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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. +
At Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's request, I became Rangjung Yeshe Institute's Student Services Coordinator in Kathmandu Nepal from 2008-2011 where I acted as RYI’s student counsellor and mediator, organized and led new student orientations, organized RYI’s Tibetan homestay program, conducted and compiled students’ evaluations of teachers and courses, led a meditation course in the Buddhist Studies Summer Program, organized and led student events such as hiking and cycling trips, as well as bus trips to Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
2013-2020 I worked as the resident lama at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California, and as a visiting lama at Rangjung Yeshe Dharma House, Mexico City. I taught introductory Buddhist philosophy and ritual practice focusing on Buddhist preliminary practices and sadhānā practice, I led sadhānā retreats ranging in time from one weekend to a full month, I led daily practice sessions, and I also gave many private interviews. +
I have been living at PTC for the past 11 years and have offered my services to both my Lama and to my Dharma community in a variety of ways. I have attended to my Lama whenever needed, and have contributed to my community by umzing the daily tsokpas, choponing, being a kitchen manager including weekly grocery shopping, and helping with retreat preparation, filling and emptying water bowls, and helping with butter lamps. +
- June 2020 - August 2020 : Volunteering in Rangjung Yeshe Gomde UK - Cooking and cleaning.
- September 2020 : Cook for Ayang Rinpoche during his stay and teachings in Paris
- Jully - September 2021 : Volunteering in Kagyu Samye Ling Belgium - House Manager
- Volunteer at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Pyrénées since November 2021 (when I am not in retreat there) - Translation and interpretation from English into French, cooking, cleaning. +
I have been enjoying volunteering at Palpung Thubeten Choling since 2016. I would regularly visit every few weeks and help in any way I could. This included but is was limited to, cleaning shrine rooms and polishing bowls, helping to set up and prepare for ritual practices, cooking lunch, cleaning visitor rooms and greeting and guiding guests. I also engaged in two work study programs at PTC. I did my first work study at PTC from April 2018 to September 2018 and the second from September 2021-December 2021. +
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. +
*Establishing the Mercy & Treasure Buddhist Foundation which is the former Dharma Center of Rinchen Choling in LA /12/2000-09/2002 / Serve as board member, Treasurer, Translator.
*Establishing RigDzin Dharma Foundation, Albuquerque, NM /11/2004-09/2005 Serve as board member, accountant, teaching event planning and executing.
*For the Benefit of All Beings, Garchen Rinpoche Movie and teaching archive_Chinese Language /
2008 to 2014 / Serve as translator, narrator, upload Chinese subtitles, fundraiser, DVD producing executor, establishing website, Chinese translation proofreading.
*Garchen Buddhist Institute Lama House ,Chino Valley, AZ /Intermittently from year 2001 to 2012 / Cooking, sewing
*Oral translation of teachings (from English to Chinese)/ 2001- today
*Written translation of sadhana, prayers, commentary book, realization poem (From Tibetan to Chinese or From English to Chinese). / 2011-today
Note: Other than Garchen Rinpoche’s movie, all the services addressed above
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After completing the training levels at Phoenix Shambhala center, I volunteered in various capacities: staffing the events, leading dharma recovery group, cleaning, cooking for the events, coordinator/master of ceremonies, umdze. All in all, I did this for about 2 or 3 years. During my stay at Gampo Abbey, as a temporary monastic for 9 months, I was one of the cooks and also fulfilled a variety of required roles. Following that, I mostly practiced on my own and helped out online due to Phoenix Center being physically closed because of COVID for about a year. Currently, I've been a work-study at Garchen Buddhist Institute for over a year, beginning in May of 2021. +
In 1998-1989 - volunteered for approximately 12 months at a residential treatment center where the model was Buddhist by design and designated the “Wind horse model”. I also later worked there as a Team Leader. The Wind horse model was structured by Trungpa Rinpoche (and Baker Roshi), and with help from a student of Trungpa Rinpoche Edward Podval, MD, Psychiatrist (I think those are the major players). The treatment center was called “Friendship House” and held an interest within the Buddhist Community, where members of the Naropa community also volunteered. It is/was also located in Boulder, Colorado. Presently, I am a Practicing Psychotherapist where I serve a portion of the community who have an interest in Buddhist practice/ meditation. +
Back in 2009, I volunteered for 7 months at a monastery in Nepal. Teaching English to the monks, and setting up a library there from funds raised.
