As His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa says repeatedly, "Pilgrimages should be a great purifier and should involve some physical hardships." And spiritual gatherings like Annual Drukpa Council to be attended by so many great masters will definitely be a marvelous way to make connection for spiritual progress and activities performed during these gatherings will definitely have tremendous effects that support one's spiritual practice and fulfill the mundane wishes.
Limited Resources and Facilities
Kathmandu Valley, although blessed with many sacred sites and the presence of great masters of the past and present, often suffers from shortage of electricity and water. Should there be any shortcoming with any part of the arrangement, please do not hesitate to reflect to the organizing members, and also give them the opportunity to resolve and improve the situation.
Weather
Based on past years' records, April is considered to be warm/hot in Kathmandu and as you ascend towards Druk Amitabha Mountain, it becomes milder. In Kathmandu valley, maximum temperature is estimated to be 30°C and minimum temperature, 22°C.
Cooperation
In every pilgrimage or spiritual gathering, there could be tested times where our tolerance and patience are challenged, often when we least expect these to happen. However please remember that in all pilgrimages and holy occasions, we all need to be understanding and supportive towards one another so that the entire event will be beneficial for ourselves and those around us, especially for the longevity of our precious masters and for the sake of their lineage.
Each registrant will be given an identity tag. Please wear it at all the times, permission to enter into most of the main Temples and into the cafeteria for having meals will require a show of the tag.
Practice Texts
| 1 | Your personal practice texts | ||
| 2 | The Rosary of Jewels (blue cover, if you have) or the French equivalent one (orange cover) - as follows:
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| 3 | Green Tara | ||
| 4 | Sengey Tsewa | ||
| 5 | Vajra Yogini |
Things to Bring
** Items marked are important to note. Please refer to Kyabje the Ninth Khamtrul Rinpoche's appeal for more information.
| ** | Your own cups, plates, bowls, forks and spoons for use during the ADC and keeping them with you all the time to use them, so that the organizers do not need to prepare disposable cups, plates, bowls, forks and spoons |
| ** | Your own bags to receive Tsok offerings and the like |
| ** | FM Radio to tune in to listen to the different simultaneously translated languages (English, French, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portugese and Nepali) |
| 1 | Passport/Entry Visa (Landing Visa is available)/international flight tickets. Please ensure your passport has at least 6-month validity |
| 2 | Local currency/extra cash for personal expenses |
| 3 | Personal effects, i.e. toiletries (you may also wish to consider bringing bathroom tissues and disinfectant) |
| 4 | Medication as you require, for altitude sickness and other discomforts |
| 5 | Comfortable walking shoes with tracks. Some distance of mountain walking may be expected (we actually do not know since this kind of program is mostly spontaneous) |
| 6 | Some clothing to keep warm |
| 7 | Appropriate rainwear/umbrella as rain may also be possible. Please note that abnormal weather conditions can sometimes occur during a pilgrimage or a journey with accomplished spiritual masters |
| 8 | Cushion as you may require |
| 9 | Alarm clock and flash/torch light |
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