mission and goals

"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 III

Pundarika Foundation’s primary mission is to support the teaching activities and humanitarian work of Tsoknyi Rinpoche by:

Keeping alive the wisdom of the Dharma
Sustaining practitioners who preserve the teachings of the Buddha as a vital tradition
Helping people experience inner peace, to better face the challenges of modern life with compassion and sanity

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Our current (2010) goals and a bit beyond are:

To begin the development of specific practice materials for Rinpoche's students
To complete a shrine to the land protectress Dorje Yudronma on the Yeshe Rangsal retreat land by spring 2010
To complete the construction and landscaping for a Shrine/Tent by August 2010
To explore and complete the planning for new creative partnerships with humanitarian and dharma organizations
To publish a new book by Rinpoche on Bodhicitta for a more public audience in 2010/2011
To continue to provide material and financial support to the Tsoknyi Lineage Nuns of Nangchen in Tibet and the Chumig Gyatsa monastery in Nepal
To fulfill the Tsoknyi Lineage Nuns' endowment by the end of 2010
To complete construction of a new Shrine Hall for the Tsoknyi Lineage Nuns of Chumig Gyatsa in Nepal in early 2010
To support Rinpoche's teachings by organizing all Pundarika sponsored retreats

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