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Administration and sales, book store TTC Hamburg, Germany - For about a year. +
1998-1999:
- Helping in various capacities in the activities of the Hamburg Karma Kagyu center.
- Administration and sales, TTC Hamburg Dharma shop.
2008-2011:
- Pro bono website development work for KTD, USA
2011-2012:
- IT Manager, assistant shrine keeper, video production at KTD, USA
2016:
- Gave a talk about the 3-year retreat at TTC Hamburg +
I offered my services every weekend in UW-Madison Buddhist Study Grup since 2003 and I was volunteer to help organize events hold by Tergar Meditation Center of Phoenix since 2008 +
Since 2004, I have been a volunteer at KSDL. +
Resident teacher at Karma Yönten Ling - a dharma studygroup in Malmö, Sweden, 2014 - 15, as well as teaching and conducting weekend retreats with a growing network through out Scandinavia - on going.
Assistent Shrinekeeper at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, N.Y - 2013.
Membership administrator for the Kagyu Monlam, 2012.
Cooking and main responsibility for individual and group wellbeing at Gampo Abbey 2009-10. +
Yes, I first started volunteering two months after I visited our center, first helping with small tasks regarding preparation for puja and organization of events. I quickly took over more tasks, including all social media and communication, our YouTube channel, taking care of our guest house, cleaning the premises, and any tasks that my Lama needed. +
Many years at various centers in the U.S. and specifically for Tromge Jigme Rinpoche and Garchen Rinpoche for about 1 year each. +
Resident Staff at the Padmasabhava Peace Institute with Tromge Rinpoche appx 1 year 2011
Resident Staff at GI appx 6 months 2013 +
For Jigme Tromge Rinpoche at his residence appx 1 year 2011
For Garchen Rinpoche as a staff member for nearly a year in 2013
For Zenki Roshi as a staff member from 2019-2020 +
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Brazil: Since 2005 when Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche established his oraganization Mangala Shri Bhuti in Brazil, I have served the Brazilian Sangha in numerous capacities: From 2004 until 2010 I served as Director of the Brazil Sangha and its center Guna Norling. During that time I was also a meditation instructor. I was Rinpoche's translator on his first two visits to Brazil. In the last 10 years, I have headed the translation of a number of texts and liturgies into Portuguese including: Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro, Dechen Gyalmo Sadhana, Rigdzin Dupa Sadhana (a revision of an already existing translation) and Kongtrul Rinpoche's first book "It's Up to You". In recent years I have been translating/transcribing the course material for Mangala Shri Bhuti's online lineage course into Portuguese and serve as an online course instructor for the Brazilian students. (For more informaiton about these courses, please see my Dharma curriculum vitae). Most recently I became the vice president of Mangala Shri Bhuti for Brazil.
U.S.A.: As a retreatant and resident at Mangala Shri Bhuti's retreat center, Samten Ling, I serve daily in a number of ways: I am a member of the Samten Ling Committee, a small group selected by Rinpoche which meets monthly and is in regular communication on virtually every aspect regarding Longchen Jigme Samten Ling Retreat Center. I also serve as shrine master, head chopon, bookkeeper and full participant and sometime leader in our daily work period. +
2014 - 2016 I took responsiblity to help establish Mangala Shri Bhuti (a Buddhist organization under guidance of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche) for the European community. Creating a lay-out, content and structure of an online practice and study platform. As well organisation and coordination of various activities and events of MSB Europe.
I was responsible for setting up a bi-monthly on-line tsok practice, creating a practice manual and training fellow students to participate and host the on-line practices.
2014 - present, I served and assisted, occasionally in the household area, serving my lama during the Sangdrup Retreat and the Nyigma Summer Seminar as well hosting and serving visitors in the Sangdo Palri Temple during my retreat.
2014 together with a fellow Sangha sister we coordinated a team in serving tea and food to the monks during the Kurukulle Drupchen at Lerab Ling retreat center.
2004 - 2013, I served as chšpon team assistance, responsible for shopping, set - and clean up for the bi-monthly tsok practice and the Amsterdam City Retreat, at Rigpa Amsterdam. +
-Served as MSB Khenchung (head of studies and practice) from 1991-2009; this involved serving the sangha in capacity of meditation instruction, counseling, and minor teaching, and whatever assistance Kongtrul Rinpoche requested in these and related areas
-Served as MSB Assistant Drubpšn (retreat master) from 2008 to present +
-Served as MSB Khenchung (head of studies and practice) from 1991-2009; this involved serving the sangha in capacity of meditation instruction, counseling, and minor teaching, and whatever assistance Kongtrul Rinpoche requested in these and related areas
-Served as MSB Resident Drubpšn (retreat master) for Samten Ling from 2008 to present +
In order to attend the Palyul Summer Retreats, I have always made myself available a month before, and a week after two retreats. I did cleaning, gardening, maintenance, shopping, housekeeping, temple upkeep, driving, etc., as I generally do whatever I am able. One year I was fortunate enough to assist in filling, construction, perfecting, and consecrating the Terton Mingyur Dorje stupa with Tulku SangNgag and HE Gyangkang Tulku and other Palyul lamas. This year I am working directly under the head of office for the Palyul Summer Retreat (and taking full charge for one week in their absence) while also receiving the fourth year of instruction (in Thogal). +
Continuously supporting Lama Lekshe Dorje with technology and help needed to be able to teach online, recordings and to spread the teachings to a Hungarian and an international mailing list in the last 3 years.
Support anytime for anybody who needs help regarding technical difficulties for listening to the dharma teachings.
Sponsoring Dharma community with needed technology for listening to online teachings. +
I have been an active volunteer and member of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Pyrénées since 2018. I have lived there for long and short periods of time, being part of the community, helping developing the main house, coordinating volunteer work, and helping in the organization since its very early stages. I have been part of the daily life, I have volunteered in retreats and big programms when Rinpoche could travel and give teachings to large audiences. Now I am coordinating the Fundraising team for the three year retreat project.
Gomde Pyrénées feels like a home to me, and the mandala of practitioners related to this place are my family. +
Carpentry at the Karmapa Institute (Valderoure - France) in 1994. +
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Lifelong
Specifically at the service of Kangyur Rinpoche´s Sangyum for two years.
Participated to the building of four retreat centers three in France and one in Portugal. +
I have been resident senior student of Last Chance Gonpa, a satellite practice group of Tharchin Rinpoche's Bay Area students - functioning as teacher per my lama's instructions in ngodnro and mahayoga ritual, torma and sadhana detail. +
I have been resident senior student of Last Chance Gonpa, a satellite practice group of Tharchin Rinpoche's Bay Area students - functioning as teacher per my lama's instructions in ngodnro and mahayoga ritual, torma and sadhana detail. +
