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|status= | |status=Checked | ||
|Submissiondate=2025-07-30 | |Submissiondate=2025-07-30 | ||
|Submissionyear=2025 | |Submissionyear=2025 | ||
|firstname= | |page=20250730054345-ZAMEER-KURJI-Submission | ||
|lastname= | |firstname=Yeshe | ||
|lastname=Nyima | |||
|birthdate=1990-06-09 | |birthdate=1990-06-09 | ||
|birthcountry=United States of America | |birthcountry=United States of America | ||
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|postalcode=93643 | |postalcode=93643 | ||
|country=United States of America | |country=United States of America | ||
|email= | |email=zami@goodguymusicgroup.com | ||
|telephone=9495408684 | |telephone=9495408684 | ||
|retreattype=Three-year retreat | |retreattype=Three-year retreat | ||
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|centerpostalcode=93643 | |centerpostalcode=93643 | ||
|centercountry=United States of America | |centercountry=United States of America | ||
|startdate=2026- | |startdate=2026-02-24 | ||
|enddate=2029-06- | |enddate=2029-06-09 | ||
|retreatmaster=Wangchen Rinpoche | |retreatmaster=Wangchen Rinpoche | ||
|retreatadministrator=Wangchen Rinpoche | |retreatadministrator=Wangchen Rinpoche | ||
|cvedu=I attended High School at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, California. | |||
|retreatliaison=Wangchen Rinpoche | |||
|cvedu=I attended High School at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, California. Due to an early-on career as a music artist I never finished college and instead went into the record industry and started a record label. Therefore, I do not have anything beyond my High School Diploma. | |||
|cvwork=Signed to Record Label - 10/2009 | |cvwork=Signed to Record Label - 10/2009 | ||
Started Independent Record Label - 9/2012 | Started Independent Record Label - 9/2012 | ||
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|introbuddhism=My studies of Buddha Dharma began about 6 years ago through various teachers online. | |introbuddhism=My studies of Buddha Dharma began about 6 years ago through various teachers online. | ||
A few years later (2022) I met Wangchen Rinpoche & Kalu Rinpoche and there was an instant Karmic connection | A few years later (2022) I met Wangchen Rinpoche & Kalu Rinpoche and there was an instant Karmic connection. Since then I made the aspiration to move to Ser Cho Ling and take my Novice Monk Vows and in 2 years time, this opportunity came to fruition. I now reside at Ser Cho Ling as a Monk and administrator for the center. | ||
|refugehistory=I took refuge in | |refugehistory=I took refuge in February of 2022 with my Root Guru, The Venerable Wangchen Rinpoche. | ||
|formalvows=Yes | |formalvows=Yes | ||
|formalvowsdetails=I have taken my Bodhisattva Vows & Novice Monk Vows. My Bodhisattva Vows were taken with Wangchen Rinpoche and my Monk Vows were | |formalvowsdetails=I have taken my Bodhisattva Vows & Novice Monk Vows. My Bodhisattva Vows were taken with Wangchen Rinpoche, and my Monk Vows were taken with H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche in India. | ||
|ngondrocomplete= | |ngondrocomplete=Yes | ||
| | |ngondro1=Prostraions | ||
| | |ngondro1begin=2024-11-21 | ||
| | |ngondro1end=2025-07-31 | ||
|ngondronotes=The application would not let me submit without saying I have finished my Ngondro. This isn't required by Wangchen Rinpoche to enter 3-Year Retreat. Instead he requires us to do at least 25-Nyungne, and encourages us to do short retreats of Ngondro before our retreat. | |||
My answer on this portion of the application reflects my current progress. I will complete my Ngondro before my retreat date | |||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=Yes, I have completed three 25-Nyungne (50 Days each) and several 8-Nyungne (16 days each). 25-Nyungne is actually Wangchen Rinpoche's requirement for anyone who wants to do 3-year retreat in the Golden Teaching (Shangpa Kagyu) Lineage. | |previousretreatsdetails=Yes, I have completed three 25-Nyungne (50 Days each) and several 8-Nyungne (16 days each). 25-Nyungne is actually Wangchen Rinpoche's requirement for anyone who wants to do 3-year retreat in the Golden Teaching (Shangpa Kagyu) Lineage. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=No | |ynadvstudiesprogs=No | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=N/A | |||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=Yes, I currently have lived at Ser Cho Ling for the last year and have offered my managerial services to the center. These services include holding weekly meetings for the community, and implementing systems for the center to run more smoothly. | |offeredservicesdetails=Yes, I currently have lived at Ser Cho Ling for the last year and have offered my managerial services to the center. These services include holding weekly meetings for the community, and implementing systems for the center to run more smoothly. | ||
In addition to the managerial work, I have construction experience and have worked on constructing brick pathways on the property, tiling/cement work, and landscaping | In addition to the managerial work, I have construction experience and have worked on constructing brick pathways on the property, tiling/cement work, and landscaping | ||
