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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-07-24T05:40:23Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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|Submissionyear=2025
|page=20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission
|firstname=Michael
|lastname=Yarnell
|birthdate=1991-05-30
|birthcountry=United States of America
|nationality=United States of America
|street=66000 drive thru tree rd.
|city=leggett
|stateprov=CALIFORNIA
|postalcode=95585
|country=United States of America
|email=maitri.yarnell@cglf.org
|telephone=+15599726527
|retreattype=Three-year retreat
|center=Gomde Pyrénées
|centerstreet=Mas Can Pere Courreu RD13
|centercity=La Bastide
|centerpostalcode=66110
|centercountry=France
|startdate=2026-06-15
|enddate=2029-12-31
|retreatmaster=Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo
|retreatadministrator=Mikk Tamme
|retreatadministratoremail=Mikk@gomde.fr
|retreatliaison=Mikk Tamme
|retreatliaisonemail=mikk@gomde.fr
|cvedu=Ba in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Class of 2013.
|cvwork=Resident Translator, Gomde California
Guest Translator, Khyentse Vision Project
Translator, Samye Translation Committee
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|writtentibcomprehension=Excellent skills
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|formalvows=Yes
|formalvowsdetails=I also received bodhisattva vows upon taking refuge.
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|ngondro1end=2020-05-30
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|ynofferedservices=Yes
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|costestimateCurrency=EUR
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|requestedamount=32250
|othermoney=My father is likely willing to provide some support if necessary, and I have secured roughly 1000 dollars in support from fellow sangha members as of the submission of this application.
|letterofmotivation=My motivation for participating in this retreat is, as is the case with all practice, to gain the highest realization I can manage for the benefit of all beings, as far as space pervades. More tangibly, I am also thrilled to be able to offer my interpretation services to Lama Tenzin and my fellow retreatants, so that we may all achieve this goal together during this precious time. I have done what I can to orient my life and lifestyle to serving and practicing the Dharma and my gurus in this way, and I can think of no better opportunity to fulfill this lifelong ambition.

When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-07-24T05:40:22Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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|Submissionyear=2025
|page=20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission
|firstname=Michael
|lastname=Yarnell
|birthdate=1991-05-30
|birthcountry=United States of America
|nationality=United States of America
|street=66000 drive thru tree rd.
|city=leggett
|stateprov=CALIFORNIA
|postalcode=95585
|country=United States of America
|email=maitri.yarnell@cglf.org
|telephone=+15599726527
|retreattype=Three-year retreat
|center=Gomde Pyrénées
|centerstreet=Mas Can Pere Courreu RD13
|centercity=La Bastide
|centerpostalcode=66110
|centercountry=France
|startdate=2026-06-15
|enddate=2029-12-31
|retreatmaster=Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo
|retreatadministrator=Mikk Tamme
|retreatadministratoremail=Mikk@gomde.fr
|retreatliaison=Mikk Tamme
|retreatliaisonemail=mikk@gomde.fr
|cvedu=Ba in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Class of 2013.
|cvwork=Resident Translator, Gomde California
Guest Translator, Khyentse Vision Project
Translator, Samye Translation Committee
|studiedtibetan=Yes
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|writtentibcomprehension=Excellent skills
|tibetanrequiredforretreat=Recommended
|tibetanretreatparts=Group practices and instruction will take place in Tibetan, while we are free to choose a language for our individual sessions.
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|otherlanguage1Prof=Native command
|introbuddhism=I attended the Antioch (now Carlton) Buddhist studies program in Bodh Gaya in 2011, after being exposed to it in my university classes. It was there that I met Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and my practice began in earnest.
|refugehistory=With Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, October 2011.
|formalvows=Yes
|formalvowsdetails=I also received bodhisattva vows upon taking refuge.
|ngondrocomplete=Yes
|ngondro1=Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel
|ngondro1begin=2015-02-18
|ngondro1end=2020-05-30
|ngondronotes=I have also begun the Kunzang Tuktik Ngondro that we will practice in retreat. I am soon to complete 100,000 prostrations, but cannot finish the entire cycle before retreat begins.
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes
|previousretreatsdetails=I attended Gomde Pyrenees' 3 month Dzogchen spring retreat a total of four times under Lama Tenzin Sangpo, serving as his interpreter in 2023 and 2024. Lama Tenzin has expressed his wish for me to interpret for him during this upcoming 3 year retreat as well.
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I studied at Rangjung Yeshe institute in Kathmandu between 2013 and 2017. Though i did not receive a degree, I acquired a firm command of the Tibetan language and studied various canonical Buddhist scriptures in depth, such as The Way of the Bodhisattva, Introduction to the Middle Way, Gateway to Knowledge, and The Words of my Perfect Teacher.
|ynofferedservices=Yes
|offeredservicesdetails=I serve as an interpreter for many of the lamas from Ka Nying Shedrub Ling when they lead programs at different Gomdes. I have worked most closely with Lama Tenzin Sangpo, but also served at length with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche, Lama Tsultrim Sangpo, and Khenpo Urgyen Tenphel. I also live at Gomde CA and help them to keep the center running and to set up programs.
|othercommunitywork=I have also published translations on various topics with outfits like Lotsawa House, Samye Translations, and Khyentse Vision Project.
|retreatduration=42
|StartFunding=2026-06-15
|EndFunding=2029-12-31
|costestimateCurrency=EUR
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|requestedamount=32250
|othermoney=My father is likely willing to provide some support if necessary, and I have secured roughly 1000 dollars in support from fellow sangha members as of the submission of this application.
|letterofmotivation=My motivation for participating in this retreat is, as is the case with all practice, to gain the highest realization I can manage for the benefit of all beings, as far as space pervades. More tangibly, I am also thrilled to be able to offer my interpretation services to Lama Tenzin and my fellow retreatants, so that we may all achieve this goal together during this precious time. I have done what I can to orient my life and lifestyle to serving and practicing the Dharma and my gurus in this way, and I can think of no better opportunity to fulfill this lifelong ambition.

