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Direct Action to Protect the Environment
In his recent
teachings in Asia and North America, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has
been urging his
students to take
simple, practical, and direct action to protect the earth and our
environment. He suggests considering this action as a discipline. It
should be an
action that has a positive impact on our environment; that is easy to
practice; and that you do every day.
For example, HH Dalai Lama has vowed to take only showers, not baths,
to save water.
And Rinpoche has vowed to turn off the water while brushing his teeth. Other suggestions he offered were to say no to plastic
bags and disposable
coffee cups.
Khyentse Foundation-UC Berkeley
Collaboration Comes to Fruition:
Professor Jacob Dalton Appointed
The
University of California at Berkeley has announced the
appointment of Jacob Dalton as assistant
professor, a new position made possible through the establishment of
the Khyentse Chair in Tibetan Buddhism. Professor Dalton will hold a
joint
appointment in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and
the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies.
Jacob Dalton received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the
University of Michigan. He worked from 2002-05 as a researcher with the
International Dunhuang Project at the British Library and taught at
Yale University2005-2008.
Message from Professor Dalton
"It was
several years ago when I first heard about the collaboration between
Khyentse Foundation and UC Berkeley. I already felt that Berkeley's
Buddhist Studies program was the most dynamic of its kind, and the
addition of a Tibetan position seemed the perfect complement. That it
would be named after Khyentse Rinpoche only made it more exciting. Now
that I have been offered the Berkeley position, I feel both amazingly
lucky and deeply grateful. A century and a half ago, Jamyang Khyentse
Wangpo transformed Buddhist education by returning to the roots of the
teachings, breaking down sectarian boundaries, and renewing Buddhism
for a changing world. Now Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has extended this
rich tradition into the west by bringing Tibetan Buddhist Studies to
one of our top universities. As a practitioner of the Longchen
Nyingtik in particular, I am truly humbled to hold a post named after
such a great lineage of Buddhist teachers. I look forward to beginning
my first classes in January, and to introducing my students to Tibetan
Buddhism and its radically different ways of thinking."
KF Sponsors Landmark Translation Conference
March 15-20,
2009
Seventh century pilgrim, Xuan Zang (609-644), whose
comprehensive
translation work defined a "new translation period."
In March of 2009,
almost 50 dedicated Tibetan-English Dharma translators, publishers, and
patrons
representing all four major Tibetan Buddhist schools will participate
in a conference hosted by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in Bir, India. The
conference, titled "Translating the Words of the Buddha," will be
chaired by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and will explore the direction,
scope, and
focus
of Tibetan-English Dharma translation to help ensure the
effective transmission of the dharma.
Rinpoche expressed his wish for the conference: "In bringing all these
leaders together, we hope to envision where we want the translation
field to
be in 100 and even 200 years from now, and to explore what concrete
steps can be taken now and in the next 10 to 20 years to move toward
that
goal."
Conference Participants
As of September 21, 2008
Richard Barron, Alexander Berzin, Karl Brunnholzl, Elizabeth Callahan,
John Canti, Rev. Dr. Ane Kunga Chodron, Eric Colombel, Joshua W.C.
Cutler,
Cortland J. Dahl, Jacob Dalton, Tyler Dewar, Lama Doboom Tulku, Andreas
Doctor, Thomas Doctor, Gyurme Dorje, John Dunne, Wulstan Fletcher, Ari
Goldfield,Steven Goodman, Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen, Sarah Harding, Jeffrey
Hopkins, David Jackson, Matthew Kapstein, Anne Carolyn Klein, Gavin
Kilty,
David Kittelstrom, Derek Kolleeny, Erik Pema Kunsang, Gwenola Le
Serrec, Jakob Leschly, Jules Levinson, Geshe Lhakdor, Donald S. Lopez,
David
Lunsford,
Larry
Mermelstein, Michele Martin, Elizabeth Napper, Joan Nicell, Adam
Pearcey, Matthieu Ricard, Inge Riebe, Peter Skilling, Gene Smith,
Robert Thurman,
Jeff
Watt, Christian K. Wedemeyer, Scott Wellenbach, and Thomas Yarnall.
And Then...?
KF Annual Board of Directors Meeting, 2008
Strategic Planning and Budgets Approved
Syllable DHI painted by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to support Lotus Outeach
Khyentse Foundation held its strategic
planning and annual board of directors meetings in Vancouver in
July. Rinpoche chaired the meetings and expressed his appreciation for
the work Khyentse Foundation is doing, and thanked all the donors and
volunteers for making it possible. Rinpoche reiterated the importance
of planning and KF's role as a patron to support Buddhist study and
practice. The board reviewed and approved the second five year plan (2006-2011) as well as detailed budgets and activities for
2008-2009. The board also established funding and procedural policies to streamline
the operation of the Foundation. Three new directors (Michael Chender,
John Solomon, and Isaiah Seret) were appointed.
The mission of Khyentse Foundation is
to establish a system of patronage to support institutions and
individuals engaged in the practice and study of Buddha's vision of wisdom and compassion.
Help Wanted
A
full-time, male ESL teacher is required from 6 March 2009 to teach
monks at
Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute in Chauntra (HP), India. Over
90 monks aged 20-35, are currently enrolled in the Institute's
English language program sponsored by Khyentse Foundation. The
successful applicant will be provided with accommodation (within the
monastery), meals
and a stipend (based on experience and qualifications). The position
requires a commitment of at least six months, but preferably a year. If
you have
relevant qualifications and experience and are interested in the
position, please email Suzie Erbacher for
details of the program and a job description.
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Communiqué is a publication of Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit
organisation founded by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in 2001 to establish
a system of patronage that supports institutions and individuals
engaged in the study and practice of the Buddha’s vision of wisdom and
compassion.
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