Update about the works (22nd of July 2022)

Lot of time has passed since the last post, but also lot of work done (the main work is still done by Yeshe Khorlo board members, some friends have come help us but we have had to hire also some more workforce to do some works that we do not know exactly how to do).

There are five houses now, a gate as well. In three houses, painting works are in progress (lime plastering works are done), one wall got the Tibetan style wallpaper (the abundance of Vajrayana) bathroom works will start from Monday 23th of July (preparations are done by ourselves).

In two houses, last layer of insulation has to be put on place, then the construction of the inside walls can start.

Also an excavator will come on the 24th of July to clear everything around the houses.

We still have some money left but the works are progressing fast and every day, we need to pay several bills, thousands of euros (material for outside boards: 700 euros, works related to external lining installation: 1700 euros, and several other smaller bills of hundreds of euros (paint, fence material, moisture barrier for bathroom, material for the gate, bush cutting works – sorry, we got too exhausted to do this ourselves:). We are very-very grateful for the donations but to whomever it is possible, please send us some more (excavator’s work next week, bathroom tile works (tiles we got for free).

Update (04.07.2024)

Yeshe Khorlo Estonia is very greatful for every donation, big and small! Five houses are now there and tomorrow, finishing works in the three houses will start (walls: lime plaster and some wallpaper). With the kitchen and two houses, there is still lot of work to do. Garden works are ongoing every day, even some Bhutanese chillies are growing. Every weekend and every other day as well, until the starting time of the retreat (Gangteng Rinpoche will very probably come on the 27th of August to give his blessings to the retreat people) everybody is welcome to help with the works! Beautiful experience in the wild nature guaranteed. We can also arrange accommodation and sauna. You are very welcome to help!

Construction, as of 26th of June 2024

We are working now almost every day to be ready for September to accommodate five people who will stay here for three years…

For several days now, the structure of five houses has been there and in one photo! We have also cut down all the undergrowth (about two hectares of small willows) to give space and openness to the retreat area. Also Bhutanese chilies grow in the flower bed (we have around 25 degrees here all the time, so they will grow!). Landscaping is underway (and we would need your help so much for this, such hard work).

Inside the houses, all the details (windows taping, etc.) are almost ready, plastering work can start soon. We are still extremely grateful to our donors, another very unexpected donation of 5,000 euros arrived in our account! By now, we have also bought a lot of material needed to complete the kitchen (smaller size). We have almost all the money we need for the retreat houses, but for the kitchen house we need at least ten thousand euros more… We have several people who regularly donate money every month. Just one new automatic Paypal payment was made (monthly). A water pump must also be placed in the deep well (and all connections made). Your donations and help are all greatly appreciated. Please come! (we can provide accommodation). Khenpola’s house behind the trees is waiting to be completed.

Construction works update (15.06.2024)

Today, on the 15th of June, we started the structure works of the last, fifth house. The main structure of the fourth house is done, ceilings in two houses almost ready. We are very grateful specially for some absolutely unexpected donations! We still need around 12 000 euros to finish the works with the houses (and some more to finish the kitchen that will be in a smaller size than planned originally).

Khenpo Karma Wangyel in Estonia (May 2024)

Khenpo Karma Wangyel is in Estonia for a few more days. We do most of the works by ourselves, but we still need money to complete the three-year retreat center project. If you feel you have 20 euros of leftover money by the end of the month, please donate it for this project. We still need around 15 000 euros to complete the minimum. On the photos you see the landscape around the houses after cutting the grass and bushes with the special mower for wild land (soon it is more or less tamed around the houses). Inside three houses, the finishing works can start quite soon. On one photo a rare globeflower is flowering.

Receiver: YESHE KHORLO EESTI MTÜ
Account: EE212200221065708346
SWEDBANK, SWIFT code/BIC: HABAEE2X

Update about construction works (April 25th, 2024)

We have meanwhile received almost 20 000 euros of donations- we are very thankful! We still only need around 15 000 euros to complete all the five houses! We also need to complete the kitchen-gathering hall (there is just a foundation right now), but probably in a smaller scale. We have installed all of the electrical cables in the three houses, the wall insulation, taping and installation of special membrane on the walls is almost completed.

We still need very much everybody’s support to complete these works!

We need your support for the last efforts

Dear friends in Dharma! (French and German below)

News about the three-year retreat center for Gangteng Rinpche’s students.

We are building the three year retreat Center in the northern Europe, Estonia, and although the construction work has not been completed yet, we are confirming, as this is the wish of Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche, that the first three year group retreat according to Pema Lingpa’s tradition in Europe in Estonia, Umbusi has to start in 2024, in August (the exact date yet unknown) or September.

