Programme des Activités Éveillées
Partagez votre temps, votre amour et vos compétences avec Rinpoché et la communautéL’importance du service du Dharma
Le service du Dharma est un moyen puissant de renforcer les valeurs de compassion et de générosité du Bouddha en plaçant les besoins des autres avant les siens. Servir autrui cultive l’humilité et la gratitude, tout en offrant l’opportunité de mettre les enseignements en pratique.
Pour les pratiquants de Kālachakra spécifiquement, consacrer de l’énergie à la mission de Rinpoché développe le respect, la dévotion et un esprit réceptif. La vertu générée est dédiée à l’accumulation de mérites, essentielle sur le chemin de l’éveil. Collaborer avec d’autres pratiquants favorise le don de soi et crée une base de soutien communautaire précieuse pour les pratiques formelles du Vajrayāna.
Avantages spirituels du bénévolat
Nous voyons le bénévolat comme une opportunité de :
1) Générer du mérite.
2) Cultiver les 6 Pāramitās (perfections) de l’entraînement du Bodhisattva.
3) Offrir un service au Gourou et à sa saṅgha.
4) Apprendre à travailler avec nos émotions sur le chemin tantrique en pratiquant dans le monde.
De nombreux rôles peuvent paraître “mondains” ou samsariques en apparence, mais ils sont effectués pour le bénéfice du Dharma. Cela permet de transformer un travail ordinaire en une opportunité extraordinaire. Comme le rappelle Rinpoché, l’éveil complet nécessite l’accumulation de mérite et de sagesse. Sans ces deux accumulations, il n’y a pas de chemin vers l’éveil.
Is Dharma really a priority in your life?
Khentrul Rinpoché has noticed that one of the biggest obstacles in people’s Dharma practice is the mismatch in expected results on the path and the prioritization of Dharma in their life. Rinpoché has observed that many people believe that they will have a huge result from a small amount of practice such as reaching enlightenment in this life while practicing/studying just half an hour a day. An even bigger problem is that we are not always good at identifying how much we have truly have prioritized the Dharma in our lives. Rinpoché has put together a comprehensive information page to help everyone think through how much they have actually prioritized the Dharma in their life. Once you have established where it fits in then he encourages us to both increase it’s priority if we can and become realistic about our expected result. This way it is easier to stay motivated rather then become discouraged in our practice.
Nous avons besoin de pionniers pour l’Âge d’Or
Dzokden and our affiliated organizations are supported by volunteers. We are a global multilingual, multicultural and inclusive community from over 150 countries and 13+ languages around the world. We are dedicated and committed to supporting Rinpoché’s vision to bring about a new Golden Age for our world. By volunteering you establish and strengthen your connection to Rinpoché, his mission and our Dharma sisters and brothers.
We have several large and small projects. You can choose to take on volunteer work on a case by case basis or commit to be a dedicated volunteer. Dedicated volunteers work on a project continuously and regularly. As a Dzokden Volunteer, you will work closely with team leads and coordinators across many diverse disciplines and ongoing projects. Our volunteers support Rinpochés global tour each year, commissioning Dharma objects, designing and maintaining retreat centers, finance, marketing, web development, graphic design, photography, book publishing, translations, event management and so much more.
The Enlightened Activities Program
Find Your Activity Level
We have four levels of commitment levels that you may engage with Dzokden on your Dharma service journey.
Activity Level
Commitment Level
Examples of Service
Activity Level
Peaceful Activities
(Skt. śānticāra; Tib. , Wyl. zhi ba)
Commitment Level
The “Worker Bees”
This level is what most students think of as volunteering. There is a low level of responsibility and commitment for a single activity such as helping for one day at a Buddhist center or at a short event.Examples of Service
- Help for a few hours to set up an event
- Host a few Zoom sessions
- Provide transportation to/from an event
- Complete general Karma Yoga activities at a retreat center
- Work at one of our centers during a service period such as cooking for a day or a few days, or doing some simple physical labor task, cleaning, or gardening etc.
