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+|letterofmotivation=Two years ago, I moved back to the city of my childhood to be with my mother in her final years, and to integrate my early years with my current life. Gatineau, Quebec is a beautiful place, a sacred place to me, and a great place for Mahamdura practice.
+My mother and I were both excited for this new chapter and our opportunity to spend more time together. However, within just seven months, my mother’s already fragile health quickly deteriorated, and she unexpectedly passed away. In the same week, I also received a cancer diagnosis that would require surgery and other treatment. The following year became a time of burying my mother, receiving medical treatment, and feeling constantly displaced.
+That overall experience did what the teachings had been unable to do: vividly demonstrate impermanence, death, and the value of the teachings.
+Now, without family responsibilities, and realizing that time is short (even with a great prognosis), I want to make the most of my remaining life and opportunities.
+I recently asked about the possibility of joining the next cohort for the Sopa Choling 3-year retreat. However, there may not be another new cohort. Yet I have been accepted to join the current cohort in year 2 (Sept 2026).
+Over the years, I have attended the Sopa Choling gate opening and closing ceremonies many times. This year, I attended the opening of the gate after year 1 (June 2025). During that time, I felt certain that this was right for me: This particular retreat was completely designed and supported by my guru Thrangu Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. I’m confident that following in the traditions of my teachers, I am doing the right thing. Since deciding to joining the retreat and my acceptance, many things have fallen into place, including comments made by the druppon during the gate opening that aligned with my earlier conversations with Thrangu Rinpoche, a dream about joining the retreat, and a sudden announcement of a Chakrasamvara within two weeks in Toronto (now completed) empowerment by Tulku Damcho Rinpoche (my guru’s appointee as a senior teacher).
+I wish to dedicate this retreat to my mother, as well as “all sentient beings.” In many ways, I feel the retreat has already begun, and I am already looking for ways, in daily life, to genuinely translate my practice into better circumstances for others to live, to study, to realize the wisdom teachings of our lineage.
+My financial position, for the virtually first time in my life, allows me some financial stability. I am prepared to spend much of my savings on the retreat. However, if I were to do that, I would face completing retreat with a small financial cushion and the possibly of struggling to re-enter the workforce in my sixties. If I were to be fortunate enough to receive full or even partial grant funding, it would help me focus on the retreat with less concern for what comes after and re-enter the community with less financial strain. Therefore, I humbly ask for the support of the Tsadra Foundation’s supporters.
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