Synopsis
Call it Karma is the inspiring true story about a young Tibetan Monk named Gyalten Rinpoche who in 1995 was sent on a spiritual pilgrimage by his Master to walk 1,000 miles from his remote mountain village.
Through the Holy City of Lhasa, starving and exhausted, he makes his way across the rooftop of the world to the impoverished Nepalese villages and into the sacred lands of India.
Nearly six years later, he establishes a Buddhist center in the West and befriends filmmaker Geoff Browne on the streets of Vancouver. Together, they travel back to the Rinpoche’s home village where Geoff witnesses an emotional reunion between the Rinpoche, his Master and family.
Full circle for the Rinpoche, but just the beginning for Geoff -- as he is now inspired to retell his friend’s remarkable life story.
Gyalten Rinpoche
Venerable Tsar Tsar Gyalten Sogdzin Rinpoche is the heart disciple of His Holliness the 8 th Tsar Tsar Drubgen Tulku Yizhin Norbu, Supreme abbot of Tsar Tsar Monastery.
Gyalten Rinpoche was trained in the Dagpo Kagyu lineage and under the guidance of his Root Guru, His Holliness Drubgen Yizhin Norbu, he studied the Nyingma, Sakya, and Gelug lineoages, as wekk as the Bon tradition. Gyalten Riposte maintains this Rimay, non-exclusive or non- secretarian, focus in his teaching and practice.
Gyalten Riposte was born and raised in Tibet where he entered the Tsar Tsar Monastery at the age of seven. While at Tsar Tsar Monastery, Gyalten Riposte completed five cycles of Ngon-dro, The Preliminary or foundation practices, and five years of shedra, or Dharma College. After twice completing the traditional Three Year Retreat, he was given the titlee of Drupon Riposte, or Retreat Master.Ashuk
Ashuk village is in the province of Kham, Tibet, now Szechuan Province and it is about 800 years old. The population is close 3000 including monks and nuns.
About 600 years ago, His Holiness the 4 th Tsar Tsar Yizhin Norbu moved the Tsar Tsar Monastery to its current location in Ashuk. When the monastery moved, there were 500 monks, now there are 900 who study and pray daily for world peace.
