Dear friends
Lady Diana Mukpo, the widow of the Vidhyadara Trungpa Rinpoche passed away after a long illness yesterday. She has been on our dedication list for the last few months. There are some details about her life on the following link
I was never introduced to her personally but I did sort of meet her once when Rigdzin Shikpo and i were at Kalapa Court Boulder Colarado with the Vidyadhara Trungpa RInpoche and members of the Nalanda Translation Committee. However it was when i read her autobiographical account of her life in Dragon Thunder that i really felt connected to her and was overwhelmed with admiration for her incredible qualities and i have to say sense of humour!
I am sure she will not lose her way in the bardos and yet it is still important that we dedicate punya on her behalf for the customary 49 days in order to maintain a strong connection to her and Trungpa Rinpoche's lineage throughout this and all our lifetimes so that we meet again and again to work together to bring all beings to Awakening.
I shall be particularly aware of her presence when giving my weekend teachings on October 18th & 19th at the Shambala Centre in London - Further details can be found here
Warm wishes
Shenpen