CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE
For UN Vesak Day 2019
Vesak is a reminder of Lord Buddha’s life and his messages, that transverse beyond time and space. Celebrating Vesak is an important reminder for all of us, followers of Lord Buddha’s footsteps, to emulate his altruistic motivation, kind heart and selfless actions.
As messengers of his timeless teaching of compassion and wisdom, we as Buddhist teachers, devotees and practitioners, must join hands to work together in resolving ongoing challenges of environmental destructions, societal conflicts, abuses, divisive movements and violence in both individual and international communities. These are pressing issues that we must deal with and put well‐thought out solutions into actions in a united and harmonious way.
On behalf of the Drukpa Order, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the organizer of the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 in Vietnam, and I offer my prayers and sincerest wishes that we will all draw on our spiritual strengths and ideas to find solutions to make the world a happier and more sustainable place for all living beings.
With folded palms,

His Eminence Drukpa Thuksey
Rinpoche Office of Pel Drukpa