When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-07-23T21:46:40Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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|Submissionyear=2025
|firstname=Michael
|lastname=Yarnell
|birthdate=1991-05-30
|birthcountry=United States of America
|nationality=United States of America
|street=66000 drive thru tree rd.
|city=leggett
|stateprov=CALIFORNIA
|postalcode=95585
|country=United States of America
|email=maitri.yarnell@cglf.org
|telephone=+15599726527
|retreattype=Three-year retreat
|center=Gomde Pyrénées
|centerstreet=Mas Can Pere Courreu RD13
|centercity=La Bastide
|centerpostalcode=66110
|centercountry=France
|startdate=2026-06-15
|enddate=2029-12-31
|retreatmaster=Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo
|retreatadministrator=Mikk Tamme
|retreatadministratoremail=Mikk@gomde.fr
|retreatliaison=Mikk Tamme
|retreatliaisonemail=mikk@gomde.fr
|cvedu=Ba in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Class of 2013.
|cvwork=Resident Translator, Gomde California
Guest Translator, Khyentse Vision Project
Translator, Samye Translation Committee
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|spokentibcomprehension=Very good command
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|refugehistory=With Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, October 2011.
|formalvows=Yes
|formalvowsdetails=I also received bodhisattva vows upon taking refuge.
|ngondrocomplete=Yes
|ngondro1=Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel
|ngondro1begin=2015-02-18
|ngondro1end=2020-05-30
|ngondronotes=I have also begun the Kunzang Tuktik Ngondro that we will practice in retreat. I am soon to complete 100,000 prostrations, but cannot finish the entire cycle before retreat begins.
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes
|previousretreatsdetails=I attended Gomde Pyrenees' 3 month Dzogchen spring retreat a total of four times under Lama Tenzin Sangpo, serving as his interpreter in 2023 and 2024. Lama Tenzin has expressed his wish for me to interpret for him during this upcoming 3 year retreat as well.
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I studied at Rangjung Yeshe institute in Kathmandu between 2013 and 2017. Though i did not receive a degree, I acquired a firm command of the Tibetan language and studied various canonical Buddhist scriptures in depth, such as The Way of the Bodhisattva, Introduction to the Middle Way, Gateway to Knowledge, and The Words of my Perfect Teacher.
|ynofferedservices=Yes
|offeredservicesdetails=I serve as an interpreter for many of the lamas from Ka Nying Shedrub Ling when they lead programs at different Gomdes. I have worked most closely with Lama Tenzin Sangpo, but also served at length with Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche, Lama Tsultrim Sangpo, and Khenpo Urgyen Tenphel. I also live at Gomde CA and help them to keep the center running and to set up programs.
|othercommunitywork=I have also published translations on various topics with outfits like Lotsawa House, Samye Translations, and Khyentse Vision Project.
|retreatduration=42
|StartFunding=2026-06-15
|EndFunding=2029-12-31
|costestimateCurrency=EUR
|costestimate=32250
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|requestedamount=32250
|othermoney=My father is likely willing to provide some support if necessary, and I could crowdfund. I would prefer not to crowdfun, however, so as to avoid obstacles resulting from publicizing my retreat aspirations.
|letterofmotivation=My motivation for participating in this retreat is, as is the case with all practice, to gain the highest realization I can manage for the benefit of all beings, as far as space pervades. More tangibly, I am also thrilled to be able to offer my interpretation services to Lama Tenzin and my fellow retreatants, so that we may all achieve this goal together during this precious time. I have done what I can to orient my life and lifestyle to serving and practicing the Dharma and my gurus in this way, and I can think of no better opportunity to fulfill this lifelong ambition.