Rinpoche had said this summer (in 2023) that it is very important to announce the exact beginning time, an objective we should aim at.

There are five people who will start the retreat and most of them have given full amount of their retreat cost for construction works (each person has given aorund 20 000 or even much more for the retreat project (it is not that they are rich people, Dharma is just very important for them).

The good news is that lopön Thuji who will also participate in retreat and who is residing now in France, has got Estonian resident permit valid until 31st of December 2027 – this means that she can stay in the retreat without no paper work until the end of retreat (and in the end, to extend her visa online, if necessary), so the best is to start the retreat in time!

We have completed extensive works of sewage system (also installation of electricity cables and water pipes inside the ground), that costed 37 000 euros – mostly the money came from the persons who are planning to actually start the retreat but also from some other great Sangha members to whom we are very thankful.

We are still in a situation as described earlier:

1) one more house has to be constructed from the beginning (we need five houses altogether) – 15 000 euros.

2) one house has only a foundation ready right now and all the other works have to be completed – 14 000 euros.

3) The rest of the three houses need 5000 euros each to be completed (ceiling, floor works, inside walls finishing, bathroom works, heating system works) ‒ 15 000 euros.

Therefore, for the houses we need 44 000 euros to complete them. We still have on our account around 10, 000 euros, therefore 34 000 more.

4) Kitchen house is not completed. We have an agreement with one sponsor that he could donate 20 000 euros only in case when we find other sponsors who could support this project.

We do not include here the completion of the house for Khenpola that is outside of the enclosed area of the three-year-retreat (we can complete it as soon as we get enough funds).

If you consider donating for this project (any amount would be helpful), please do it very soonJ We feel here in Estonia that we are really responsible in front of those people who have already planned their lives in a way that they will be in retreat for the next three years very soon.

It was also a request of Rinpoche that it is very important that we start the retreat this year and not later.

We just have to make our last effort to complete this project (more than 100 000 euros has already used for this project).

Any advice, hints to accumulate donations, propositions for giving a personal loan (anything!:) are very welcome. If we think about our Sangha, it is not so small – then the missing amount, if shared among many people, is not so big!

We promise that all the money we receive will be used with great care and most reasonably. If you need any further details, please ask! Here are our bank details: 

Receiver: Yeshe Khorlo Eesti MTÜ 

Account (IBAN): EE212200221065708346
SWEDBANK,  SWIFT code/BIC: HABAEE2X (address is available on our website, if necessary: yeshekhorlo.ee)

and Paypal: yeshekhorloest@gmail.com

On behalf of Yeshe Khorlo Estonia

Kadri Raudsepp

+37253543782

Chers amis dans le Dharma !

Voici quelques nouvelles sur le centre de retraite de trois ans pour les étudiants de Gangteng Rinpoche.

Nous construisons le centre de retraite de trois ans dans le nord de l’Europe, en Estonie, et bien que les travaux de construction ne soient pas encore terminés, nous confirmons, comme c’est le souhait de Gangteng Tulku Rinpoché, que la première retraite de groupe de trois ans selon la tradition de Pema Lingpa en Europe en Estonie, Umbusi commencera en 2024, en août (la date exacte encore inconnue) ou en septembre.

Rinpoché avait dit cet été qu’il était très important d’annoncer la date exacte de début, un objectif que nous devrions viser.

Il y a cinq personnes qui commenceront la retraite et la plupart d’entre elles ont donné le montant total de leur retraite pour les travaux de construction (chaque personne a donné environ 20 000 ou même beaucoup plus pour le projet de retraite (ce n’est pas qu’ils soient des gens riches, Dharma est tout simplement très important pour eux).

La bonne nouvelle est que Lopön Thuji, qui participera également à la retraite et qui réside actuellement en France, a obtenu un permis de séjour estonien valable jusqu’au 31 décembre 2027 – cela signifie qu’elle peut rester dans la retraite sans aucune probleme avec les documents jusqua’a la fin de retraite, le mieux est donc de commencer la retraite à temps !

Nous avons réalisé d’importants travaux de système d’égouts (également l’installation de câbles électriques et de conduites d’eau à l’intérieur du sol), qui ont coûté 37 000 euros – l’argent provient principalement des personnes qui envisagent de commencer la retraite, mais aussi d’autres grands membres de la Sangha. à qui nous sommes très reconnaissants.

