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Since a year back, I have offered service in terms of volunteering in Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's organization Dharma Gyan Youth. In this capacity, I have organized dharma teachings by khenpos, facilitated meditation groups, sanskrit chanting groups, and managed the social media accounts of the organization. +
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now i living and working in Gomde France, i cook, clean bathrroms, fed the donkeys, open the shrine offerings, start the zoom metings to do the pujas with our sangha, go outside once a week to shopping food to our sangha, prepare the rooms to receive people who come for retreats. +
From 2010-2013, I was practicing regularly at Dondrub Ling, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche's center in Berkeley. I was attending regular tsoks and weekly practice. My involvement with the sangha involed coordinating and providing offerings for tsok as well as assisting with general administrative labor. From 2010 to the present, when attending retreats at Pema Osel Ling, I assisted with tsok preparation, shrine maintenance, and the cooking of meals. When Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has visited the Bay Area, I have offered my presence as a volunteer--most recently for the screening of his film, "Vara" in San Rafael. Throughout 2010 and 2011, I offered my time to assist a long time sangha member of Pema Osel Ling, who has not been well, with any personal care and household organization she and her partner were in need of. +
I have always been involved at Pema Osel Ling, and with Lama Tharchin
Rinpoche. At the time of Rinpoche's Parinirvana, my relationship with Lama
Sonam Rinpoche grew, and he became the most important person in my life.
Under his guidance and kindness, I have been able to closely work with him
and serve Pema Osel Ling often.
Specifically, Rinpoche requested that I make the Tsa-Tsas (6,000) for the
three Kun-dun Stupas LTR had begun, and during that four month period I put
off school and completed that task.
All of our practice retreats for the past two years, I have been a Chopon
under Lama Sonam Rinpoche's instruction, actively participating in the ritual +
July 1999-Present: Find sponsors to provide computer and other supplies for Vajrayana Foundation; January-August 2002: Helped lead and coordinate tsa-tsa making project for Rinpoche's Stupa Project at both Vajrayana Foundation and San Francisco branch; Feb. 2005-Feb. 2009: Completed translations in Drupta for outside use per Lama Tharchin's requests; June 2008-Present: Serve as head chopen for major Vajrayana Foundation public retreats and empowerments; March 2009: Served as head chopen for Lama Tharchin Rinpoche's empowerments at Lotus Gate retreat center in Hawaii, and trained individuals there in the ritual arts; Currently working on translations specifically cited by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Jadrel Sangye Dorje Rinpoche as meaningful to our sangha and the Dujom Lingpa +
Personal attendant to Khenpo Choga Rinpoche for 3 months in 2004.
Arranged teachings, retreats, and Drupchens from 2003 to 2008.
Board member of the Shri Singha Foundation from 2004 to 2009.
Help to fundraise and purchase permanent retreat center in Eugene OR from 2004 to 2007
Converted thousands of hours of analog audio and video teachings to digital for Khenpo Choga - 2004 to present
Sponsored retreatants (6 month and 3 year), Lama Tharchin's health care, education of Tibetan Children etc.
Installed Satellite Internet at Namkhai Norbus Retreat Center in Baja California +
After living in Tampa Florida from 1988 until 1990 I move to Montclair New Jersey where I lived with Tsede Kazi(Sonam Kazi's wife) and her daughter Jetsun Shonu (Shugseb Chonyi Zangmo's Tulku) as their butler and house attendenant/chauffer full time. In the summer of 1993 I move into their boarding house for their Sangha, I worked on the house as a carpenter an handyman and also worked part time at UPS as a supervisor(Rutherford NJ) until 1996 contributing my earnings to up state NY retreat property supplies an assisting in building/repairs. I left New Jersey in 1999 and move to Seattle Wa, in 2008 I met V. Gyatrul Rinpoche while Tashi Choling was hosting the Kunzang Nyima Wang Chen given by V. Tulku Theglo Rinpoche an then move to Tashi Choling and volunteered at Tashi Choling doing construction and helping maintain the property until May of 2010. I started working at Pema Osel Ling in July of 2010. +
I spent about two years with Thinley Norbu's son Jampal Dorje who I consider to be one of my root teachers, driving him and discussing advanced topics to help his English and my dharma. Not sure who was helping whom?