When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-07-23T21:43:06Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

{{SavedApplication
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|Submissiondate=2025-05-17
|Submissionyear=2025
|firstname=Michael
|lastname=Yarnell
|birthdate=1991-05-30
|birthcountry=United States of America
|nationality=United States of America
|street=66000 drive thru tree rd.
|city=leggett
|stateprov=CALIFORNIA
|postalcode=95585
|country=United States of America
|email=maitri.yarnell@cglf.org
|telephone=+15599726527
|retreattype=Three-year retreat
|center=Gomde Pyrénées
|centerstreet=Mas Can Pere Courreu RD13
|centercity=La Bastide
|centerpostalcode=66110
|centercountry=France
|startdate=2026-06-15
|enddate=2029-12-31
|retreatmaster=Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo
|retreatadministrator=Mikk Tamme
|retreatadministratoremail=Mikk@gomde.fr
|retreatliaison=Mikk Tamme
|retreatliaisonemail=mikk@gomde.fr
|cvedu=Ba in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Class of 2013.
|cvwork=Resident Translator, Gomde California
Guest Translator, Khyentse Vision Project
Translator, Samye Translation Committee
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|spokentibcomprehension=Very good command
|writtentibcomprehension=Excellent skills
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|refugehistory=With Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, October 2011.
|formalvows=Yes
|formalvowsdetails=I also received bodhisattva vows upon taking refuge.
|ngondrocomplete=Yes
|ngondro1=Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel
|ngondro1begin=2015-02-18
|ngondro1end=2020-05-30
|ngondronotes=I have also begun the Kunzang Tuktik Ngondro that we will practice in retreat. I am soon to complete 100,000 prostrations, but cannot finish the entire cycle before retreat begins.
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes
|previousretreatsdetails=I attended Gomde Pyrenees' 3 month Dzogchen spring retreat a total of four times under Lama Tenzin Sangpo, serving as his interpreter in 2023 and 2024. Lama Tenzin has expressed his wish for me to interpret for him during this upcoming 3 year retreat as well.
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I studied at Rangjung Yeshe institute in Kathmandu between 2013 and 2017. Though i did not receive a degree, I acquired a firm command of the Tibetan language and studied various canonical Buddhist scriptures in depth, such as The Way of the Bodhisattva, Introduction to the Middle Way, Gateway to Knowledge, and The Words of my Perfect Teacher.
|ynofferedservices=Yes
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|othercommunitywork=I have also published translations on various topics with outfits like Lotsawa House, Samye Translations, and Khyentse Vision Project.
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|StartFunding=2026-06-15
|EndFunding=2029-12-31
|costestimateCurrency=EUR
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When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-05-17T11:40:54Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-05-12T15:08:45Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-02-19T07:44:02Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-02-08T22:03:07Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-31T04:36:18Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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Guest Translator, Khyentse Vision Project
Translator, Samye Translation Committee
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When the current group of retreatants sealed their boundary in 2022, I asked Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche if I may also do retreat someday. His response seemed to indicate this might be a prospect for future lives: “Someday, not now.” He said at first. As such, I imagined I was doing little more than keeping the tendrel alive by asking his permission in November of 2024, and was surprised and overjoyed to hear him say that he would be “extremely happy if [I] could do retreat, since practice is the best offering we can possibly make to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas… and also me.”

This news came a scant 24 hours after Drubpon Lama Tenzin Sangpo gently implored I participate. Over dinner one night in the upper house at Gomde Pyrenees, I casually asked him how he would structure the forthcoming retreat, mistakenly believing that it would be based on the cycle of Tara’s Triple Excellence.
“No, same as now,” he responded, “also Kunzang Tuktik.”

My interest piqued, as I feel a close connection to this cycle in particular, and have been accumulating its ngondro practices for just over 2 years now. Perhaps Lama Tenzin detected this, because his entire demeanor also shifted.

“One year ngondro,” he said his wide eyes expanding to occupy what seemed like nearly half his face. “One year sadhana, and one year Dzogchen practices. I heard you were coming for three-year retreat soon, is that true?”

I was nonplussed, as I hadn’t previously imagined that such a perfect practice and service opportunity could present itself so abruptly. Lama Tenzin then continued to explain the importance of not putting practice off until later, and emphasized that given the age of my parents and my Guru, this particular span of three years was uncannily timed to make the best use of both my time and theirs, before we all get too old to act as we currently do.

I believe that Lama Tenzin is right, as he always is, and although the prospect is intimidating, I would be a miserable fool not to avail myself of what my kind teachers have done for me here. I am determined to follow through with this with every fiber of my being, and I would very gladly appreciate your help in overcoming the financial difficulties posed by having no more than a year to plan and save for this purpose.
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-31T04:22:40Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-31T04:19:04Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-21T02:28:25Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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Translator, Samye Translation Committee
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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-21T02:24:48Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-21T02:24:29Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-21T02:13:23Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

20250109155912-Michael-Yarnell-Submission

2025-01-21T02:08:38Z

Michael.Yarnell: User:Michael.Yarnell

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