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|ngondro5begin=2025-01-16 | |ngondro5begin=2025-01-16 | ||
|ngondro5end=2026-06-01 | |ngondro5end=2026-06-01 | ||
|ngondronotes=I have not completed the Ngondro, the page wouldn't let me submit without selecting something! It wouldn't let me select 'NO'. When I asked Rinpoche about beginning the Ngondro, he instructed me to wait, and to focus solely on Dharma service. His words were "Do one thing at a time, first serve, then you will generate the merit to be able to practice." The preliminaries are part of the Three Year Retreat and we will begin January 2027. | |ngondronotes=I have not completed the Ngondro, the page wouldn't let me submit without selecting something! It wouldn't let me select 'NO'. Please disregard the dates. When I asked Rinpoche about beginning the Ngondro, he instructed me to wait, and to focus solely on Dharma service for now. His words were "Do one thing at a time, first serve, then you will generate the merit to be able to practice." The preliminaries are part of the Three Year Retreat and we will begin January 2027 with detailed instructions from Lama Tenzin, which is ideal. | ||
|previousretreatscomplete=Yes | |previousretreatscomplete=Yes | ||
|previousretreatsdetails=This is really a Yes/No answer. I have not officially completed a group or private retreat as a full participant, but I have participated in many retreats beginning in 2022 as a Dharma volunteer. Due to volunteering at the 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 morning 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 as a full participant, but I have participated in many retreats beginning in 2022 as a Dharma volunteer. I attached my "dharma resume". Due to volunteering at the Gomdes, I have been able to take part in many daily sessions as well as teachings and instructions from some amazing Lamas and Teachers. I became a resident at Gomde California in 2022, so I was also able to take part in the daily morning 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 five years or so I have picked up quite a lot and have practiced in many group sessions by just being part of Gomde's community. | ||
|ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | |ynadvstudiesprogs=Yes | ||
|advstudiesprogsdetails=I took part in the Buddhist Studies Summer Program at Gomde California 2022-2025 as a volunteer. I was able to listen in to many teaching sessions. The summer programs were guided by Lama Tsultrim, Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche and other Khenpos and visiting Lamas from the monastery. | |advstudiesprogsdetails=I took part in the Buddhist Studies Summer Program at Gomde California 2022-2025 as a volunteer. I was able to listen in to many teaching sessions. The summer programs were guided by Lama Tsultrim, Tsangsar Tulku Rinpoche and other Khenpos and visiting Lamas from the monastery. | ||
|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 | ||
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