Projects
RSL has several projects in progress; many opportunities exist for your monetary and non-monetary sponsorship.
Long Life Mantra Accumulation
We are accumulating long life mantras from the Konchog Chidu as to remove obstacles to Rinpoche's life and work. Please click here for more information and to submit your totals!
Retreat center:
Yudron Gakhyil Ling
The retreat land of Rime Shedrub Ling
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Rime Shedrub Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center
Rime Institute of Buddhist Studies
Asgaya Indigenous Herbal Healing and Resource Center (planned for 2010)
Windhorse Farm at www.windhorsefrm.com
Samadhi Gifts and Meditation Supplies
The Flour Garden Bakery
This is the big project for 2007. The purchase of land with a residence for Rinpoche, a meditation hall and space for the shedra and visiting Khenpo. Please consider monthly donations to support Rinpoche's dharma activities.
Rime Publications: A branch of Rime Shedrub Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centers
- Tsongkhapa’s Praise of Dependent Origination
- The Prayer for Mahamudra of the Definitive Meaning
- Vimalamitra's Song of Experience
- The Tsig Sum Nedek
- The teachings of the Garab Nyingtig
- Younge Dream Yoga: When the Dragon lands at night
- Earth Beings: The influence of elementals within Vajrayana
The Yeshe Paldron Charity Foundation
At the beginning of March 2009, we lost Yeshe to liver complications. Her amazing spirit of generosity and kindness was felt by many people. In honor of her qualities that made her a special practitioner Rinpoche requests the name of the charity be changed , and continue under the Yeshe Paldron Charity Foundation. Below is the original post regarding the motivation and efforts to help Tibetan Refugees who have no one and who struggle with the most basic needs.
Dear Sangha
Rinpoche has asked to begin a new project under the umbrella of Rime Shedrub Ling. Many of the Madison Sangha heard first hand about the plight of several Tibetans that Rinpoche has personally met or who have asked Rinpoche to help them in their dire need. On the web site you will shortly see profiles of several Tibetans, both individuals and families who live in extreme poverty, falling through the cracks of available aid sent to monasteries or the Government in Exile. This new project, the RSL Charity program will highlight those in need and accept sponsorship or one time donations on their behalf- sending it though the RSL umbrella account and dispersing it monthly. Each donation will have a receipt for tax records and follow up. The money will be wired to Khachab Rinpoche's sister ( Rinchen Chenmo Rinpoche's wife) Khandro Yeshe Paldron. They will oversee the money being given directly to those sponsored, in cash, so they can immediately buy the medicine and food so desperately needed. Any amount helps; $10. $20. $100-- whatever you can do, or chose to sponsor one of the children all the way through school. In the next month we will gather some "back to school" items for the family and ship it directly to His Holiness the Dalai Lamas office ( where Rinchen Chenmo Rinpoche is tied) and have the items bought directly to the family.
Rinpoche and the rest of the sangha are very excited about this new endeavor, and hope it will grow to help many more as we grow. Please keep updated on the website as we will add more information and new people in need. This helps at the most basic need- food, shelter, clothing and education.
First, I would like to introduce Lobsang Yeshi, a monk living in Dharamsala who has contracted a serious form of TB and has undergone two surgeries. I have included his letter on the web site. His most basic need is for some one to sponsor his medication which is $30 per month. Anything else would cover food and respite from the struggle of begging for help.
Next is the family of Aro Khamba, from Tibet, who have five small children they are trying to send the the Tibetan Childrens school. There are pictures of some of the youngest on the website. The parents make momos and other small items to sell on the street to feed the family and make do in a one room hut with three beds for all to share. This is a most special case, if you can sponsor a child or send a little to the whole family-- it gives them a chance to get on their feet. We will try to send school supplies in a month or so as soon as we can confirm affordable shipping.
Please help a mother and her five children in Dharmsala by making a donation.
The monk Lobsang Yeshe needs our help to buy medicine for tuberculosis. Click here to help him.
Charity Organizations:
During retreats and weekend teachings several of the RSL centers chose a local or national charity to donate to or gather goods for. In the past we have given to :
ShareYourSoles (Shoe collections for a wonderful International Organization)
Madison Local Food Bank
Alex's Lemonade Stand ( set up our own Lemonade stand during summer retreat-- $108 was raised)
Dane County Humane Society ( a basket of chew toys, bones,treats etc.)
Seed Collection for Allied Drive Community Project
A very important charity: http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/
http://www.wildhorsepreservation.com/
**Please review** The BLM is ruled by Natural Gas and Oil companies, as well as ranching industries all which who use public lands and demand the removal of the wild horses. The BLM has promoted the view that there are too many for the land to support and they are starving, this is all a lie. They send these horses to slaughter in Mexico without most Americans ever knowing.
*** Note for RSL groups: Please considering asking one of the sangha to oversee a charity project during an event! If there is a group you would like RSL to help during one of our events please let us know!
Rime Shedrub Ling also contributes regularly to :
Heifer International