A: With the exception of the Rigden Abisheka *, people who want to participate in the Inner and Outer Gesar teachings should register for the Gar. There will be plenty of opportunities to do Kasung shift as well as attend the talks. But being simultaneously in a Kasung container while going to the teachings could provide a very profound understanding of these teachings on Gesar.

* The Rigden Abisheka is a much more intensive program and requires that the participants are fully with the program. There may be opportunity to do a shift or two but Kasung should plan on participating/living with that part of the mandala.

A: No one should avoid coming because of financial restrictions and we make every opportunity to help out. I can forward any scholarship requests to the command group and we will hopefully provide a response soon.

With that said, the Gar is, compared to the main Gesar Festival program, actually quite heavily discounted. This is because we are providing our own “program within a program” and hopefully have lower costs. But we still need to provide for much of the infrastructure such as making sure there are enough tents and they are in good condition, drala items such as banners and flags, food and so on.