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Restoration and preservation of books in my Teacher's monastery, Orgyen KÑnsang ChÑling, in Darjeeling, for four months; helping with tsatsa-making for my Teacher's stupa project for over one year. +
I volunteered in many areas between 2008 and 2009 at Rigpa UK, in admin, tsok preparation, taking care of the shrine, hanging and storing thangkhas, gilding the shrine and other furniture and transcribing teachings. At the end of 2009 I became the transcribing manager for the UK for 2 years, coordinating and training volunteers to transcribe all the teachers that kindly gave teachings in Rigpa London and Lerab Ling, France.
In 2012 I began transcribing for Siddhartha's Intent, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's organization, transcribing both recent and archive teachings that Rinpoche kindly gave us.
Currently I am in Dordogne, France helping everyday with painting and repairing tsa tsa's for the stupa project and newly built guru lhakhang from July 2016 to the present. +
maintenance activities in Argentina Tashigar sur +
Yeunten Ling, 8 months as a resident.
Kagyu Ling, 7 years, mainly as a Choyok, Chopen, usual resident duties such as dishes, cleaning, taking care of elderly people of the center, etc.
Nehnang Samten ChoLing, 5 years, mainly taking care of the temple
Samten Tse Retreat Center, kitchen help, and usual resident's duties.
Translator (from english into french) for the 16 Nyung Ne retreat mentioned before.
Helping for Stupas in Chanteloube for 2, 3 months. +
Yeunten Ling, 8 months as a resident. Kitchen-help and cleaning.
Kagyu Ling, 7 years, mainly as a Choyok, Choepen and printing pecha photocopies, preparing offerings for inside the stupas, usual resident duties such as dishes, cleaning, taking care of elderly residents of the center, etc.
Nehnang Samten Choeling, 5 years, mainly taking care of the temple
Samten Tse Retreat Center(STRC) : almost 2 years,, kitchen help, and usual resident duties.
Lotus Garden : teaching how to make tormas for 3 weeks.
Translating Lama Anila Rigzin: (from english into french) for 16 NN mentioned earlier.
Helping for Stupas at Chanteloube for 2, 3 months. +
*In Dhagpo Kagyu Ling : resident worker for 8 months
*In Vajra Dhara Ling : helping for big events and during Khandro Rinpoche's teachings
* His Holiness Dalaâ¢-Lama : service as security staff in these following events
2008 in Vajra Dhara Ling in Normandie, in the Zenith in Nantes
2009 in Bercy in Paris
2011 in the stadium in Toulouse
*As interpeter to various Sanghas
*In Kagyu Dzong for regular events
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I have lived as a resident in dharma places for many years. In this way, I have contributed to the communities, as cook, housekeeper, "bookkeeper-light," and in other roles. I cooked for Sopa choling for about two years. I’ve also helped to serve visiting teachers and lamas when they have visited. This has included preparing food, cleaning, running errands, and basically helping to create the environment. +
I was my taswe lama's driver, financial support for his first few years living in the Bay Area, and helped him obtain his first visas in the USA. 1998-2003. I helped him obtain his first apartment in San Francisco and set up most of his earliest teachings in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have continued to support my lamas in any way I am able. +
2016 Dharma Programs Manager, March to September Vajrayana Foundation
2018 June Registration Service for Summer Retreat +
Since living at KSK center in Santa Fe, I help out with work around the property as needed. Every spring and fall we as a community get together and have Stupa and grounds clean up day, I have helped with this. I have supported also with prepping for programs here and clean up afterwards. I helped with the preparations for the Shangpa Kagyu Monlam and Volunteer Coordination.
During the Monlam in 2019 I offered my home for Lama Lodro and Lama Wangchen to stay in during the Monlam.
I became aware that Lama Rinchen needed help getting around during his visit last fall and offered to help however I can, I was asked to help drive him from Truth or Consequences Center up to the Albuquerque airport After his visit in New Mexico. +
- Electrician at Lerab Ling, approx. 4 hours a day for several months
- Engineering the electrification of Paro Tara Monastery in Bhutan, Designing the Light-Concept and wiring and installing everything. 4 Month. +
At Dag Shang Kagyü, I worked for about 3 years helping in the kitchen, and also cleaning. I also often brought lunch to Lama Djinpa's retreat house.
10 months at the Meditation House cleaning the kitchen. +
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My services have been offered since 1998 in various capacities:
transcribing, book publishing, organizing teachings, university planning
committee, running the bookstore, temple keeper, other committees,
cooking, building and teaching. +
TO GESHE THUBTEN CHODEN AND FPMT CENTER IN MADRID AND IN DSK THE SUMMERS HELPED LIKE KARMA YOGA. NOW UNDER THE DIRECTION OF M.V. LAMA DRUBGYU TENPA +
During five years I have been working on the Dag Shang Kagyu communityÃs service. +
I have staffed a one month youth dathun at Gampo Abbey, and also worked there in various capacities during the 2.5 years in which I lived there. I have offered meditation instruction to newcomers to the Shambhala Centre at weekly drop-ins, facilitated discussion groups and study of Ven Pema Chodron's teachings for the Shambhala Centre in Ottawa. While I was in the Yukon, I implemented and co-lead a weekly meditation/study group, led monthly tonglen sessions, and offered introductory meditation classes. I have also offered day-long sessions to a northern Ontario community and encouraged the beginning of and continuity of a Pema Chodron study group there. +
I've been resident at D.S.K. for 2 years, cleaning, shopping, washing, cooking, editing audio teachings, editing texts and pechas, visualization desings and photographer +
Full time from August 2004 untill now. +
I have been cook assistant for two months and secretary for one year and 8 months. +
From 2007 until now, helping in the Dharma center in Mallorca with little things, like cleaning when the lamas are coming, coking or serving a meal for the lamas, and the like. +
