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Ye r uBönCe nt e rwasf ounde dbyLat r iNy i maDakpaRi npoc hewi t ht hehe l pofBar bar aBr ads hawi n 2002,i nLosAnge l e sCal i f or ni af ort hepur pos eofawar e ne s sofYuungdr ui ngBöni nt hewe s tandt o s har et heanc i e ntt e ac hi ngsofBön. I n201 2Ri npoc het r ans f e r r e dYe r uBönCe nt e rt oMi nne s ot awi t ht hes amemi s s i onofawar e ne s s ofBön,he l pi ngt oof f e rt e ac hi ngsofBönt os t ude nt sal lov e rt hewor l d.Butal s oc r e at i ngawar e ne s s f ort heChi l dr e natTheBönChi l dr e n’ sHomewhe r eRi npoc hei st hef ounde randpr e s i de ntof TheBönChi l dr e n’ sHome . Te ny e ar sl at e r ,Ye r uBönCe nt e rhasac c ompl i s he dal otunde rt hegui danc eofLat r iNy i maDakpa Ri npoc he .Ourboar dandc ommi t t e eme mbe r sandouramaz i ngv ol unt e e r sf e e ls ol ov e d,l i kea bl anke tofBönbl e s s i ngs .Wehav eme ts t ude nt sf r om ar oundt hewor l d,l e ar ne ds omuc hf r om s t ude nt s andt he i radv i c e s ,of f e r e dandpr omot e dt het e ac hi ngsofBön,notonl ywi t hRi npoc hebutwi t h v i s i t i ngGe s he s ,LamasandRi npoc he s .Wewor ke dwi t hs t ude nt sdur i ngpr ac t i c e s ,he l pe d TheBönChi l dr e n’ sHome ,f ounde dYe r uRe t r e atCe nt e randnowbui l di ngt hef i r s tBönt e mpl ei n t heuppe rmi dwe s t . Wehav ee nj oy e de v e r ys t e poft heway .Wehav el ov e dwor ki ngwi t hRi npoc heandr e s pe c thowhe be l i e v e sonl yi nt e ac hi ngdi r e c t l yf r om t het e xtwi t hnodi l us i ons .Howhehast aughtust hei mpor t anc e ofqual i t ypr ac t i c eandmyf av or i t e-Howt ous eTi be t anwor dsandt hehi s t or i e shehass har e d wi t hus ,e s pe c i al l ydur i ngdi nne r s . St ude nt swhohav ec omet oRi npoc he ’ sr e t r e at shav el ov e dme alt i me swi t hRi npoc heandc onv e r s at i ons aboutBönandi t ’ shi s t or y .The yhav el ov e dt heac c e s sofope nc ommuni c at i ons . So,wes ayi thasbe e n1 0y e ar s ,butr e al l y ,i thasnotf e l tl i ke1 0y e ar s ,buti nc ont e mpl at i on,Ir e al i s e s e v e r alr e al i t i e s : 1 .Wehav el e ar ne ds omuc haboutBön. 2.Ourpr ac t i c ehasbe e nf r ui t f ul ,i thasbe e nabl e s s i ngt ousal li nmany ,manyway s . 3.Be c aus eofourpr ac t i c eourdai l yl i v e shav ebe e nbl e s s e d. 4.Theabov ewasnotac c ompl i s he dal onewi t hj us tt het e ac hi ngs ,butwi t ht hes t ude nt swhohav e s har e dt he i rl ov eandc ompas s i on.Par t i c i pat e di nt het e ac hi ngswi t hYe r uBönCe nt e r ,we c ont i nuet ome e tdur i ngpr ac t i c e sofv ar i ousBönPr ac t i c eandhav ebe c omeaBönFami l y . Wes har et hegoodandt hebadi nourl i v e sandhol ds pac ef ore ac hot he r .Wehav e or gani c al l ybe c omeofs e r v i c et oe ac hot he r ,ac c e pt e de ac hot he randy e s ,l ov ee ac hot he r . Onbe hal fofLat r iNy i maDakpaRi npoc heandt heboar dme mbe r sofYe r uBönCe nt e r , “ ThankYou”.t hanky ouf ory ours uppor t ,l ov eandc ompas s i on.Thanky ouf ors har i ngand be i ngapar tofourl i v e s . EMaHo!
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