Help 4 Karma Benefit Site.

Namaste, Teshi Delek, & Greetings
Dear friends,

You may receive this news as a shock but if we knew ahead of time everything that would come to us, it would be too hard. Well, this is a very sad story about my brother Karma Lama, who has been suffering from kidney disease. I have been following the story for a long time, thinking that with good diet and proper medication, we could extend the time for a proper treatment. Once again, time does not wait nor give us any excuses.
I never thought I would have to write this email. I need help guys! In fact, I need any help that I can get at this point. Yesterday, Karma's own guru (teacher) called me from South India to tell me the news. My brother is not doing well at all and his doctors recommend a kidney transplant. I need to raise at least $10,000 for his surgery. I wish I didn’t need any help but again, when one is in desperate need of something and if friends don’t know about it, help may never come and something tragic which could have been prevented may never be prevented.

Let me tell you the story. Karma is my brother. He has been a Buddhist monk for more than a decade now. He is studying in a Buddhist monastery in Mysore, India. He is a first year student of Master Level and barely 23 years old. He has always been the brightes!..number one or two in his class. Last year I met him when I went back to Nepal to visit. His condition was not that good so I brought him to some medical centers in Kathmandu for diagnosis and treatment. During the 28 days of my visit, we couldn’t do anything but watch time go by. We really made no progress and I was very worried. A few days after my flight back to the US, he also left for India to return to his monastery. He began to get some help from the monastery for his treatment at the Tibetan herb center. Simultaneously he was taking prescribed medication and kept going to the hospital for periodic check ups. But now, apparently, there is a point of no return. His condition has worsened. He has no other choice but to replace at least one of his kidneys. I wish I could help him myself but again, I do not have such amount of money either. So, I turn to all of you out there for help. Life is dear to all of us. It could happen to anyone. We must leave this world at some point in time but when it comes to Karma’s case... he is just 23 years old!! He hasn’t even seen anything yet. I know as Buddhist may say, attachment is a negative emotion and only brings suffering. But when it comes to your own family member, such philosophy becomes so small compared to the love you have for that person. He's my only brother. I must do everything I can to save him. My family have no savings and very little income. They do own a small piece of land which represents their only asset and they are selling this to raise money for Karma, but we expect it will only fetch $2,000 at most.
Please guide me to help him. He seriously needs help.

If you are able to donate to Karma's treatment, you will be greatly blessed by my entire family. If you know friends or acquaintances who may be of assistance at this critical time, please send this email on to all of them. If you can organize a group to raise funds, I will always be grateful. Time is of the essence.

For more information please call me @ 920 819 4382 or our dear friend and "sister" Pam Whitworth at (641) 472-8955 or pamwhit@lisco.com

You can send this helping donation to:

Prem Lama
218 S. 18th Ave. 4H
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Most Sincerely,

Prem Lama

Please visit http://help4karma.terapad.com for donations & click on PayPal donate button.

Himalayan Presentation @ Edison Middle School Green Bay 2007

Dear Readers,

Due to the shortage of time in my schedule I am not being able to update my blog as often as I want to. However, I do update frequently or as often as I can to make sure that you get the news or something from this blog. So, please visit when ever you can.

Anyway, once again Edison Middle School in Green Bay was able to have a presentation on Himalayan life based on my (Prem Lama) personal life story, growing up in the mountain of Nepal.

I have been doing this presentation since 2004. So far, I have presented over a dozen times to various locations, schools, libraries, clubs, churches & collages. Its a slide show presentation called "Places & Faces of the Himalaya". The following link will give you a glimpse of my show, however it will not be in the video like what you are seeing in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D8DArpAIY0 . Video views 2688 times and 100 % 5 star rating.

This year for the presentation Justin Miller, who organises the show had a very different idea. The presentation was served with Indian buffet lunch. We had Rice (Pulau), Chicken Tanduri (roasted Chicken), Nan (Puffed bread), Lintel Soup (Dal), Chana Masala (Pea curry), Pakora (Veg. like Tampura), Chicken Curry, some pickles & Rice Pudding (Khir). It was an excellent idea. I explained about each food and spices because most Himalayan people share similar spices, which come from India. Well, without further due, I would like to present some pictures that I took during the event. Oh! event took place on April 17th Tuesday 07.

Enjoy. Prem

Take Action Day April 14th Observed!

Environment is such a crucial subject of this era. Issues related with environment is no joke. It is real as we would light the fire. So, for this very delicate issue of Environment we good citizen of various countries gathered and addressed our concerns at the south entrance of Brown County Court House. The event was organized by Paul Wozniak an Environmental activist. The participants were from various groups and various walks of life. The guest performer was our very own Pat MacDonald from Sturgeon Bay. You may know him from his hit number "The future's so bright, Gotta wear shades" .

The countries spoke @ the program

1. The United States

2. Nepal

3. Kazakhstan

4. Kenya

5. Sri Lanka &

6. India

African drums and rhythmic spiritual songs sung by Taku. Poetry also was read in the program for Environmental consciousness.

Could write more but running out of time.

Prem

Speak-out for Earth & Environment

NEWS RELEASE 10 APRIL 2007
FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT CRYSTAL OSMAN 715-497-2090 or PAUL WOZNIAK 920-265-2623 [ riverhistory@yahoo.com ]
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GREEN BAY TO HEAR WITNESSES ON GLOBAL WARMING, SATURDAY APRIL 14
Green Bay, WI
Citizens of several nations will speak to Green Bay area residents this Saturday about damage in their homelands due to global climate change. They will be joined by local activists promoting changes in the way Wisconsinites use fossil fuel energy.
The noon gathering is scheduled for the south patio of the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay . The 30-minute event will be one of 1,200 nationwide to educate on the need for changes in our individual and collective behavior.
The naming of April 14 as a day of action was originated with author Bill McKibben. Details can be found at www.stepitup2007.org.
Speakers from several continents will report on the human and economic damage happening in their homelands. Their statements will give a human face to a report released last week by the world’s largest body of climate scientists.
“The lifestyles and technologies used by Wisconsin businesses and households are damaging families and communities around the planet,” according to UW-Green Bay student Crystal Osman, age 22. “That’s what I saw in Costa Rica during my first travel outside the United States . The changing climate is harming poor families who have no alternatives. We are not saying Wisconsin deliberately wants to do harm, but as adults, we have to face the music about the consequences of our energy choices. The courthouse is the right place to meet, if only because it creates a serious, solemn mood.”
“We were warned on the first Earth Day in Green Bay was 1970,” said Paul Wozniak, one of the rally’s sponsors and a local historian. “Local television carried many hours of warnings by experts about the need for less-polluting transportation and the need for new energy sources. We can’t go back and change history, but we can learn from it. This means avoiding climate-harming changes---like a switch to oil shale or expansion of fossil fuel use without carbon controls. We in Wisconsin can help slow global climate change, or we can speed climate change up, making life everywhere more unpredictable. It’s a choice we are making, consciously or unconsciously.”
Starting at noon, brief comments and performances will be delivered by a series of speakers, poets and musicians. The program is expected to last 30 minutes, so interested members of the public are encouraged to plan for an early arrival. Expected to speak are visitors from Nepal , Vietnam , Nigeria , Kenya , Ecuador and India .
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