Goodbye to Sweet little Namse
Very sad news for me to blog.
Namse and Gonpo are the beloved Schauzer’s of Wan Wong (Liaison of KSA). She loves these two so much. They sleep with her daily. She treated them as if they were her human sons and in fact they seem to think so too. They were very different in character. Gonpo is quiet, very attached to Wan and highly sensitive. Namse is outgoing, runs around alot and very playful. But they got along well together..
On April 10th, 2010, Saturday, the door was left accidentally open and Namse ran out into the streets and was ran over by a car….It happened so fast, so suddenly and in the blink of an eye…he was brought to the clinic and was dead upon arrival. It was and is such a painful time for Wan and all of us. Very painful. I felt so much pain for Namse, for Wan and for Gonpo. Gonpo loved his friend and that night Gonpo paced the house waiting for Namse to come home. But Namse will never come home now.
We have placed a Lam Rim book on Namse’s head while reciting some mantras, put His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s precious mani pill in his mouth, Setrap blessed rice grain in his mouth and recited various mantras onto his little body. Candles have been offered to the Three Jewels for Namse also. Wan will do special prayers for him for 7 days to help him crossover… Also some of his hair is cut and saved to do Vajra Yogini’s ruchok for him.It will be placed inside a large Tsongkapa statue after Ruchok.. We wish very much for him to achieve a good rebirth to practice dharma in his next life… It was very fortunate some dharma seeds were planted in little Namse’s mind thanks to Wan.
We will miss him and we love him. Namse was a very good boy…
Gonpo is alone now. He hasn’t been without another dog companion ever… poor thing… We will observe how he is. If too lonely, then we will get another baby Schnauzer to love and be Gonpo’s friend.
I send my condolences to Wan very much.
Tsem Rinpoche
Sweet little Namse slept everynight with his ‘mommy’ Wan. Namse loved Wan so much….it’s painful to see this….We will miss little Namse so much…
Wan inconsolable hugging the lifeless body of Namse at the clinic.
The lifeless body of lil’ Namse who died too young…he is so loved. So missed. It is so surreal to know he was happily running around just a few hours ago and now he will never move, wag his tail, play, jump and perk his ears up anymore… Namse good boy…Namse go now, and don’t be afraid… your mama Wan loves you so much and prays for you… Namse go and take a good rebirth with freedoms and endowments and come back strong, healthy and alert to practice Dharma… for now… bye bye good boy…
Happier Times… Wan holding Gonpo (left), baby Namse (centre) and Mumu (right).
Momma Wan with Baby Gonpo. July 11, 2004! Namse came a year later…
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So sad . I feel sorry for Wan Wong . I feel the same if I lost a pet like Namse . That photo of them are so happy. I hope that he will take a good rebirth.
Very sad to read about baby Namse, I’ve met him a few times and he was a very friendly and active friend, I can imagine how sad aunty Wan was when Namse passed away, it’s not easy to deal with the death of your pet especially when it has lived with you for years and had become a family member of yours. I hope that Namse takes a good rebirth.
oh my god, so sad. I cant believe that this happened.. I am sorry to hear about this. I truly hope that Namse will have a good rebirth. And this is also so touching to me, this is because, it shows how much Wan care for her dog. So much love. And thats what matters, when someone gets a pet, they should always treat it with as much love as Wan has shown to Namse. Thank you for sharing Rinpoche.
I feel so dad for Namse as well as Aunty Wan. She must have felt very very sad. May Namse takes a good rebirth and may he benefits others in his next life.
So sorry to hear about Namse, but Namse was fortunate enough to
meet and loved by Wan…may the power of prayers, will bless
and take him to a good rebirth…and may he benefit others
later…. OM MANI PADME HUNG
Namse is so very lucky to have the Karma to stay with people like Wan and also have Rinpoche to do prayers for him and hope that he will take a good rebirth to become a human again to practice Dharma and for his other future rebirths. Namse also have the good karma of having the Ritual of that given to a human being with Mani Pill put in his mouth. An the Lamrim Book put on top of his head. Although Namse is a dog salvation can be given through his owner Wan with prayers and pujas. I am sure Wan and Gonpo will miss Namse. But I hope Namse will take good rebirth again.
