Dalai Lama July Gathering Set to Sell Out at Essex House NYC New York, N.Y. “In 1959 — sixty years ago this year — His Holiness the Dalai Lama crossed the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains from Tibet into India to escape Chinese Communist persecution,” states Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura-Hillyer, founder of Gaia Holistic Foundation. “No one really knew of […]
From Model to Monk, a Spiritual Journey into Tibetan Buddhism

New York, N.Y. Residing in New York while maintaining an opulent lifestyle is a dream many can only hope for, however, for this young woman it became a reality. Aria Das, New York fashion model and icon, although clearly thriving in the city, quickly realized there was life beyond the glitz and glamours of NYC. […]
Mongols Journey to America, Landing in New Jersey, 1951

By Naran’s Daughter. Howell, N.J. The Kalmyk-Mongols’ arrival to the Freewood Acres subdivision of Howell Township in the winter of 1951-52 is a storybook ending to a communal odyssey begun nearly four centuries earlier from the heart of Inner Asia. Political upheavals throughout East and Central Asia at the start of the 17th century caused the […]
Next Generation Leadership for Dalai Lama’s First U.S. Temple

Howell, N.J. The year I was born, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama escaped the Chinese occupation, crossing over into India on a two-week trek to find refuge in India. Then only 23, he disguised himself as a soldier and slipped through the crowds outside the palace in Lhasa he’d never see again. With the help of the […]
Model to Monk: A Woman’s Journey into Tibetan Buddhism (Aria Das)
Aria Das New York, N.Y. Residing in New York while maintaining an opulent lifestyle is a dream many can only hope for, however, for this young woman it was a reality. The only issue was that it was a reality perceived by others and an illusion to her. Working in the fashion industry and receiving […]