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In 2015, I met Rinpoche for the first time and that moment changed everything. That year marked a major turning point for me, and from then on, my life took a different path. I feel incredibly grateful for his guidance, his teachings, his blessings, and simply for his presence in our lives. My hope is to serve him well and to be the kind of student worthy of such an incredible teacher, doing whatever I can to support his vision. Having this chance in life feels like a true blessing, and I cherish it deeply.

I first met the dharma in 1982 and began a regular practice after encountering the Nyingma tradition in 1998. As well as Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, my teachers have included Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. I was fortunate to complete a 3-year retreat under Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s guidance in 2012.

她于1987年参加宗萨钦哲仁波切的教授并皈依佛教。她说：「我觉得为钦哲基金会工作是我的修行之一，也是我承事上师的方式。祈愿一切我所做的，能成为所有众生解脱成佛之因。」

认识宗萨钦哲仁波切令我耳目一新！仁波切以现代的方式传授教法，令我能在跟随恰度仁波切多年修行所打下的基础上更上一层。仁波切与现代世界息息相关，无论以任何身份帮助钦哲基金会发扬他的愿景都是一件乐事。

我深深钦佩钦哲基金会以不分教派的方式支持佛教的学术研究和修行。我对上座部传统的长期沉浸塑造了我的视角。 在我十几岁和二十岁出头的时候，我在柬埔寨当了五个月的沙弥，并接受了几年的高棉诵经技巧训练。我很幸运能经常有机会在东南亚和美国参与表演相关仪式和文化活动。在我的教学和研究工作中，我特别关注的是那些能让东南亚当地和海外侨胞社区更容易接触到他们的佛教遗产的项目。

我曾跟随一位不太适合我的老师学习。所以当我听闻到宗萨仁波切，便去听他的开示，他一走进房间，我就知道他就是我的老师了。我对那个决定从未动摇过。就我的个人生活而言，我失去了一个孩子，他当时17 岁，我还在柏克莱读书。而在同一时期，我的母亲和父亲也都去世了。失去至亲令我强烈而痛苦地体验到无常，而且死亡是真实的，它会毫无预兆的到来，我的这个身体将变成一具尸体。而我亦更能觉知到其他众生的痛苦。

2002年，我在加拿大温哥华初识宗萨钦哲仁波切。在英属哥伦比亚大学完成MBA学位后，我开始为莲心基金会加拿大分部做义工，这是一个在宗萨钦哲仁波切的指导下营运的非宗教慈善组织。后来我移居香港，并于2010年被仁波切委任为钦哲基金会香港代表。

I was born and raised in Mainland China. In 2009, I began to investigate the teachings of the Buddha and met Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2010. Since then, I follow Rinpoche’s guidance to study Buddha dharma.

我在2014年遇然在 Facebook 视频发现了仁波切的教法。作为一个无神论者，我对佛教产生了兴趣，并对它的哲学在现代世界中的适用性感到惊讶。几个月后，我有幸在台湾的佛顶尊胜佛母法会见到了仁波切，并成为了他的弟子。

One evening in 2014 I was trapped at the Shanghai airport by a typhoon. Extremely weary, I walked into a bookstore where I found What Makes You Not a Buddhist among the self-help books. By the time I finished the book, the plane was landing in Shenzhen. Facing the clear sky and shining stars, I made a wish and vow. May I encounter Rinpoche in this lifetime and ask him in person: How does reincarnation come about? Under the influence of my mother, I was a sort of Buddhist believer, but I refused to convert to Buddhism because of doubts about the origin of reincarnation and ignorance.

In early 2015, my family settled in Berkeley, California. On the morning of July 19 , a friend from Beijing told me that Rinpoche was giving a talk in Berkeley that very day. When I rushed into the hall at the last moment, Rinpoche was seated in the center of the stage. The theme of his talk was “Is There Buddhism Without Rebirth?” I couldn’t tell if my face was sweaty or teary. Three months later, I had taken the three refuges and stepped onto the Bodhisattva path.
2014年某一傍晚,我被台风困在上海机场,无聊之际走进一家书店。在一堆自我励志书中发现一本《正见》。作者宗萨钦哲仁波切开示让我醍醐灌顶。我阅遍此书，飞机已到深圳上空等待降落。面对繁星点缀清澈天空,我许下一愿立下一誓。愿此生让我偶遇仁波切,当面请教我的疑问：轮回如何产生?受我母亲的影响，我是一个所谓的信佛者 对于轮回和无明起源疑虑而拒绝皈依佛法。不像仁波切的许多追随者,我不愿刻意前往不丹或印度追遇仁波切。2015年初，我家搬至加州伯克利紧邻校园。7月19日一早远在北京的朋友电话告之仁波切在伯克利。最后时刻我冲进大厅时,仁波切座在舞台中央 。看着屏幕上演讲主题：没有来生的佛教存在吗？我分不清满脸是汗还是泪。三个月后我受了三皈,开始了我的菩萨之誓。

I met Rinpoche in Delhi in early 2004. In 2009-2011, Raji Ramanan and I helped to run a meditation centre for Rinpoche. I also assisted Raji in hosting a programme called “What the Panditas and Yogis of India Brought from/ Took to Tibet” in 2009. The speakers included Steven Goodman, John Dunne, Jake Dalton, and Gene Smith.
Meanwhile, I continued to assist in various legal matters relating to rights for Rinpoche’s writing and films.