- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Learn and volunteer in a Buddhist community in Berkeley!
ORGANIZATION: Tibetan Aid Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
1 person is interested
Contribute to a Buddhist community through our part-time work practice program.
Commit 6-10 hours per week for 3 months and gain:
- Awareness of how our work and thought patterns interact
- An understanding of how work can lead to increased focus, attention, and mental stamina
- New perspective into how our work can be for the benefit of all beings
Here’s what volunteering with us could look like:
- Bookkeeping/ Quickbooks and Donor database entry
- Cooking meals for other volunteers and retreat participants
- Community outreach & flyering
- Sewing prayer flags
- Administrative duties
- Research projects
- Graphic Design
- Event planning and preparation
The Nyingma Mandala is a Buddhist community based in the United States and rooted in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku founded the community in 1969 in Berkeley, California and continues to lead it today. Since the beginning, the Nyingma community has engaged in many different projects to preserve Tibetan culture, share the Buddhist teachings, and benefit all beings. Our community refers to these projects collectively as a mandala of organizations because each one embodies a specific quality that supports, balances, and enhances the others, as well as the community as a whole. The Nyingma Association of Mandala Organizations (NAMO) is comprised of the following Berkeley-based organizations: Nyingma Institute, Mangalam Center, Dharma College, Tibetan Aid Project, Guna Foundation. NAMO also includes other centers located in rural Sonoma County and worldwide. Work-study students and volunteers have a unique opportunity to engage with the various organizations, sharing their skills, while also gaining an understanding of work as practice.
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About Tibetan Aid Project
Location:
1815 Highland Place, BERKELEY, CA 94709, US
Mission Statement
For over fifty years, the Tibetan Aid Project (TAP) has dedicated its efforts to restoring and preserving Tibet's cultural and spiritual heritage. Working with an all-volunteer staff, the Project has served as a bridge between donors in the West and the Tibetan people.
Description
Tibetan Aid Project is a part of the Nyingma Mandala, a Buddhist community based in the U.S. and rooted in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. We fund the production, shipment and free distribution of sacred texts, art and prayer wheels to monasteries and individuals in the Himalayan region. We also sponsor ceremonies, retreats for healing professionals, and provide financial support for monastic centers, lamas, monks, nuns and lay people. We strive to promote awareness of these significant teachings through our work-study program providing participants the opportunity to share their skills, while also gaining an understanding of work as meditative practice. This allows us to learn through direct experience, developing a heart connection that permeates throughout all experience,
Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku founded the community in 1969 in Berkeley, California and continues to lead it today. Since the beginning, the Nyingma community has engaged in many projects to preserve Tibetan culture and share the Buddhist teachings. Our community refers to these projects collectively as a mandala of organizations because each one embodies a specific quality that supports, balances, and enhances the others, as well as the community as a whole. The Nyingma Association of Mandala Organizations (NAMO) is comprised of the following Berkeley-based organizations: Nyingma Institute, Mangalam Center, Dharma College, Tibetan Aid Project, Guna Foundation. NAMO also includes other centers located in rural Sonoma County and worldwide.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1815 Highland Place2018 Allston Way, Berkeley 947042222 Harold Way,Berkeley 94704Berkeley, CA 94709
DATE POSTED
February 13, 2018
SKILLS
- Cooking / Catering
- Fundraising
- Event Planning / Management
- Graphic Design
- Administrative Support
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Three month commitment