Namse was a really cute but naughty dog. He was the most spoiled but also the most adorable. He’d love to bark at cars and strangers and Gonpo would actually try and stop him. It was really cute to see the 2 brothers interact with each other and sometimes plotting to get out of the minigate. Namse had his tantrum days at times and he would pee all over to show his unhappiness because he could not speak about his dissatisfactions. However when confronted about his actions, Namse does feel scared, runs and whimpers because he knows its not right to pee all over. Gompo the elder dog would actually help him by attempting to lap up the pee!
It does make me feel sad to see such an adorable and intelligent creature die just like that. My heart goes out to Wan and Fat Monk although i did not exactly talked to them about this incident as i felt it was very impolite to talk about what hurted them the most. May Namse have a good rebirth and meet Wan and Fat Monk again soon hopefully in human form.
Her eyes were starting to swell with the crying since she heard the news that her baby was injured. It was only later that I learnt that Namse had passed away on the way to the clinic. I felt her pain as I read her message to me relating what had happened. Little Namse was gone forever, leaving her mommy to grieve over her baby. I was at a loss for words – how do I console her? What would help heal her wound? I know that only time will heal her and Wan will overcome her grieve, she is a very strong lady with a gentle heart full of dharma to impart. She will know what to do, she will be OK.
Dear Namse, I never had the chance to meet you this lifetime. Perhaps I have met you in my previous life, perhaps I will meet you in my future life. Your moving on has left tears in my eyes and a pain in my heart. But in death, you have reminded me again of life. Life is fleeting, with death biting at our heels. But as long as we make the most out of this one, be the best we can be, follow the path of dharmma, do good, be kind, no matter how many times we are born and we die, at least our journey towards enlightenment continues.
OM MANI PADME HUM.
The prayer continue:
“May all be filled with loving kindness and compassion. May all be well. May all be peaceful and at ease. May all be Happy!”
Jack Kornfield from the book A path with Heart
Goodbye Namse. May you have a good rebirth and always be born where you will be taken good care of and have wonderful caring mommy like Wan.
Wan, May You be free of all pain and may all the good memories you have with your little dog always remain. I was very unhappy the day when our little bird named Happy stoped singing but suddenly one day I discovered I listed with joy to all birds still singing.
“May you be filled with loving kindness and compassion. May you be well. May you be peaceful and at ease. May you be Happy!”
Jack Kornfield
tears with reading this.. rest in peace dear little namse.
As i walked down the stairs this morning and seeing Thierry with such sadness in his eyes… I immediately asked him what happened and he shared this blog with me. It is heart wrenching to say the least! Thierry and I cannot even begin to imagine ever losing any of our babies this way.. our heart and prayers go out to Rinpoche, Gonpo and Wan most definitely… Much love, Andrew
Oh.. Wan… I can’t stop my tears reading this. My thoughts and prayers are with Namse, Gonpo and you. Love Thierry
Oh I am so sad !!! :,-(
I know how it’s hard to loose one of our baby. Our animals are our babies and it’s so hard to loose them, they give us so much love, they just give love and never complain. They are always here for us and never judge us… This is so sad, I share the pain for Namse… I am sad for everyone in KH who are painfull at the moment 🙁
I hope Namse will be rebirth in a Dharma life, I will do prayers, practicies and wishes for him this night. I think he is really luck to had some Dharma seeds planted in his mind, it will benefit him a lot. I know nothing can console Namse’s parents, but I send them all my bigest love and support, from my heart… I wish you will be able to meet Namse’s next rebirth soon close to you.
Big big love and big big hug,
Tsetchi
May all animals like Namse find good and kind mothers like Wan.
May Namse has a peaceful passage in the Clear Light.
That is very sad news, Rinpoche. My heart is soft with tears for Wan and Gonpo. The animals we have the privilege to love and share our lives with teach us so much about love, and play. They are all so different yet equally precious. I am very glad Wan, Gonpo and Namse have you as their Teacher, as you will never abandon them. They will always be loved.