Our discussions often lasted until dawn and covered topics ranging from Derida to dharmakirti.
I also briefly tutored Lama Tharchin in English in 1989. Tutored Nerong Tulku in 1987 +
In 2004-05, I spent a period of eighteen months working on a volunteer basis at Tsegyalgar West, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche's retreat land in Baja Sur, Mexico. The work involved landscaping, construction of housing, and other basic infrastructure development. For the last twelve months of this period I served on that center's nine-member Board of Directors, which was also volunteer position.
From 2006 to 2011, I helped to procure and transport implements and materials for practice from Nepal to North America for Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.
Beginning in the spring of 2011, I have worked on a volunteer basis for Shang Shung Editions, which is responsible for publications related to the teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and his lineage. This work has consisted mainly of transcription from recordings of oral teachings, content editing of manuscripts, and Tibetan-to-English translation. I am currently finishing work on a project that has involved the translation of a root text by Longchenpa and the editing of an oral commentary given by Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. The chief editor for this project is Nancy Simmons, and the supervising translator is Elio Guarisco. +
Lama Zopa Rinpoche : From 1995-2003 I worked on Mandala Magazine as Assistant Editor and Photo Editor
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: From 2001-2006 Worked on the World Peace Vase Program
Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche: From 2000-2003 Organized Rinpoche's Dharma activity in Taos, New Mexico
Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Rinpoche: From 2004-present chiefly supporting Vajrayana Foundation's Dharma programs from daily practice, personal retreats, group retreats and large Dharma events with visiting lamas. +
My wife and I built a gompa on San Juan Island for the Sakyas. +
volunteer work hours for POL according to my full time work schedule and health +
In summer 2012 doing forest restoration at Sravasti Abbey. Removing over crowded trees that were a fire risk to the Gompa.
In 2011 setting up for the Relics tour In San Francisco and running the bookstore for the whole of the event.
2013Ã2014 Helping to cut and roll 300,000 Mantra scrolls and helping to make 6,000 tsatsas for the Kudung stupas of H.H Dudjom Rinpoche, Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.
2014 Summer, Sewing straps and covers for, and wrapping and properly placing the new Tengyur and Kangyur in the shrine room at Pema Osel Ling.
2014 Summer à Managing volunteers, pressing clay and doing assembly in the Treasure Vase department at Pema Osel Ling. +
What ever was needed (and was welling to do) for Chagdud rimpoche/gonpa 1995-2006 for For lama Tarchen and lama Sonam at Pema Osel LIng 2007-2012 +
Cook, fundraiser, massage, gardener. I am always available to give massage to Rinpoche, Lama Sonam, and anyone in need. I am Rinpoche's personal cook during his Dharma teachings (over the
I Have been Rinpoche's personal cook during his Dharma teachings over the past 17 years.I am always available to do massage on Rinpoche, Lama Sonam, and anyone in the community who is in need.. I have also cooked for many visiting Lamas. I have found sponsors for Rinpoche's family members in Asia. I currently fundraising for the retreat center to finish our roads and our stupa. I grow vegetables and give to Drupta. +
Financial Support ...the last 10 years +
I help produce and sell traditional Tibetan Art, designed by Rinpoche. Proceeds benefit the Gompa. (past 6 months, since finishing retreat)
I help with ritual needs during dharma events. +
For the 8 months before starting retreat here, I volunteered my time and skills as a carpenter to Pema Osel Ling. +
For the past seven years, I regularly assisted Lama Tharchin RinpochŽ with his activities and errands. In addition, I would often help at Pema â¦sel Ling with retreat preparations, clean-up, tea service and Lama meals. +
Built Sakya Kachod Choling 12 yrs. +
