SUPPORT

The Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin Library & Archives

 

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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Good News About Important Projects!​

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      I am delighted to share updates about the progress of two very important facets of our work, the
Timeline of Teaching and The Heart Stupa of Enlightenment.

      Matching Grant: As a bonus, so that your donations will be doubled in value and impact,
a sangha member has generously offered $10,000 in matching funds for contributions to either
the Timeline or Stupa projects (or both).

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Timeline of Teachings

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      We are in the process of upgrading the online Timeline of Teachings, which we’ve made
such great use of through the years. With the impetus of your generosity and $8,000 in funding
from the Shambhala Trust, we have researched and selected a company that will reconstruct
the Timeline application to better serve all of our needs.

      We have made an initial payment to get the work started. Having received several
donations and pledges so far, we hope to raise an additional $7,500-$10,000 by mid-August.
Please help us to continue to provide this essential tool for preserving and offering access to the
profound dharma teachings of the Vajra Regent.

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The Heart Stupa of Enlightenment

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    We are committed to the upkeep and further adornment of The Heart Stupa of
Enlightenment at Drala Mountain Center. This includes the path of approach, landscaping,
platform, and the Stupa itself. Some donations and pledges have already come in, and DMC is
committing funds toward this work. We hope to raise just $5,000 more by the end of September
for the work that can be accomplished this year.​

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Ongoing Projects in 2026 (Year of the Fire Horse) and Beyond​

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Publishing and Archiving

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• 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.

• Organizing the physical archives facility in Boulder, Colorado.

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Publications in Process

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

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

• Conversations with Ordinary People (inspired by the Vajra Regent’s request to create a book ofselected 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 VajraRegent’s brush paintings, calligraphies, and photographs)

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

• Mahamudra: Mind and Meditation on the Buddhist Path (a curated collection of severalseminars 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

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• 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).

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Vajra Regent Legacy Fund

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      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.