The gas station in Troy, New York

Troy, NY, USA — September 1, 2010

From Ven. Roger:

There is a little town called Troy somewhere in upstate New York. We found it by accident as we were off the freeway getting gas. The guy running the gas station got a huge shock when Rinpoche got out of the car. He couldn’t believe his eyes; he thought he was dreaming! He was an ex-monk from Kopan! Thubten Tsundu couldn’t believe his eyes and just stood there quite shocked after seeing Rinpoche suddenly appear. He got a chair and table and served Rinpoche tea and nuts in the gas station.

On the road in upstate New York

Two other Kopan monks share the 24-hour shift with him running the gas station. He wanted to take Rinpoche to dinner after his shift. Unfortunately, we couldn’t as it was 9:30 pm and we still had another three hours to drive to Milarepa Center in Vermont. Even as we drove away, he kept saying that he thought he was dreaming ….

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