Activity Level
Increasing Activities
(Skt. Paustika; Tib, Wyl. Rgyas pa)
Commitment Level
The “Merit Makers”
Merit Makers are focused on accumulating merit through Dharma service and want to contribute more intensively to Rinpoché’s mission of the Golden Age. They complete individual tasks or small projects on an ongoing basis and can manage some limited responsibility. They are beginning to work through challenges. Time commitment is a few hours a week.Examples of Service
- Translating videos, practice texts, prayers, a book, or managing social media
- Golden Age Guide
- Graphic design work for a special communication
- Recurring simple administrative tasks
- Research
- Work at one of our centers such as cooking full-time for a whole event, performing various forms of physical labor, gardening, cleaning, etc. on a more regular basis.
Activity Level
Magnetizing Activities
(Skt. vaśīkaraṇa; Tib, dbang ba)
Commitment Level
The “Golden Age Ambassadors”
The Golden Age Ambassadors actively look for and fulfill longer-term opportunities to support Dzokden’s affiliated organizations. These students are deepening themselves in the tantrayāna path where Dharma service is fulfilled with devotion, diligence and working through obstacles. The time commitment is several hours weekly.Examples of Service
- Language Team Lead
- Provide regular technical and/or help desk support
- Project manager
- Publications manager
- Long-term resident at a retreat center
- Dedicated non-resident volunteer at retreat center
- Translating/editing various kinds of Dharma materials, books, marketing, social media etc. on a regular basis
- Graphic design for various books, booklets, etc. on a regular basis.
- Work on a long-term project at one of our centers such as cooking full-time for several events a year, carrying out complex physical labor for extended periods of time several times a year etc.
Activity Level
Subjugating
(Skt. abhicāra; Tib, Wyl. drag po)
Commitment Level
“The Śhambhala Warriors”
The Śhambhala Warriors have made Dharma service to Rinpoché their number one priority in their life. Their primary desire is to follow the path of “No Choice” (*see below) and devote their life to the Guru, his Saṅgha, and the Kālachakra path. They take on many Bodhisattva activities, no matter the size or difficulty, and fulfill Rinpoché’s requests with willingness, joyful enthusiasm, and dispatch. The time commitment is several hours a week to (ideally) several hours a day.Examples of Service
- Continuous fundraising efforts to build temples, stūpas, and retreat centers
- Manage large-scale projects
- Teach
- Develop and implement new programs
- May hold a leadership position in the organization
- Carrying out all efforts possible to get as much material as possible translated and published in one’s own language
- Development of technological infrastructure at a continuous pace
- Lead and plan the work at one of our centers, such as various complex physical works, construction, renovations, etc. at a continuous pace to improve the space, cooking full-time for all events, etc.
* You may have heard Rinpoché talk about the path of “Nooooo Choice.” Rinpoché took this from the movie Rush Hour where Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker had to jump into sewage to get away from bad people.
They had “NO CHOICE” but to take the best way out even if extremely unpleasant. If you want to achieve the Golden Age for this world and eventually full enlightenment, then you work as a Śhambhala Warrior and take the path of “no choice.”
Join the Enlightened Activities Program
There Are Three Steps Required To Join Our Program. All Three Are Needed To Ensure Your Dharma Service Is Aligned With The Enlightened Activity For Your Life Situation — And, If A Kālachakra Practitioner, The Stage Of Your Spiritual Cultivation. After Completing These Three Steps, We Will Contact You To Enroll You In The Enlightened Activities Program. We Will Match You With The Right Dharma Service Opportunity As Soon As One Is Available.
- How is the Dharma prioritized in your life? Rinpoché has provided guidance to understand how you have prioritized the Dharma in your life. As we each have different karmic conditions, it is important to be honest with where you are today so you can make the right commitment that fits with your present lifestyle. Visit “Prioritizing the Dharma in Your Life”
- Where are you on the Kālachakra path? Complete the Self-Evaluation to learn where you are on the Kālachakra path. Visit Getting Started with Practice.
