nunnery will be August of 2008. Currently the shrine room is in need of sponsorship for the following statues:
a) 1 - Thousand-armed Chenrezik @ $24,000.
b) 35 - Buddhas @ $300 each.
c) 21 - Taras @ $300 each.
d) 1200 – Amitabhas @ $15 each.
7) There has been a delay in launching the new HWB website www.hwbww.org and email address e-mail@hwbww.org. We appreciate your patience.
8) In July, DCA volunteers delivered $5,000.00, and HWB volunteers delivered 70,000 RMB, to Qing Hai Thrungu Monastery to support the construction of the nunnery and the establishment of the eye clinic.
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