This is incredible! I lift up my heart and rejoice to hear of the meeting of great minds once again in this life. But of course Trijang Rinpoche should commend the teachings of Pabongka Rinpoche whose previous life was his own previous life's root teacher. In reality, they are equals of course, working together to sustain the lineage. It is by Pabongka Rinpoche's kindness that Trijang Rinpoche was able to receive all the teachings and lineages that are still being upheld and shared with practitioners the world over today. It was then by Trijang Rinpoche's kindness, in escaping Tibet to reestablish the teachings and Dharma institutions in Dharma, from where everything continues to grow now.
The new incarnations of these two great lamas bravely continue to uphold the teachings now, in a time and place where it is dangerous for them to even be seen - because of their Dorje Shugden practice. In both this and their previous lifetimes, the success of their teachings arose out of tremendous obstacles. The previous Pabongka Rinpoche met with much opposition from "mainstream" lamas, including the Dalai Lama who were skeptical of the Southern Lamrim tradition he was trying to promote. The previous Trijang Rinpoche experienced many people cheating him and even attempting to take his life. Both incarnations continue to face tremendous opposition for their association with Dorje Shugden; even their sponsorship suffers and they have had to live much of their young lives in hiding. This is what the greatest lamas of our time will endure, for the sake of bringing the blessings and practices to all of us.