Adapted from a speech given at the invitation of the Consulate of India, Hong Kong on 25 May, the eve of Vesak 2023
vocation
Changing Minds: Uniting Monasticism with Education
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What happens when monastics leave their school and disrobe for lay life? Maintaining the bridge between the old and new life with Choje Lama Wangchuk
Answering the Conch Shell’s Call: Schooling and the Religious Life
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The second instalment of Choje Lama’s biography: a look at his early school years, and preparation for his religious vocation
Full of Noise
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the call often comes when we refuse it.On some mornings it comes as an orange sitting ripe on the table.