Isn't it strange how things don't work out?
Last Sunday afternoon I made an appointment with Ven. Tsun-la at Deer Park to meet with Rinpoche on Thursday before the 7:30 teachings. Took the day off, even, because Deer Park is about 75 minutes from here and I didn't want to have to rush after work. Then around noon on Thursday, Tsun-La called again to say he wasn't going to be available, and reschedule for today after the morning teachings were over, around noon.
After the teachings were over, I went over to the monastery Annex, as requested. One of the monks met me on the way over and I told him I had an appointment with Rinpoche.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes, it was set up with Ven. Tsen-La on Thursday."
The young monk still look puzzled. "Let me go up and see." About 15 minutes later (about 12:30) he came back down to say that Rinpoche was going out to lunch with some friends and could I wait until 5 pm?
I think perhaps it's just not my karma. Initially I said I'd wait, but then remembered I had a family commitment that wouldn't allow it, so I asked one of the Venerables to make sure that Rinpoche got the photograph I took of the Peace Monument here in Rockford, that I had printed up as a gift for him, and came back home.
I understand that I'm far too unimportant for Rinpoche to bother with, but I'm still left without a teacher or a refuge master.
How the *#$#( does someone find one of those???
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