Lastly, I have been working on the media side of things by creating Rinpoche's Official YouTube Channel so that his teachings will be available to his current/future students, and the general public. | Lastly, I have been working on the media side of things by creating Rinpoche's Official YouTube Channel so that his teachings will be available to his current/future students, and the general public. | ||
|othercommunitywork=I have been involved in efforts to feed the homeless in the past with "Creations for a Cause". | |||
|retreatduration=40 | |retreatduration=40 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-03-28 | |StartFunding=2026-03-28 | ||
|EndFunding=2029-07-21 | |||
|costestimateCurrency=USD | |||
|costestimate=27,000 | |||
|requestedamountCurrency=USD | |||
|requestedamount=27,000 | |||
|othermoney=N/A I am a Novice Monk | |||
|letterofmotivation=As a sincere Buddhist practitioner, it feels counterintuitive to write about myself to secure funding for my retreat. However, guided by my Guru, Wangchen Rinpoche, I recognize that seeking this scholarship is a skillful means that could benefit all sentient beings if my retreat is successful. This understanding alone motivates me to apply. | |||
I do not claim to know everything about the Dharma, but I have learned that receiving can also be a form of giving when guided by right view, and bodhicitta. This is the essence of my aspiration to undertake this three-year retreat. My practice has shown me that nothing in my life will be as beneficial—for myself or others—as understanding my own mind. No amount of wealth, fame, or family achievements could generate the karma needed to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. I understand this on a deeply personal level. | |||
In this lifetime, I have lived many roles: recording artist, life coach, and business owner. If these experiences yielded anything of value, it was leading me to my Guru and authentic Buddha Dharma. Now, I have the opportunity to do something truly meaningful with my life. I feel that failing to seize this chance would be the greatest mistake I could make—and I have already made plenty of those. | |||
When I met Rinpoche, I vowed that if my thirst for enlightenment remained as strong as it was after my first 25 Nyungne retreat, I would dedicate my life to practice after two years. Fortunately, I trusted this intuition rather than rushing in foolishly. After two years, I closed my business and moved to Ser Cho Ling. This significant step was only the beginning. Within a year, I traveled with Wangchen Rinpoche to India to take my Novice Monk vows under H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche. Through these experiences, an unshakable conviction has grown within me, despite the modest sacrifices I have made. It is this same intuition that now guides me to undertake the three-year retreat—a ripening I could not stop even if I wished to. | |||
It’s my sincere wish that you will consider this information when making your decision to accept my application for 3-Year Retreat. Nothing else in this world matters to me as much as fulfilling my Guru’s vision for me and completing my 3-year retreat. | |||
With Warmest Wishes, | |||
Yeshe Nyima | |||
(Zameer Kurji) | |||
|FileHaveAcceptLetterUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Acceptance_Letter.pdf | |||
|AcceptLetterAuthorFirst=Wangchen | |||
|AcceptLetterAuthorLast=Rinpoche | |||
|AcceptLetterPhone=626-688-0983 | |||
|FileHaveRetreatBudgCostUpld=2025-08-1_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Retreat_Costs.pdf | |||
|CostLetterAuthorFirst=Wangchen | |||
|CostLetterAuthorLast=Rinpoche | |||
|CostLetterPhone=626-688-0983 | |||
|FileHaveEligibilityDocsUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Eligibility_Requirements.pdf | |||
|FileHaveCVUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_CV_Resume.pdf | |||
|FileHaveDharmaCVUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Dharma_Resume.pdf | |||
|FileHavePhotoUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Photo.jpg | |||
|FileHaveDescriptFinSitUpld=2025-07-30_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Financial_Situation.pdf | |||
|recom1NameFirst=Wangchen | |||
|recom1NameLast=Rinpoche | |||
|recom1Relate=My Precious Guru | |||
|recom2NameFirst=Monika | |||
|recom2NameLast=Wysocka | |||
|recom2Relate=Close Friend | |||
|FFUploadedFile-UploadName-FileHaveEligibilityDocs=Outline of Qualifications for Entering the Retreat (1).pdf | |||
|FFUploadedFile-UploadBase-FileHaveEligibilityDocs=outline-of-qualifications-for-entering-the-retreat-1 | |||
|FFUploadedFile-NewName-FileHaveEligibilityDocs=2025-08-1_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Eligibility_Requirements.pdf | |||
|FFUploadedFile-UploadName-FileHaveDharmaCV=Dharma Curriculum Vitae for Yeshe Nyima (2).pdf | |||
|FFUploadedFile-UploadBase-FileHaveDharmaCV=dharma-curriculum-vitae-for-yeshe-nyima-2 | |||
|FFUploadedFile-NewName-FileHaveDharmaCV=2025-08-1_Yeshe_Nyima_-_Dharma_Resume.pdf | |||
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