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Recent Attempts and Future Plans: In 2023, I attempted to start accumulating the 100,000 Bodhicitta but had to set it aside due to demanding M.A. commitments. I focused on studies while maintaining certain practices. As I'm finishing my M.A. thesis in August and joining teachings and retreat at the 3-year retreat site at Gomde Pyrenees with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo (for which I received a scholarship), I plan to resume Ngöndro accumulations from late September onwards. | Recent Attempts and Future Plans: In 2023, I attempted to start accumulating the 100,000 Bodhicitta but had to set it aside due to demanding M.A. commitments. I focused on studies while maintaining certain practices. As I'm finishing my M.A. thesis in August and joining teachings and retreat at the 3-year retreat site at Gomde Pyrenees with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Drubpön Lama Tenzin Sangpo (for which I received a scholarship), I plan to resume Ngöndro accumulations from late September onwards. | ||
Current Practice Plan: I will follow a model proposed by my teacher Erik Pema Kunsang: doing 10,000 accumulations of each practice cycle and repeating until 5 × 100,000 is completed. I'll start with 10,000 prostrations, and after completing the first 5 × 10,000 cycle, begin with Bodhicitta since I've already completed the prostrations. I plan to do as many cycles before starting the 3-year retreat, hoping to finish the accumulations through committed daily practice sessions and short retreats during 2025 and longer retreats in 2026. | Current Practice Plan: I will follow a model proposed by my teacher Erik Pema Kunsang: doing 10,000 accumulations of each practice cycle and repeating until 5 × 100,000 is completed. I'll start with 10,000 prostrations, and after completing the first 5 × 10,000 cycle, begin with Bodhicitta since I've already completed the prostrations. I plan to do as many cycles before starting the 3-year retreat, hoping to finish the accumulations through committed daily practice sessions and short retreats during 2025 and longer retreats in 2026. | ||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=I have completed multiple group and individual retreats although most not exceeding two weeks. Regarding those of one month and longer in 2019 I have completed a one-month individual retreat on the Tukdrub Barchel Kunsel Ngondro at Asura Cave Practice center in Parphing in June, and completed a one-month group retreat on the same topic during December 2019 to January 2020. | |previousretreatsdetails=I have completed multiple group and individual retreats although most not exceeding two weeks. Regarding those of one month and longer in 2019 I have completed a one-month individual retreat on the Tukdrub Barchel Kunsel Ngondro at Asura Cave Practice center in Parphing in June, and completed a one-month group retreat on the same topic during December 2019 to January 2020. | ||
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While I was away in Nepal, Rio Grande do Sul was hit by unprecedented flooding caused by global warming, affecting parts of the state totaling roughly the size of England, including 10 days of flooding in areas of my city Porto Alegre. Besides making donations, I helped compile lists of affected marginalized communities - including indigenous communities, Quilombolas (communities formed by fugitive slaves during Brazil's slavery period), and MTST solidarity kitchens - sharing these with friends and Dharma communities in Brazil and abroad for targeted assistance. | While I was away in Nepal, Rio Grande do Sul was hit by unprecedented flooding caused by global warming, affecting parts of the state totaling roughly the size of England, including 10 days of flooding in areas of my city Porto Alegre. Besides making donations, I helped compile lists of affected marginalized communities - including indigenous communities, Quilombolas (communities formed by fugitive slaves during Brazil's slavery period), and MTST solidarity kitchens - sharing these with friends and Dharma communities in Brazil and abroad for targeted assistance. | ||
|retreatduration=43 | |retreatduration=43 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-06-01 | |||
|EndFunding=2029-12-31 | |||
|costestimateCurrency=EUR | |||
|costestimate=37000 - 32.500 for retreat costs - plus roughly 1500 for shrine items as per retreat requirements - plus visa costs; obligatory health insurance - 1300 to 2600 euros - plus visa processing fees, Tax stamps etc (the visa needs to be renewed on an yearly basis - around 1000 Euros - plus travel costs and personal hygiene items items - 700 euros.) | |||
|requestedamount=24000 | |||
|othermoney=Alternative to the scholarship, my main hope for securing funds is through a crowdfunding initiative in both English for the international community and Portuguese for Brazilian practitioners. As a symbolic exchange for donations, I will include a small Tibetan course teaching the basics of reading the Tibetan alphabet, training in recitation, and common everyday words. For more advanced students, I've compiled an extensive list with links to advanced general learning and translation resources. Since teaching Tibetan has been my main occupation for the past 2.5 years, I believe this will be an interesting and valuable addition to the crowdfunding campaign. I plan to share this on social media and directly with friends in different sanghas. | |||
As I only recently received the letter of approval for the retreat and have been very busy finishing my M.A. thesis, I have not yet started this process and do not know how much I will be able to raise through this initiative. | |||
Committing Personal and Family Resources: | |||
Depending on how the fundraising and scholarship processes develop, I can request family support to complete the necessary funds. They have already indicated that while the retreat costs are very high for them, they could strive to help me, compromising 5000 euros as a last resort with around 15% of the total retreat costs. | |||
Personally, I have approximately $2,000 USD saved as an emergency fund in a long-term investment asset, which I could access if I cannot secure sufficient funds through other means. However, I would prefer to preserve this as personal funds for when I complete the retreat. | |||
|FileHaveAcceptLetterUpld=2025-07-28_Victor_Roithmann_-_Acceptance_Letter.pdf | |FileHaveAcceptLetterUpld=2025-07-28_Victor_Roithmann_-_Acceptance_Letter.pdf | ||
|AcceptLetterAuthorFirst=Lama Tenzin | |AcceptLetterAuthorFirst=Lama Tenzin | ||
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