This past June 15th I had the honor of having an audience with the Medium of the Nechung Oracle, known as Kuten la to devotees, at his residence in Dharamshala, India. For those unaware, Kuten la is monk who is able to channel the protector of Tibet, known as Nechung, to answer important questions for the Tibetan government and high lamas, such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I had spoken to Kuten la's secretary a day before about the KJD Initiative and I was given a spot for an audience since he was interested in hearing more.
I was beyond honored to have this opportunity, the meeting was originally supposed to be only ten minutes, but Kuten la graciously gave me a whole hour. I do want to note I was so surprised by his gentle and very calm nature as I have really only seen videos of him in trance of Nechung. If you look at the above photos you can see it's almost like two different people, with his face contorted trying to contain the compassionate wrath of the dharmapala.
During the audience we had a great discussion about both the previous Khalkha Rinpoche and the current yangsi (young tulku). Kuten la explained his own relationship with the Jetsun Dampa, which began in the 1990s. Some things he shared is that the Nechung Oracle was channeled to give advice concerning Khalkha Rinpoche's health. About the yangsi, Kuten la explained the role of Nechung in confirming the yangsi as the unmistaken reincarnation of the 9th Jetsun Dampa. He was also well-versed in explaining the history of the highly political nature of bringing the Ninth to Mongolia as well as helping the Tenth get to a point of public recognition.
At the end of the meeting Kuten la gave me some blessed substances and wished me well; he is an extremely kind lama and I hope to meet him again.
-Cameron
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