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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=After speaking with Rinpoche, he suggested I focus solely on Dharma Service for the time being. He said to me to do "one thing on a time". First I should serve, then there will be time for me to focus solely on practice or study. I followed his instruction and did not begin the Ngondro. The Three Year Retreat begins with the preliminaries, so I will begin in January 2027 | |ngondronotes=After speaking with Rinpoche, he suggested I focus solely on Dharma Service for the time being. He said to me to do "one thing on a time". First I should serve, then there will be time for me to focus solely on practice or study. I followed his instruction and did not begin the Ngondro. The Three Year Retreat begins with the preliminaries, so I will begin in January 2027. | ||
|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 mornign 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 years I have picked up quite a lot and have practiced in many group sessions by just being part of Gomde's community. | |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 mornign 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 years I have picked up quite a lot and have practiced in many group sessions by just being part of Gomde's community. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=No | |ynadvstudiesprogs=No | ||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=Yes, from the moment I connected with the Dharma in 2022, I have been diligently serving the Sangha, Dharma 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 operation tasks doing all sorts of things, as well as being their main cook for their yearly retreats, seminars and teachings. | |offeredservicesdetails=Yes, from the moment I connected with the Dharma in 2022, I have been diligently serving the Sangha, Dharma 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 operation tasks doing all sorts of things, as well as being their main cook for their yearly retreats, seminars and teachings. | ||
|retreatduration=42 | |retreatduration=42 | ||
|StartFunding=2026-06-01 | |StartFunding=2026-06-01 | ||
|EndFunding=2029-12-16 | |EndFunding=2029-12-16 | ||
|costestimateCurrency=EUR | |costestimateCurrency=EUR | ||
|costestimate=32,250 | |||
|requestedamountCurrency=EUR | |requestedamountCurrency=EUR | ||
|requestedamount=30,000 | |requestedamount=30,000 | ||
|othermoney=Right now family does not have the means to help pay for retreat. | |||
|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 | ||
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