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Winter has finally loosened its grip and we can slowly continue with some works. We have some money left for installation of electrical cables in the houses (including material) and construction of inside walls. However, we do not have enough money to start the sewage system works together with the installation of pipes and electrical cables (at least 15 000 euros). If we can do that, it would be possible to stay in (at least one of) the houses this summer and use it for temporary retreats before the real three-year retreat could start. For example, Sungtrul Rinpoche has said that he would like to stay for one week in summer of 2023. Of course, also later is possible. However, we are really hoping that together with everybody, we can soon complete the necessary works.

ཐུགས་རྗེས་བདག་ལ་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས༔

tukjé dak la jingyi lob

Yeshe Khorlo 3-year retreat center’s construction news (building site: in the middle of Estonia, Umbusi village). Khenpo Karma Wangyel is now in Estonia doing practice every day on the retreat land to attract abundance and avert obstacles. Everybody is welcome to join! Rain is not a problem, we can already sit in the house for practice. We could manage to finish many works in September, including the main structure of Khenpola’s house, roofs and floors in each house, as we got many helpful donations this time. We still have money to start inside works (inside walls) and finish outside walls (only one house has a grey boarding almost finished, the others are not done yet (material arrives tomorrow), but we still need more (for windows, sewage system, pump system for water), kitchen-hall). We are extremely thankful for any donation! Bank Transfer Details:

Receiver: YESHE KHORLO EESTI MTÜ

Account: EE212200221065708346

SWEDBANK, SWIFT code/BIC: HABAEE2X

Paypal: yeshekhorloest@admin

We have a new perspective now – we can look at the retreat houses from the Khenpola’s house’s roof top. This week, the main effort was Khenpo Karma Wangyel’s house and the aim was to make it waterproof – the roof is covered now with waterproof roof cover. And the work continues. One of the retreat houses has floor already made, the other two houses still have no floor but this week we bought all the material necessary – around 1000 euros. Insulation layer (30 cm of rockwool) is almost done for the floor. As now the work which are going on, are quite extensive, we really need everybody’s help. We are very thankful to those, who already donated. Every small amount will be of help also!

Our bank details:

PayPal: yeshekhorloest@gmail.com

Aadress: Umbusi village, Põltsamaa parish, Jõgevamaa county, 48026.

Bank Transfer Details:

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Receiver: YESHE KHORLO EESTI MTÜ

Account: EE212200221065708346

SWEDBANK,  SWIFT code/BIC: HABAEE2X

As of 9th of May 2022, two houses have most of the insulation works done, one is missing a roof construction. We are still waiting for the wood for supporting rails for the roof – there has been an exceptional delay of two weeks and it may only arrive next week. Roof tiles arrived already.

As of 02.11.2023:

As Rinpoche has announced that the first retreat of three-year should start latest in late summer 2024, we urgently need your help!

We have done all the work mainly with the help of few kind sponsors and the main sponsorship comes from the people who personally will start the retreat.

Thanks to their donations, we have money:

• for sewage system and cables (around 30 000 euros).

But we do not have money:

• for finishing works of the four houses that are already there (5000 euros each, that makes 20 000). This is possible in case we do all the work by ourselves and do not hire any constructors. All the inside works (walls, ceiling, bathroom etc) are not yet done.

• for two new houses (15 000 each, that makes 30 000).

• We also lack funds for kitchen (gathering hall) construction (only foundation is there).

As of 24th of April, three houses are almost up and as soon as the roof is installed, insulation works can start.

In March 2022, proper building works of the retreat huts have started. In winter, however, a parking space was created, more drainage work done and finally the well drilled. Also an official project of the house was done and the building works registered in a building register.

The project of the house (the final modification which cannot be seen on the project is that it will be 24 m2 inside the house, not 25,3m2): https://yeshekhorlo.ee/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/202202_EP_AR-5-01_1-korrus.pdf

As of 15 of April 2022, one house is up and waterproof. (next works: walls: insulation and clapboarding, roof: a stone roof; windows and doors). For two houses, we have used thick plywood as a wind barrier board (one seen on the photo). Usually it is an expensive material but we obtained a quantity of them as a factory leftover with a very affordable price (there can be some darker spots or very tiny defects which does not influence the building quality).

Parts (floor, walls and rafters) of the second house are laying down and need to be put together (we have to wait for a soil to be a little bit drier because the telehandler cannot lift the pieces up when it is too wet on that location).

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For the third house, the floor is done.

Works for Khenpo Karma Wangyel’s house have started as well. This house is necessary for the teachers who come here to teach the retreatants (Khenpo Karma Wangyel as well as Gangteng Rinpoche). The house is located outside of the enclosure of the three-year retreat. This house is entirely made with Khenpo Karma Wangyel’s personal money up to now (buying of the building materials for more than 2000 euros, soon, post foundation works will continue).