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Songs of the Buddha is a collection of Tibetan Prayers and Mantras from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Featuring the poetry of H.H. Rimay Gyalten Sogdzin Rinpoche as well as traditional mantras, this cd was composed, produced and sung by Surya with the intention of being a fundraising project for Rinpoche's village in Tibet. There have been many natural disasters around the world recently, including an earthquake in China in an area of East Kham, Tibet. This quake caused a lot of devestation, including 3 monasteries that were almost completely destroyed. The media reports that there are 2000 dead, however we have confirmation from sources in Tibet that the real number dead is around 20,000 with many thousands injured, homeless and displaced. Lamas from those monestaries have come to Rinpoche to ask him to help somehow, and he appealed to his students to do whatever we could to assist in helping the people there. ALL of the proceeds from Songs of the Buddha will go directly to assist with Earthquake relief in Tibet. It is a blessing to have a connection there such as Rinpoche where you can be assured that every dollar you donate will go directly to assist the people there. This area is already very remote, there are no doctors or medical services and it is also very cold, especially in the winter. Also, because of the media ban on what is really happening there, they are not getting sufficient aid from the International community. The cd is also intended to be a teaching of sorts. It follows a part of our daily practice schedule that we do each time we do our sadhana at the Centre. The mantras are very powerful and we hope that the songs will encourage you to learn and sing these sacred prayers. Our centre is a Rimay centre, which means that we are no particular lineage, rather we accept and honour all lineages, religions and faiths. This album is now on itunes, please copy and paste this link or go to Itunes & search "Songs of the Buddha" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-of-the-buddha/id377983473 If you are interested in getting an actual CD, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will arrange to have one sent to you! Thank you for your support! We will always pray for your good health and happiness.
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