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 I have no present income and aspire to continue in retreat. My family/ friends will help me with personal expenses like health insurance and such as needed.
 In order to be able to stay in retreat without much disruption I would like to ask for support from Tsadra to cover the retreat costs.
+|letterofmotivation=Since I encountered the teachings of Buddhism and the living tradition of Tibetan Buddhist masters I did whatever I could to meet teachers, study and practice, following the gradual path as presented by contemporary teachers, mainly Sogyal Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, from the foundations through the preliminaries and main practices according to their respective traditions (Longchen Nyingtik and Chokling Tersar).
+Meanwhile I also continued to train and work as a Psychotherapist in the hope to benefit people, which - despite the fact that I liked the work very much - sometimes left me slightly dissatisfied. For even though I could often help patients to find ways of coping with life's struggles in a somewhat less distorted fashion, it also became very clear that, more fundamentally, there is no "fix" for the problems of samsara. I felt that the only true help is the Dharma to free oneself from the trappings of karma and kleshas and so be able to help others in that direction.
+Both, my work and spiritual study& practice, led me in the end to feel the neccessity of and develop the wish for longer retreat under qualified guidance. Now, towards the final phase of this 3-year retreat I can see the benefits and beauty of such an environment. The strong fixation and grip of mental habits become clearer on a more experiential level and slowly (in my case) and gradually begin to soften. For this process to deepen and qualities like openness and unbiased compassion to unfold, I feel it would be very beneficial to continue in retreat from where I'm now so hopefully I can be of more benefit in my work and in the Dharma community.
+Another factor urging me on is an underlying health condition, leading to - fortunately very slowly progressing - nerve degeneration (so far mainly optic nerve). As long as I'm in relatively good physical and mental health I rather make the best of my time and try to progress in Dharma practice.
+If you consider to support me I thank you greatly,
+Robert Heinz
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