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Lama Rangbar Nyimai Özer President and Founder of Bodhivastu Foundation for Enlightened Activity Adam Friedensohn (Lama Rangbar Nyima Ozer), is a Mantra lineage holder trained in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition over the past 30 years. Recognized by Tsewang Ngodrup Rinpoche as the single activity emanation of Tulku Chimed Yugyal the ritual meditation master of Rangnang Ogmin Ling Dzogchen Monastery in Kham Tibet, he exemplifies the transfer of Eastern Wisdom to Western mind. His teachings are always fresh and up to date yet solidly based on the authenticity of the ancient school (Nyingmapa) tradition. His presentation of awakened mind is warm, playful and invigorating. Lama has returned to the USA after 20 years of living and practicing in Nepal in order to establish one of the most important monumental peace projects of our times, Maha Bodhivastu Stupa and The Great Mandala for World Peace. In the past, Lama Rangbar established several benevolent environmental organizations in the fields of solar energy, electric vehicles, poverty reduction for remote areas and vital service provision. He is the Founder of The Himalayan Light Foundation, Lotus Energy, Eco-Visions, and Clean Environmental Products International. |
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Janette Carlucci Secretary Janette Carlucci is a long-time student and practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism, beginning her studies at Nyingma Institutes in the 1970's. She is a graduate of the Time, Space & Knowledge program based on the visionary book by Tarthang Tulku and had the extreme good fortune to participate in the building and dedication of the West's first Stupa at Odiyan. She serves as a Lay Eucharistic Minister and a vestry member in the Episcopal Church. Janette provides communications consulting and writing to the integrative medical and nutritional supplement industries and has worked for the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and Pacific BioLogic, a producer of herbal products and Tibetan botanicals. via email. |
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Sapana Shakya Bendahara Dengan pengalaman lebih dari 18 tahun dalam bidang pembangunan pedesaan, aktivis pelindung lingkungan, dan administrasi dari organisasi social, Sapana Shakya fasih dalam menangani program logistic yang kompleks dan koordinasi kedisiplinan dalam organisasi. Dia adalah Direktur pendiri The Himalayan Light Foundation dan Presiden dari Eco Visions dan Clean Energy Products International, yang keduanya terregistrasi dan beroperasi di Nepal. Mempelajari Budhist sejak masih sangat muda, garis keluarga Sapana Newari jika dilacak kembali merupakan keturunan dari Suku Sakya, yang sama dengan Budha Shakyamuni |
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Ken Frey Penasehat Perencana Kenneth I Frey merupakan Direktur dari Institue of Physical Therapy di kota New York. Ken merupakan seorang therapis kesehatan bersertifikat, Diplomate and Techniques Certified Carnio Sacral Therapist sebanding dengan Certified Manipulation Instuctor for the Barral Institute and penguji sertifikasi untuk Upledger Institue CarnioSacral Therapy Certification Program. Merupakan seorang praktisi Buddhist selama 20 tahun, dia melayani di Dewan Direksi Yeshe Nyingpa di NYC dan Wihara Bhiksuni Vajra Dakini, yang merupakan vihara Bhiksuni pertama di Lincoln, Vermont. |
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Penny Gill Board Member Penny Gill has taught political science for 40 years at Mount Holyoke College, as well as serving as Dean of the College. She has long been interested in traditions and practices of spirituality, especially Buddhist. She recently has been privileged to receive teachings from Manjushri, the great Tibetan master. Her website is www.thewisdomteachings.org. |
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Maya Sponder (Sherpa) Board Member Maya Sponder (Nee Sherpa) is a native of Nepal, a former mountain climber and world traveler with a life-long interest in the advance of world peace through good works, Dharma and culture. Maya is a Buddhist with family ties to the Vajrayana tradition of meditation for the improvement of all the world's sentient beings. |