You can awaken a sense of responsibility for all the other sentient beings who are exactly the way you used to be, tormented by negative emotions. You can begin helping them — first one, then two, then three and finally all sentient beings.
~ Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Our Mission:
Pundarika Foundation’s primary mission is to support the teaching activities and humanitarian work of Tsoknyi Rinpoche by:
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Keeping alive the wisdom of the Dharma
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Sustaining practitioners who preserve the teachings of the Buddha as a vital tradition
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Helping people experience inner peace, to better face the challenges of modern life with compassion and sanity
2013-14 Pundarika Foundation goals are:
- To complete the development of specific practice materials for Rinpoche’s students
- To complete a bathroom and additional storage facilities; and build our first retreat cabin on our retreat land (Yeshe Rangsal)
- To continue to provide material and financial support to the Tsoknyi Lineage Nuns of Nangchen in Tibet and the Tsoknyi Gargon Ling monastery in Nepal
- To provide continued support to the Tsoknyi Lineage Nangchen Nuns’ through our endowment fund
- To support Rinpoche’s teachings by organizing all Pundarika U.S. sponsored retreats
- To create an online study course based on Rinpoche’s new book: Open Heart, Open Mind
- To complete a student path by Rinpoche for his students