In January of 2020, I volunteered during the winter teachings at Garchen Insitute, for about 10 days or so. I was primarily helping with the dishes.
I stayed at another dharma center called earth journey in 2020, and shopped for the older/at risk population during the first 7 months of covid. Was in the grocery stores for 8 hours usually when I went.
Obviously during my time as a monk, everything was offered freely, and throughout most of my adult life I have mostly lived in the "gift economy" meaning i have given and received freely. +
I started working as a volunteer and interpreter for my teacher the venerable Khenpo Phuntsok Tenzin Rinpoche in my hometown Dharma center (Drikung Kagyu Viña del Mar) in 2011.
After that, in 2015, I got the chance of temporarily volunteering doing various tasks at Otzer Ling Dharma center, while I was attending teachings and retreats with its spiritual director, the venerable Drubpon Konchog Otzer Rinpoche.
Later, in 2017, I dedicated myself to volunteering at my first center, now called Drikung Kagyu V Región. Since then, I have worked there in various ways, as an interpreter for our teacher Khenpo la, as a guide for practice sessions, as a director leading the sangha and its activities, and as a meditation and philosophy instructor leading courses on basic Buddhist teachings and practices, among others.
Finally, I have been volunteering last year in my teacher's main center in Santiago doing everyday tasks and supporting and interpreting for his teachings and retreats. +
As meditation teacher for Foundations of Buddhism 4 month retreat for Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche at his monastery Tergar Osel Ling in Kathmandu, Nepal. +
I worked for security of HH the 14th Dalai Lama, during an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tibet, in January 2010, Orisha (India).
I helped V.V. Lama Djinpa Tarchin for years and the current shanga Jardin de la meditación and V.V. Lama Tsültrim Dorje, as needed. +
yes, I have been living in different Dharma communities since 2006 on a regular basis. I prefer that kind of lifestyle to living on my own. I have lived in Gampo Abbey for almost two years, and my current Dharma community I live in is Dorje Denma Ling. When I lived in Gampo Abbey I was one of the cooks for Sopa Choling retrea and assistant cook on a regular basis. In Dorje Denma ling I have been doing varaities of jobs. +
As a resident of Katog Rit’hrod from 2010-21, I helped organize and prepare for all teachings and retreats. I also helped build and maintain the centers’ garden, greenhouse and grounds. I helped build the first temple, lay rock for the cave temple, and rebuild the main sangha house. I also led the painting of our new 3600 square ft temple, both the main painting and decorative Tibetan blocking & motifs. I led a tsatsa making project as part of the the filling the statues and stupas of the center. I was one of the main builders of the drubdra, which includes 4 cabins and a small temple, as well as of other retreat cabins on the land here. I helped build our sangha workshop and did electric, plumbing and general building and beautification work at Katog Rit’hrod. I also maintained Rinpoche’s private home. I served as one of the chopons for over 6 years and helped organize tsoks and other pujas. Most recently I helped on the final edit of Rinpoche's new book, The Power of Mind. +
I was a live-in volunteer at Denman Island Hermitage for about 6 weeks.
I have done transcriptions of talks for Darlene Tataryn over the years.
I hosted a weekly meditation group for about a year in 2018-2019.
On my current retreat at Arrow River Forest Hermitage I am doing some cooking and helping with maintenance tasks. +
Was active on executive committees at Montreal Shambhala Center 1991-1997.
Shambhala Training Resident Director, Montreal, 1998-2002
I am authorized as a meditation instructor in the Shambhala community since 1993.
I have taught numerous programs (classes and weekend programs) in Montreal, Ottawa, Burlington, Quebec City and Karme-Chöling over the years since 1995. +
here in Kamloops at the Kamloops Shambhala Meditation Centre as an umze and a Shambhala Meditation Instructor, from 2018 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). +
In late 90's - 2000 volunteered for approximately 12 months at a residential treatment center where the model was Buddhist by design and designated the “Wind horse model”. I also later worked there as a Team Leader. The Wind horse model was structured by Trungpa Rinpoche (and Baker Roshi), and with help from a student of Trungpa Rinpoche Edward Podval, MD, Psychiatrist (I think those are the major players). The treatment center was called “Friendship House” and held an interest within the Buddhist Community, where members of the Naropa community also volunteered. It is/was also located in Boulder, Colorado. Also volunteered and later worked at Boulder County Homeless Shelter (1993-1995) +
