ROYAL LINEAGE

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ROYAL LINEAGE
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• My mother, Princess Dewa Nimbo, would come and
  visit me at my foster parents home from time to
  time disguising as a relative. Sometimes, she
  would bring me to live with her for one or two
  weeks. When I was in India, she would write to
  me. When I entered Gaden Monastery in India, she
  wrote to tell me that she had separated from her
  husband and was struggling to put herself through
  a PhD and raising her kids. She told me that if I
  have problems, I should see her Guru, Sogpu
  Rinpoche in Nepal, for help and she would send me
  money when she finished her studies.

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• During my stay in Gaden, I was once invited by
  Sogpu Rinpoche Guru Deva to go and see him in
  Nepal immediately. It was a sudden request and I
  did not have any money to travel at that time. I
  conveyed the news to my Guru, Lati Rinpoche and
  Lati Rinpoche instructed me to go immediately and
  lent me the money needed for the trip.

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• When I arrived at Sogpu Rinpoches Ladrang, my
  birth father happened to be visiting Sogpu
  Rinpoche at that time. I had never met my father
  before that time. My father had already been told
  by Sogpu Rinpoche of my visit. When I was finally
  introduced to my father by Sogpu Rinpoche, my
  father was shaking and crying, smoking and hiding
  behind a cigarette.

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• At that time I knew in my heart that it was for
  real. That Tibetan man was really my father. The
  first thing my father said to me was, Please
  forgive me, I am sorry, and took the money he
  was carrying with him, about 5,000 rupees and
  gave it to me. I used the money given by my
  father to pay back the money I borrowed from my
  Guru when I went back to Gaden. Sogpu Rinpoche
  was the one that introduced me to my father for
  the first time in my life. He asked me to forgive
  my father. I did.

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• Upon returning to Gaden, I happily wrote a letter
  to my mother, explaining everything that had
  taken place in Sogpu Ladrang. My mother denied
  knowing my father. She said, that old man in
  Taiwan, I dont know who he is, and told me that
  she had no relations with him. She also said that
  if I want a relationship with him, I would have
  no relationship with her.

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• My mother severed all contact with me since.
  Until now I have no contact with my mom or her
  two sons. She cut off. She is very unhappy with
  my dad. I understand. But I do wish they could
  know that I was there child and I deserved love
  and care also.

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• This picture was taken at our family home in New
  Jersey. I am here pictured with my cousins. Left
  to right Sarah, Sonia Waskin, Susie, myself. Back
  row Sonia Tatinow and Ben.

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• I grew up with my foster cousins. Here is Diana
  and Darlene. One of my cousins, Sara said that
  among Mongolians, they all knew I was royalty and
  they called me Noyen Cuven meaning royal son.
  They knew who I was and who my mother was, but
  all had to stay hush hush.

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• Eventually, the opposition to my Dharma practice
  became so severe to the extent that my foster
  mother began spreading very derogatory rumours
  about my Guru, Kensur Lobsang Tharchin Rinpoche.
  When I was in 4th to 5th grade, I started having
  thoughts of suicide and runaway attempts. I
  attempted suicide twice praying to Manjushri to
  let me take a new rebirth if I cannot practice
  Dharma in this life but both attempts were
  unsuccessful.

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• I ran away from home three times and was
  successful on my third attempt where I ended up
  in Thubten Dhargye Ling in Los Angeles and
  meeting my next Guru, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen. I
  stayed and worked in the centre for 8 years until
  I left America for good for Gaden. It was in this
  centre that I met my root Guru, H.H. Kyabje Zong
  Rinpoche. Zong Rinpoche is the guru of Geshe
  Tsultrim Gyeltsen.

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• Me with my cousin Susan Carton in Howell, New
  Jersey. She use to babysit me as a child and take
  me for games, rides, amusement parks, arcades,
  eating, roller skating. She and I were very
  close. She was the sister I never had and I was
  so proud of her. Click on map above to see the
  route I took to run away from New Jersey to Los
  Angeles for Dharma. I was successful on my 3rd
  runaway attempt. This is the route I took across
  the United States From New Jersey to New York to
  Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles, I worked
  and lived at Thubten Dhargye Ling (TDL) Dharma
  Centre until I went to India in 1987.

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