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|Submissiondate=2026-06-12 | |Submissiondate=2026-06-12 | ||
|Submissionyear=2026 | |Submissionyear=2026 | ||
|page=20260612165344-Madison Marie-Foley-Submission | |||
|firstname=Madison Marie | |firstname=Madison Marie | ||
|lastname=Foley | |lastname=Foley | ||
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Boise State University Boise, ID 2011-2013 | Boise State University Boise, ID 2011-2013 | ||
Completed coursework towards Bachelor of Arts In Digital Photography and Spanish | Completed coursework towards Bachelor of Arts In Digital Photography and Minor in Spanish | ||
University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 2019-2021 | University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 2019-2021 | ||
|cvwork= | |cvwork=Live in Alzheimer's Caregiver | ||
Live in Alzheimer's Caregiver | |||
Santa Rosa, CA August 2025-May 2026 | Santa Rosa, CA August 2025-May 2026 | ||
Reference: Ali Babington +1 (510) 301-2347 | Reference: Ali Babington +1 (510) 301-2347 | ||
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Head Chef | Head Chef | ||
Thali Indian Cuisine | Thali Indian Cuisine | ||
Reno, NV April 2017- Oct 2019 | |||
Reference: Serj Johan (775) 772-8652 | Reference: Serj Johan (775) 772-8652 | ||
|studiedtibetan=No | |studiedtibetan=No | ||
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|formalvows=Yes | |formalvows=Yes | ||
|formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vow in 2023 with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. | |formalvowsdetails=I took the Bodhisattva vow in 2023 with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. | ||
|ngondrocomplete= | |ngondrocomplete=Yes | ||
|ngondronotes= | |ngondro1=NA | ||
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|ngondro1end=2026-06-01 | |||
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|ngondro2end=2026-06-01 | |||
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|ngondro3end=2026-06-01 | |||
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|ngondro4begin=2025-01-16 | |||
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|ngondronotes=I have not completed the Ngondro, the page wouldn't let me submit without selecting something. It wouldn't let me select 'NO'. Please disregard the dates. When I asked Rinpoche about beginning the Ngondro, he instructed me to wait, and to focus solely on Dharma service. His words were "Do one thing at a time, first serve, then you will generate the merit to be able to practice." The preliminaries are part of the Three Year Retreat and we will begin January 2027 with detailed instructions from Lama Tenzin, which is ideal. | |||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=This is really a Yes/No answer. I have not officially completed a group or private retreat, but I have participated in many retreats beginning in 2022 as a Dharma volunteer. Due to volunteering at Gomdes, I have been able to take part in many daily sessions as well as teachings and instructions. I became a resident at Gomde California in 2022, so I was also able to take part in the daily | |previousretreatsdetails=This is really a Yes/No answer. I have not officially completed a group or private retreat as a full participant, but I have participated in many retreats beginning in 2022 as a Dharma volunteer. I attached my "dharma resume". Due to volunteering at the Gomdes, I have been able to take part in many daily sessions as well as teachings and instructions from some amazing Lamas and Teachers. I became a resident at Gomde California in 2022, so I was also able to take part in the daily morning and evening sessions there for many years, and during the down time I would also spend my free time doing formal sessions. So although I have not truly practiced the four sessions a day of "one month or longer" these past five years or so I have picked up quite a lot and have practiced in many group sessions by just being part of Gomde's community. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs= | |ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I took part in the Buddhist Studies Summer Program at Gomde California 2022-2025 as a volunteer. I was able to listen in to many teaching sessions. The summer programs were guided by Lama Tsultrim, Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche and other Khenpos and visiting Lamas from the monastery. | |||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=Yes, from the moment I connected with the Dharma in 2022, I have been diligently serving the Sangha | |offeredservicesdetails=Yes, from the moment I connected with the Dharma in 2022, I have been diligently serving the Dharma, Sangha and my Teachers in whatever ways I can. Mostly I have helped in kitchens, but I have also helped in other ways. I worked on the Tech team in Lumbini 2024 and Vietnam 2023 for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's International Seminars. I was also a full-time resident volunteer at Gomde California from 2022-2025 and helped with many day to day operational tasks doing all sorts of things from painting to gardening to lots of cleaning, as well as being their main cook for their yearly retreats, seminars and teachings. | ||
