The First and Last Time
I got to know about Buddhism when I lived in the East. When I came back to Brazil, the first book about Buddhism I was given as a gift was “Gates.” It interested me a great deal, and I decided to track down the master who wrote it. Curiously, every time I went to Khadro Ling, I never met Rinpoche. And when Rinpoche was in São Paulo, I never could see him either. I felt a little frustrated, running after the master and never being able to find him.
Then I lost someone very close to me in my family, and I didn’t know about the p’howa practice. This was October 25th, 2002. Soon after that, people from São Paulo told me there would be a p’howa retreat and that Rinpoche would be giving the teachings. I left everything I had to do and went to the south of Brazil, to Khadro Ling. I had the privilege of being with Rinpoche physically for the first and last time. It was during this retreat that he gave, not only to me but to all the practitioners, the greatest teaching he could have given to anyone.
Therefore, what I remember about Rinpoche is quite powerful. The only time I was able to see him, it was also the last. I feel privileged to have been able to be with him that day. Thank you.
[as told by Argus]