Nous sommes toujours dans une situation telle que décrite précédemment :

1) une maison supplémentaire doit être construite dès le début (nous avons besoin de cinq maisons en tout) – 15 000 euros

2) une maison n’a pour l’instant que la fondation prête et tous les autres travaux doivent être terminés – 14 000 euros.

3) Les trois maisons restantes nécessitent chacune 5 000 euros pour être achevées (travaux de plafond, de sol, finition des murs intérieurs, travaux de salle de bain, travaux de chauffage) ‒ 15 000 euros.

Par conséquent, pour les maisons, nous avons besoin de 44 000 euros pour les réaliser. Il nous reste encore environ 10,000 euros sur notre compte, donc, on a besoin de 34, 000 encore. Pas beaucoup!

4) La cuisine n’est pas terminée. Nous avons un accord avec un sponsor selon lequel il pourrait donner 20 000 euros uniquement au cas où nous trouverions d’autres sponsors qui pourraient soutenir ce projet.

Nous n’incluons pas ici l’achèvement de la maison de Khenpola qui se trouve en dehors de la zone clôturée de la retraite de trois ans (nous pourrons la terminer dès que nous aurons suffisamment de fonds).

Si vous envisagez de faire un don pour ce projet (tout montant serait utile), faites-le très tôtJ Nous pensons ici en Estonie que nous sommes vraiment responsables devant ces personnes qui ont déjà planifié leur vie de manière à ce qu’elles entreront très bientôt a la retraite pour les trois prochaines années.

Rinpoché nous a également demandé qu’il soit très important que nous commencions la retraite cette année et pas plus tard.

Il ne nous reste plus qu’à faire nos derniers efforts pour mener à bien ce projet (plus de 100 000 euros ont déjà été utilisés pour ce projet).

Tous conseils, astuces pour accumuler des dons, propositions d’octroi de prêt personnel sont les bienvenus. Si nous pensons à notre Sangha, elle n’est pas si petite – alors le montant manquant, s’il est partagé entre de nombreuses personnes, n’est pas si grand!

Nous promettons que tout l’argent que nous recevons sera utilisé avec le plus grand soin et de la manière la plus raisonnable possible. Voici nos coordonnées bancaires :

destinataire : Yeshe Khorlo Eesti MTÜ

Compte (IBAN) : EE212200221065708346

SWEDBANK, code SWIFT/BIC : HABAEE2X (l’adresse est disponible sur notre site internet, si nécessaire : ​​yeshekhorlo.ee)

et Paypal : yeshekhorloest@gmail.com

Si vous avez besoin de plus de détails, écrivez-nous !

Au nom de Yeshe Khorlo Estonie

Kadri Raudsepp

+37253543782

Wir bauen das Dreijahres-Retreatzentrum in Nordeuropa, Estland, und obwohl die Bauarbeiten noch nicht abgeschlossen sind, bestätigen wir, dass dies der Wunsch von Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche ist, dass das erste Dreijahres-Gruppenretreat nach Pema Lingpa Tradition in Europa in Estland, Umbusi, muss im Jahr 2024 beginnen, im August (das genaue Datum ist noch nicht bekannt) oder im September.

Rinpoche hatte diesen Sommer gesagt, dass es sehr wichtig sei, eine genaue Anfangszeit bekannt zu geben, ein Ziel, das wir anstreben sollten.

Es gibt fünf Leute, die mit dem Retreat beginnen werden, und die meisten von ihnen haben den vollen Betrag ihrer Retreat-Kosten für Bauarbeiten gespendet (jede Person hat etwa 20.000 oder sogar viel mehr für das Retreat-Projekt gespendet (das heißt nicht, dass sie reiche Leute sind, Dharma). ist einfach sehr wichtig für sie).

Die gute Nachricht ist, dass Lopön Thuji, die ebenfalls am Retreat teilnehmen wird und jetzt in Frankreich lebt, eine estnische Aufenthaltserlaubnis hat, die bis zum 31. Dezember 2027 gültig ist – das bedeutet, dass sie bis zum Ende des Retreats ohne Papierkram bleiben kann Retreat zu besuchen (und am Ende ihr Visum bei Bedarf online zu verlängern), also ist es am besten, rechtzeitig mit dem Retreat zu beginnen!

Wir haben umfangreiche Arbeiten am Abwassersystem (auch Installation von Stromkabeln und Wasserleitungen im Boden) abgeschlossen, die 37.000 Euro gekostet haben – das Geld kam größtenteils von den Personen, die tatsächlich planen, mit dem Retreat zu beginnen, aber auch von einigen anderen großartigen Sangha-Mitgliedern dem wir sehr dankbar sind.

