SUPPORT

The Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin Library & Archives

 

As you may have noted, our programs are usually free of charge. If you are able to make a donation, it will help us go further in 2025 when we hope to publish more books, provide more classes, and help many more practitioners on their journey. We are grateful for a gift of any amount for monthly expenses, specific projects, or endowment.

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​We Welcome Your One-Time or Recurring Monthly Donation

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Projects and Needs for 2026

(Year of the Fire Horse)

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Publishing and Archiving ($6,000):

• Plan, edit, design, and print new books, as well as format and publish digital editions, audiobooks, videos, documentaries, and other study and practice materials. 

• Transcribe and digitally archive the Vajra Regent’s teachings. Curate the collection of poetry and artworks, with a view toward an art book.

• Hiring assistance in organizing the physical archives facility in Boulder, Colorado.

 

Publications in Process:

Awakened Heart: The Practice of Letting Go (based on the Vajra Regent’s talks from Shambhala Training Level 4 weekends)

The Chariot of Liberation (based on the ATS of five talks by the Vajra Regent and the Dorje Loppön on Ngöndro practice and Mahamudra)

Conversations with Ordinary People (inspired by the Vajra Regent’s request to create a book of selected questions and answers from both Buddhist and Shambhala programs)

Just Like That: The Dharma Art of Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin (a curated collection of the Vajra Regent’s brush paintings, calligraphies, and photographs)

Kindling the Flame of Enlightenment: The Transcendent Qualities of Mahayana Buddhism (a curated collection of several seminars by the Vajra Regent on the Six Paramitas)

Mahamudra: Mind and Meditation on the Buddhist Path (a curated collection of several seminars by the Vajra Regent on the Mahamudra Lineage and Practices)

Recollections from the Heart (a memoir by Lady Lila Rich)

The Unobstructed Way: A Commentary on Gampopa’s “The Jewel Ornament of Liberation” (inspired by the Vajra Regent’s request to create a book based on his Halifax talks in 1985-86)

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Administration, Operations, and Technology ($12,000):

• Website hosting, security, software updates, and continued improvement of the main website (VROT.org) and the Timeline of Teachings (VajraRegent.org). Upgrading quality of audios and videos, supplementing content, and improving search functionality. 

• Maintaining archival facilities to preserve relics, artworks, texts, printed versions of teachings, poetry, and records.

• Office and administrative costs, including minimal staff compensation and reimbursement, in-person program hosting expenses, and communication system fees for Constant Contact (delivery of announcements of events), Zoom (hosting and recording online programs), and PayPal (processing donations).

 

Heart Stupa of Enlightenment ($12,000):

The Heart Stupa of Enlightenment dedicated to the realization of the Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, is located at Drala Mountain Center. The structure is largely completed, including the installation of body relics, texts, rupas, the central Life Force Post, and a statue of His Holiness Karmapa XVI in the Gao (front panel). 

Plans for further work in 2026:

• paving the platform

• erecting a retaining wall around the rim

• installing handrails at the sides of the steps

• creating a new access path to the site

• repainting and applying gold leaf to the gao, spire, and parasol. 

Donations to these efforts and the energy of volunteer workers are welcome.

 

Vajra Regent Legacy Fund (initial goal of $50,000):

Major contributions will be directed toward a capital fund for the purpose of sustaining revenue into the future for the Library & Archives’ efforts. Our initial goal is $50,000. 

       If you have an IRA that allows QCDs (Qualified Charitable Donations), please consult your tax preparer to discuss the advantages of both a yearly donation and making the Library a beneficiary of a charitable trust.

       Please consider joining other members of the sangha who are including a bequest to the Vajra Regent Legacy Fund in their will. 

 

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Thank you in advance for your contribution to support the work of the Vajra Regent Library & Archives. As a 501-c3 organization, all donations from US citizens are tax-deductible. Please consider whether you would rather make a one-time donation or contribute monthly.

       All donations, no matter what amount, are welcome and appreciated. Those of you who have the resources to make a larger-than-average donation, please consider doing so, as there are others who cannot. You are also welcome to designate any project or activity you wish to support with your donation. 

 

We Welcome Your One-Time or Recurring Monthly Donation​​