All documents listed here are in progress and require comments and proofreading.
The Ngondro booklet is the root booklet (so to speak!) :)
Start with the Ngondro Booklet
The tone of this manual should be more disciplinarian in its approach as these students have already been through two months of retreat with Palyul Ling.
********NEW************ Fixed the page break issue. ALSO - LEAVE IN THE BLANK PAGE after the cover page. It will make the cover really a cover. OR if you CHANGE covers - take out the first two pages when you make copies.
2008 Final Copies for Final Proofing by Lama Lobsang. Have been reviewed by:
- Lama Lobsang
- Mary Machek
- Keith Mattis
- Richard Schaller
- Tsering
This manual is for really new students who have come to the center for the *full* Ngondro retreat. Booklets for Tsa Lung and Weekend retreats are under development.
The most notable aspect of this booklet is that it takes into firm account that those attending this retreat may be very new. I've seen people have all kinds of strong emotional reactions to going on the full Ngondro retreat so I believe it behooves us to be gentle with these retreatants.
Revision 3 Notes:
Updated section on attending classes of other levels.
Revision 4 Notes:
- Includes updates from Mary Waters regarding cleaning tents. Also, one hilarious typo fixed ("dears" to "deer.")
Revision 5 Notes:
- Added rules to Laundry.
Revision 6 Notes:
- Fixed typos
Revision 7 Notes:
- Added some content suggested by Dave Marsland
- Fixed items as suggested by Dave Marsland
Revision 8 Notes:
- Fixed some weird sentences.
Revision 9 Notes:
- Proofs from Anonymous included
- Info for Greene Expanded
Revision 10 & 11 Notes:
- More updates
- Got confused between this, Tsa Lung and Weekend Retreat manuals. Hopefully all good!
Revision 12 Notes:
- Added a small bit about children joining rota.
Revision 13:
- Wups I forgot to update the TOC.
Additional attachement that says corrections to version 3 - just putting that there so I can download easily from other machine and execute changes.
My dears. :)
Not sure this will be used. Contains cuts and revisions geared towards weekenders. I think it might be a good idea. :)
This has some minor, Tsa Lung-specific edits. It's been 6 years since I took Tsa Lung so I am rusty on the care of the Wangthang.