Wir befinden uns immer noch in der zuvor beschriebenen Situation:

1) Ein weiteres Haus muss von Anfang an gebaut werden (wir brauchen insgesamt fünf Häuser) – 15.000 Euro

2) Bei einem Haus ist derzeit nur das Fundament fertig und alle anderen Arbeiten müssen noch abgeschlossen werden – 14.000 Euro.

3) Für die Fertigstellung der restlichen drei Häuser werden jeweils 5.000 Euro benötigt (Decke, Bodenarbeiten, Ausbau der Innenwände, Arbeiten an Badezimmern, Arbeiten an der Heizungsanlage) ‒ 15.000 Euro.

Daher benötigen wir für die Fertigstellung der Häuser 44.000 Euro. Wir haben noch rund 8000 Euro auf unserem Konto.

4) Küchenhaus ist noch nicht fertiggestellt. Wir haben mit einem Sponsor eine Vereinbarung getroffen, dass er nur dann 20.000 Euro spenden kann, wenn wir andere Sponsoren finden, die dieses Projekt unterstützen könnten.

Die Fertigstellung des Hauses für Khenpola, das außerhalb des umzäunten Bereichs des Drei-Jahres-Retreats liegt, berücksichtigen wir hier nicht (wir können es fertigstellen, sobald wir genügend Mittel haben).

Wenn Sie darüber nachdenken, für dieses Projekt zu spenden (jeder Betrag wäre hilfreich), tun Sie dies bitte sehr bald. Wir haben hier in Estland das Gefühl, dass wir wirklich Verantwortung gegenüber den Menschen tragen, die ihr Leben bereits so geplant haben, wie es ihnen gelingen wird Ich werde mich bald für die nächsten drei Jahre zurückziehen.

Es war auch eine Bitte von Rinpoche, dass es sehr wichtig sei, dass wir das Retreat dieses Jahr und nicht später beginnen.

Wir müssen nur noch unsere letzte Anstrengung unternehmen, um dieses Projekt abzuschließen (mehr als 100.000 Euro wurden bereits für dieses Projekt verwendet).

Jegliche Ratschläge, Hinweise zum Sammeln von Spenden, Vorschläge zur Gewährung eines Privatkredits sind herzlich willkommen. Wenn wir an unsere Sangha denken, ist sie nicht so klein – dann ist die fehlende Menge, wenn sie unter vielen Menschen aufgeteilt wird, nicht so groß!

Wir versprechen, dass alle Gelder, die wir erhalten, mit größter Sorgfalt und möglichst vernünftig verwendet werden. Hier finden Sie unsere Bankdaten:

Empfänger: Yeshe Khorlo Eesti MTÜ

Konto (IBAN): EE212200221065708346

SWEDBANK, SWIFT-Code/BIC: HABAEE2X (Adresse finden Sie bei Bedarf auf unserer Website: ​​yeshekhorlo.ee)

und Paypal: yeshekhorloest@gmail.com

Wenn Sie weitere Details benötigen, schreiben Sie uns bitte!

Im Namen von Yeshe Khorlo Estland

Kadri Raudsepp

+37253543782

Lopön Thujila in Estonia (28.12-05.01.2024)

Lopön Thujla came to Estonia from France in order to make resident permit for Estonia. It takes now more than one month and a half until the final decision. We hope that she can start the retreat in the second half of 2024.

We could not continue works on the retreat land in January because of the cold wave but soon we will continue. We need very much all kind of donations to keep the works ongoing that we could complete everything in time (this August).

While talking about the house cost, we still miss 5000 euros for each house (to complete the houses which are already there), plus we have to build 2 completely new houses, that will cost 15000 each. That means we need 45 thousand euros to finish the huts.

An extra work will be the kitchen-gathering hall that has to be done as well (we probably need to construct it smaller than the actual foundation that is there already).

Sewage system, electricity and water pipes

This week (14th of November) the major works of sewage system (biocleaner will be installed), installation of electricity cables (each house will have its individual cables) and water pipes’ (from the kitchen to each house) installation started. As khenpola’s house is further, there are many meters to dig. We got a final offer for the sewage system works that was 30 600 (Septicum Oü), but it does not include the cost of electrical cables – those are installed by another company who has to be present there at the same time when the ditches are dug and quickly lays the electrical cables at the same ditch. In that way, the digging works are all done together, for water, electricity and sewage system.

We do not now yet the full cost of electrical cables but it is more than we presumed and it is one of the most expensive works (as this kind of cable that goes inside earth, is costly). After those works, we can continue with works outside and inside of the houses. Also, new foundations for extra houses (there will be altogther seven foundations) will be done very soon.