Rangjung Yeshe Gomde - Kumara Internship Program

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Kumara Internship Program

We invite interested students to participate in the third year of our Kumara Internship Program, a combination of learning, meditation, and work. We are delighted to offer serious younger Dharma students an opportunity to spend the summer on Gomde’s land in an atmosphere of practice and learning. Interns will be able to attend Gomde's teaching programs, which this summer will include seminars with Chokyi Nyima, Dzigar Kongtrul, Tsoknyi, Chokling and Phakchok Rinpoches. In between formal seminars, students will be instructed in other Buddhist disciplines under the guidance of resident lama Tulku Pasang Tsering as well as senior students. In exchange, interns will spend four hours each day carrying out worthwhile work toward the upkeep of the 250-acre center.

Qualifications

Age 25 or under
Student in a certified academic institution
Have taken refuge
Possess various skills to facilitate the running of the center and programs, and/or physical labor
Program is limited to 10 participants

Time Period

Program 1: May 22-June 21
Program 2: June 21-August 14
Entire summer: May 22-August 14

Requested donation to cover basic living expenses for Program 1: $300-$700
For Program 2: $400-$800
For the entire summer: $600-$1000

For more information, email Zack Beer at kumara@gomdeusa.org

To fill out an application, click here.

Sample Daily Schedule

6:30-7:15 Morning group practice with Tulku Pasang Tsering/individual practice

7:15-8:00 Breakfast

8:00- noon Work period

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:30 Free time

3:30-4:30 Teachings by Tulku Pasang Tsering on text to be named

4:45-5:45 Group meditation/Discussion groups

6:00-7:00 Dinner

7:30-8:30 Optional evening group practice with Tulku Pasang Tsering/individual practice