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KonchokZoepa wrote:Hi, does anyone know this Lama.
What is the name of his home monastery and is it in Assam?
does he uphold the complete Vima Nyingtik cycle?
That is both very sad and quite surprising. In what way is Assam legally different from other regions of India, I wonder? Hopefully the EU has different regulations.
No, it is because they won’t let him travel with more than one other person.
A mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
I am very familiar with the matter. When the Obama Admin came in, they placed heavy restrictions in religious workers visas, contra the Bush era policies which were surprisingly forgiving. Thus, they would not approve the Dungsey Rinpoche's chod group, and would issue no more than two visa. One person beside himself was not sufficient for the healing chod tour, and the legals fees were mounting into the thousands. Thus, they dropped the issue.kirtu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pmA mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
If it were merely an issue of not being able to travel with another person then that could be remedied (although he might not want to do that since it would mean leaving his monastics in India). He could travel with a group of western students.
Unless you mean that the US is insisting that he literally has to travel completely by himself - which is not a travel restriction I have ever heard of.
Kirt
What was up obama's ass? Just making nice with china?Malcolm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:49 pmI am very familiar with the matter. When the Obama Admin came in, they placed heavy restrictions in religious workers visas, contra the Bush era policies which were surprisingly forgiving. Thus, they would not approve the Dungsey Rinpoche's chod group, and would issue no more than two visa. One person beside himself was not sufficient for the healing chod tour, and the legals fees were mounting into the thousands. Thus, they dropped the issue.kirtu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pmA mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
If it were merely an issue of not being able to travel with another person then that could be remedied (although he might not want to do that since it would mean leaving his monastics in India). He could travel with a group of western students.
Unless you mean that the US is insisting that he literally has to travel completely by himself - which is not a travel restriction I have ever heard of.
Kirt
I too had an event set up in Boston with Rinpoche when this happened.Malcolm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:49 pmI am very familiar with the matter. When the Obama Admin came in, they placed heavy restrictions in religious workers visas, contra the Bush era policies which were surprisingly forgiving. Thus, they would not approve the Dungsey Rinpoche's chod group, and would issue no more than two visa. One person beside himself was not sufficient for the healing chod tour, and the legals fees were mounting into the thousands. Thus, they dropped the issue.kirtu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pmA mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
If it were merely an issue of not being able to travel with another person then that could be remedied (although he might not want to do that since it would mean leaving his monastics in India). He could travel with a group of western students.
Unless you mean that the US is insisting that he literally has to travel completely by himself - which is not a travel restriction I have ever heard of.
Kirt
Thanks obama. 2010 cost $56.4 billion for DHS.Josef wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:15 pmI too had an event set up in Boston with Rinpoche when this happened.Malcolm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:49 pmI am very familiar with the matter. When the Obama Admin came in, they placed heavy restrictions in religious workers visas, contra the Bush era policies which were surprisingly forgiving. Thus, they would not approve the Dungsey Rinpoche's chod group, and would issue no more than two visa. One person beside himself was not sufficient for the healing chod tour, and the legals fees were mounting into the thousands. Thus, they dropped the issue.kirtu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pm
A mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
If it were merely an issue of not being able to travel with another person then that could be remedied (although he might not want to do that since it would mean leaving his monastics in India). He could travel with a group of western students.
Unless you mean that the US is insisting that he literally has to travel completely by himself - which is not a travel restriction I have ever heard of.
Kirt
It was in the summer 2010 and DHS simply shut them out.
Hillary.amanitamusc wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:58 pmWhat was up obama's ass? Just making nice with china?Malcolm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:49 pmI am very familiar with the matter. When the Obama Admin came in, they placed heavy restrictions in religious workers visas, contra the Bush era policies which were surprisingly forgiving. Thus, they would not approve the Dungsey Rinpoche's chod group, and would issue no more than two visa. One person beside himself was not sufficient for the healing chod tour, and the legals fees were mounting into the thousands. Thus, they dropped the issue.kirtu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:42 pm
A mutual friend told me that the issue was that DHS classified all the people (the monks and nuns) who are with him in Assam as potential terrorists. The issue being that DHS has simply decided to blanket classify people from Assam in this way.
If it were merely an issue of not being able to travel with another person then that could be remedied (although he might not want to do that since it would mean leaving his monastics in India). He could travel with a group of western students.
Unless you mean that the US is insisting that he literally has to travel completely by himself - which is not a travel restriction I have ever heard of.
Kirt
I know he canceled meetings with HHDL.
I noticed i saw more of my overseas Lama's when bush was in and when
obama came in the doors were closed.
It is at Zangdog Palri in Arunachal Pradesh, AFAIK.