|othercommunitywork=Yes so much community work it is hard to list here! Before coming to the Dharma I was very active in my community in Reno, Nevada, doing all kinds of activist-type things. I was involved in the arts, the food scene (working as chef, advocating for local and sustainably sourced organic food), the sustainability/environmental scene, River Justice (cleaning the Truckee River), Cobitat (A natural Building Workshop that teaches people how to build homes out of Adobe using no-harm building methods), Be the Change Project, and was just a helpful hand to Elders and parents with young children in my community... | |||
|retreatduration=42 | |retreatduration=42 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-06-01 | |StartFunding=2026-06-01 | ||
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|requestedamountCurrency=EUR | |requestedamountCurrency=EUR | ||
|requestedamount=30,000 | |requestedamount=30,000 | ||
|othermoney=Right now family does not have the means to help pay for retreat. | |othermoney=Right now my family does not have the means to help pay for retreat. So far I have reached out to close sangha members to help pay for the upfront costs and pre-retreat and have received from generous sponsors a total of $4,900. I have a personal savings account of $6,800. | ||
|letterofmotivation=When I was an angsty thirteen year old, my parents sent me to spend the summer with my God-fearing Grandmother in North Carolina, who promptly signed me up for Bible Study Camp at her local church. While I was begrudgingly walking the few sweaty blocks from her house to the church that very first day, I noticed a book sitting lonely on a bus stop bench. Without thinking, I grabbed it and stuffed it in my bag. | |||
During the lunch break, I wandered off alone and sat underneath a big tree and began to read. It was a book about the Buddha's life story, from birth to death. I became instantly enthralled by his life and remember relating deeply to how the young Prince felt when he looked outside his privileged castle walls. I had experienced a similar feeling, not finding any of the adults around me to be very happy. I vowed then and there to follow in the Buddha's footsteps and pursue enlightenment. | |||
Much to my Grandmother's dismay, it was not Jesus, but Siddhartha Gautama who I came insistently asking her about. When she had nothing to offer me as far as wisdom goes, I turned to the internet to look up anything I could find about the Buddha. Even as a child, the wish to awaken was inside of my heart, blooming. | |||
When I first met my precious teacher Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, he said to me, "Oh it's you, I know you!" Even though it was the very first time we had met, I felt the exact same way. I burst into tears, and we embraced like old friends. It felt like coming home. I could finally relax. I have been following his instructions and serving his immense activity ever since, and it is my sincere wish to offer my practice to my Teacher and to all beings. Pursuing this retreat is the only way I will possibly feel content in this life and it is my wish to not waste a single moment more of it and to practice with a genuine heart full of love and care. | |||
I am not academic at all, I have no degrees or decoration, I'm not very smart, I do not know any Tibetan and I haven't formally practiced in retreat very much, but I think my application should be considered because of the sincere devotion I have to the dharma, my genuine faith in my Teacher and the correct motivation that drives me to truly want to spend my life practicing and serving. I cannot imagine doing anything else. I want to take part in this retreat so that I can become more kind, calm and clear (like Rinpoche says) and so that I may cut the root that causes harm, and be actually beneficial to the world and everyone I come into contact with. | |||
Thank you so much for considering my application, I am incredibly grateful that this grant exists for people like me who need financial support in order to be able to practice. It would truly be an honor to receive it. | |||
|FileHaveAcceptLetterUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Acceptance_Letter.pdf | |FileHaveAcceptLetterUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Acceptance_Letter.pdf | ||
|AcceptLetterAuthorFirst=Lama Tenzin | |AcceptLetterAuthorFirst=Lama Tenzin | ||
|AcceptLetterAuthorLast=Sangpo | |AcceptLetterAuthorLast=Sangpo | ||
|AcceptLetterPhone=+3725531133 | |||
|FileHaveRetreatBudgCostUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Retreat_Costs.pdf | |FileHaveRetreatBudgCostUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Retreat_Costs.pdf | ||
|CostLetterAuthorFirst=Mikk | |CostLetterAuthorFirst=Mikk | ||
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|CostLetterPhone=+3725531133 | |CostLetterPhone=+3725531133 | ||
|FileHaveEligibilityDocsUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Eligibility_Requirements.pdf | |||
|FileHaveCVUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_CV_Resume.pdf | |||
|FileHaveDharmaCVUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Dharma_Resume.pdf | |||
|FileHavePhotoUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Photo.jpg | |||
|FileHaveDescriptFinSitUpld=2026-06-16_Madison Marie_Foley_-_Financial_Situation.pdf | |||
|recom1NameFirst=Lama Tenzin | |||
|recom1NameLast=Sangpo | |||
|recom1Relate=Retreat Lama | |||
|recom2NameFirst=Sarah | |||
|recom2NameLast=Krings-Lien | |||
|recom2Relate=Friend | |||
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