Arrival in Deer Park, Bir

Arrived in Deer Park, Bir, at 12:00 last night. It was a 16 hour bus ride from Delhi. You definitely need a jacket at night up here in the mountains. Sunny and cool this morning. There are lots of people I know at the conference and more Tibetan friends than I can count. We have wi-fi from about 8 in the morning until 11 or 12 at night. I don't know how well it will work when there are 50 scholars all sitting cross-legged in a room connected to the internet. We will have to see. There will be a formal greeting this afternoon with Dzongsar Khyentse and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. The conference officially starts tomorrow morning.

The group meeting with the Gyalwa Karmapa yesterday morning went as planned and was very nice. Some group photos were taken. I will post these after I get them.

The image above is of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche at his official enthronement ceremony recognizing him as the rebirth of Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. The ceremony was conducted in the early 1960s. Khyentse Rinpoche is the host of the Translators Conference here in Bir, North India.