Maitri

Losar (Tibetan New Year) is coming soon (10th Feb this year). This is a great day to rejoice in other’s kindness! From all of us, a big thank you to Otto Per Mille of the Waldensian Church, helping MAITRI since 2004 (including MAITRI’s TB program 2020 and Mother & Child program 2021). The Fifteen Days […]

Following the weather situation at 40% of the annual monsoon rain average described in the previous e-news in Gaya District, by September vast expanses of land showed failed crops. However in the second half of the month very heavy showers occurred almost daily up to the first part of October thus re-establishing the balance of the rain […]

In the previous news I wrote about the heat coming on heavily in May, but actually something much worse than that hit us unexpectedly in June with a steady torrid heat that lasted for three weeks. Relief came with early monsoon rains, but alas after the first illusion of a good monsoon the rains continued very erratically […]

April 13th was the fateful day that our precious Spiritual Director, Ven. Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, suddenly passed away at Kopan, his monastery in Nepal. The news quickly spread all over the world and thousands of his disciples in the FPMT centres have been saying prayers for Rinpoche’s quick reincarnation as recommended by His Holiness […]

The vagaries of the weather brought us a long warm season that lasted up to the whole of December and then a late cold wave that continued for over a month and a half, well into most of February with daily fluctuations that affected people’s health. And now unforgiving heat is forecast from the month […]

This is a day where we can raise awareness about this treatable and manageable disease. In December 2021 this mother arrived at MAITRI with her daughter after being rejected by her husband due to the social stigma. Her body was disfigured by severe type 2 leprosy reaction. After 5 months of intensive treatment at MAITRI […]

This quarter has witnessed the transition from monsoon to winter seasonwith some showers up to mid October followed by the dry spell of the cold season. Such change in the weather has facilitated the arrival of international pilgrims who seem particularly struck by the plight of local dogs and find their way to MAITRI to request […]

Our friends are helping us raise much needed funds for the new Director’s accommodation and office building. The current building is dangerously damaged and leaking. Our friends in Australia, including Tree of Compassion, are helping MAITRI Charitable Trust with this Chuffed fundraising campaign. If you donate on 15 November, Lhabab Duchen, the merit from your […]

The drawback of the rainy season is the great care that we have to take to protect our old buildings, with particular regard to the director’s residence and office. The condition of the building is such that a new one will have to be constructed at the earliest opportunity. To this end we are setting […]

The last three months have witnessed a progressive transformation of the weather – from relentlessly scorching hot to humid hot to wet warm, which ushered in the monsoon season. Although rain has not been as abundant as required and much of the rice saplings have wilted, the temperature has been such that simple ceiling fans have been […]