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|Submissiondate=2025-01- | |Submissiondate=2025-01-23 | ||
|Submissionyear=2025 | |Submissionyear=2025 | ||
|firstname=Pierre | |firstname=Pierre | ||
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|ngondro5begin=2003-01-01 | |ngondro5begin=2003-01-01 | ||
|ngondro5end=2003-01-31 | |ngondro5end=2003-01-31 | ||
|ngondronotes=I have accomplished three times the 100 000 Ngöndros in the Shangpa | |ngondronotes=I have accomplished three times the 100 000 Ngöndros in the Shangpa Tradition : | ||
- one during the two years before my three year retreat (1999-2001) | - one during the two years before my three year retreat (1999-2001) | ||
- one during the 6 months pre-retreat in 2001-2002 | - one during the 6 months pre-retreat in 2001-2002 | ||
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I have accomplished 10 000 Ngöndros of the Nyintig tradition (using Jamgön Kongtrul text) during my three year retreat | I have accomplished 10 000 Ngöndros of the Nyintig tradition (using Jamgön Kongtrul text) during my three year retreat | ||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails= | |previousretreatsdetails=2001 : One month silent Dathün in January | ||
2001- | 2001-2002 : 6 months group pre-retreat | ||
2002 – | 2002 – 2006 : 3 years retreat at the Karma Ling Institute (France) | ||
2007 to | 2007 to 2012 : one month Dathune every year in January at the Karma Ling Institute | ||
June | June 2013 : one month of walking solitary pilgrimage on the coastal trails of Brittany | ||
August | August 2018 : one month of solitary retreat in the mountain wilderness of Crestone (Colorado, US) | ||
October 2020-March | October 2020-March 2021 : six month of solitary retreat in a small chalet in the woods (South of France) | ||
Almost every year since 1997, I have done at least 2 weeks of retreat every year. | Almost every year since 1997, I have done at least 2 weeks of retreat every year. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | |ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=• 1999 – 2001 and 2006- | |advstudiesprogsdetails=• 1999 – 2001 and 2006-2009 : I did twice a 3 years Buddhist studies curriculum in 9 units (a kind of condensed Chedra taught by Lama Denys) covering the main aspects of comprehension : Dharma History, Buddhist phenomenology, Philosophical Views, Subtle body, … | ||
• | • 2008 : She bya dzö transmission and teaching by Situ Rinpoche in Sherab Ling | ||
|ynofferedservices=Yes | |ynofferedservices=Yes | ||
|offeredservicesdetails=I have served Lama Denys as his personal assistant from 1999 to 2001 and also from 2006 to 2013. I have also been the instructor of the three year retreat from 2007 to 2013. | |offeredservicesdetails=I have served Lama Denys as his personal assistant from 1999 to 2001 and also from 2006 to 2013. I have also been the instructor of the three year retreat from 2007 to 2013. | ||
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|othermoney=I will be able to cover the 6600 euros remaining with my personal savings. | |othermoney=I will be able to cover the 6600 euros remaining with my personal savings. | ||
My personal savings will also be used for the shelter construction and my trip to Canada in 2024. | My personal savings will also be used for the shelter construction and my trip to Canada in 2024. | ||
|letterofmotivation=This long-term retreat represents a real culmination in my spiritual journey. It's been almost 30 years since I started on the Dharma path. After living in a Dharma center for over 15 years, completing the three-year retreat and other solitary retreats, I have felt about 8 years ago the calling in my heart to let go of the things of this life and devote completely myself to the essential. In terms of spiritual practice, I had received during my retreat and subsequently all the trekchö and tögal instructions, and I felt a calling in my heart for these practices. I was fortunate in 2018 to meet a guide, Robert Olds, who had completed the 4 visions of the Tögal during a 10 years retreat in the wilderness. I was able to receive from him the full instructions for the practice and gets his confirmation that I was ready to begin the Tögal, and that’s what I started to do on a regular basis since. In 2020-2021, I was ill for over a year, which led me to go into solitary retreat for 6 months. At the end of this retreat, I was truly aware that life is impermanent and the moment of death uncertain. I said to myself, if you don't do what's important to you now, when will you? In mid-2021, when I started to feel better, I began to gather the conditions for a life-retreat, entirely dedicated to the spiritual practice. To do this, I had to meet the material conditions: find a place to set up my hermitage, find a way to at least partially meet my material needs, talk about it with my relatives, close my activities, say goodbye to friends etc... The whole process went very smoothly in 2024, as if the winds of life were encouraging me in this direction. Today, all the good conditions seem to be set : the land is there (it belongs to my brother), with my guide and some other practionners living there or closeby to support me with my practice and the daily life. This retreat involves a total commitment in my life : leaving my country, my family, my friends, my situation, to stay and practice in the solitude of the forest in a small and simple hermitage I'm building with my own hands. I know that Tsadra only grants scholarships for a maximum of 3 years, but I am feeding the intention to stay in retreat until I die, whether spiritually or physically. I do hope this present letter will be able to convey at least a little bit the sincerity and the total commitment of my intention. I would also like to express my deep gratitude to the Tsadra Foundation for helping the Dharma of the Tibetan tradition to grow and flourish in these dark times, not only through translations but also through dedicated practionners who try to walk in the footsteps of our great ancestors. | |||
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