The Real Kunsang Is Not There

The Real Kunsang Is Not There

Date of Advice:
July 2016
Date Posted:
July 2018

Rinpoche sent this message to all Sangha requesting prayers after Ven. Thubten Kunsang (Henri Lopez) passed away due to cancer in July 2016. Ven. Kunsang traveled with Rinpoche for many years, recording Rinpoche’s teachings for LYWA and taking thousands of photos. You can watch a video montage of Rinpoche affectionately saying Ven. Kunsang's name on our Youtube channel.

Dear Sangha,

We believed there was real Kunsang and now that real Kunsang is not there, but that's the reality, and like that all the phenomena, yourself, action and object, all phenomena, samsara and nirvana are like that.

Please right now when you get this, please to do the short Medicine Buddha sadhana and Padmasambhava prayer Sampa Lhundrupma (The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche that Spontaneously Fulfills All Wishes).

Dedicated to Ven. Kunsang (Henri Lopez) who has just passed away in India at 11:46 a.m.

Dedicate that he may be immediately born in pure land where he can achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible or to receive at least a perfect human rebirth, meet the Mahayana teachings, meet a perfectly qualified Mahayana guru who reveals the path to enlightenment, and by pleasing the holy mind of the virtuous friend, then by himself to achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible.

With much love and prayers ...