Vajra Sangha Application

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Name*
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Age*
Date, Time and Place of Birth*
Educational Background or Professional Training*
Occupation/s*
What teachings and retreats have you attended with Ngakpa Intl or with Pema Khandro Rinpoche?*
Please list any other empowerments or Buddhist teachings you have received, and with whom:*
Refuge is the ceremony of becoming a Buddhist. Have you taken refuge as a Buddhist? If so, when, and what Lama or person presided? If not are you planning to take refuge or wishing to?*
Please list any vows you have taken, when and with whom:*
What other spiritual paths and teachers have you studied?*
What is your weakest area in spiritual work? Your strength?*
What have you gained from Pema Khandro Rinpoche’s teachings? Have you practiced any of the practices learned in retreats with Pema Khandro Rinpoche? If so, describe which ones.*
What role has Pema Khandro Rinpoche played in your life and how do you see Vajra Sangha membership affecting that?*
What is your view of Pema Khandro Rinpoche and/or how has your view of Pema Khandro Rinpoche evolved since you have become involved in Ngakpa Intl? Please provide detail:*
Are there other teachers who have played a major role in your life? If so who and why?*
Are there any Vajrayana books that you have read that have had an impact on you? why?*
What is your relationship with the other Vajra Sangha members like? Please describe:*
MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY: Have you ever seen a counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist? If so, when and for what?*
Have you ever been treated for any mental disorders or diseases like depression? If so when, for what condition, how long, and what was the outcome?*
Are you taking any prescription medication? If so, what?*
Are you under the care of a psychologist or psychiatric physician? If so for what and for how long? Is this physician aware of your intentions to do Buddhist training?*
Have you ever smoked? If so how long has it been since you have smoked?*
Do you use recreational drugs? If so, which ones and how often?*
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If yes, please describe.*
SERVICE*
In addition to the monthly pledge, every Vajra Sangha member is committed to participate in service or offer financial patronage. The community sustains itself on the notion that if everyone gives what they can, then everyone will have what they need. At the smallest level this can mean showing up early or staying late at events, hosting teachings, hosting a local meditation group, adding to Ngakpa Intl’s facebook pages, or contributing to a project as a team member. Or at a greater level of involvement, it may mean participating in ongoing projects or the leadership team. Many Vajra Sangha members have one project that they care for on an ongoing basis. What service to you plan to offer as a Vajra Sangha member? What skills, gifts or talents do you plan to offer?
In what types of service would you be interested in participating?*
Please upload a current headshot of yourself*
Thank you for Applying*
Once received, your application will be reviewed and you will be contacted via email. Please type your name here to show you have read, understand and agree to the terms and information outlined here: https://ngakpa.org/vajra-sangha-membership/