Following below is a page from the Lotus Light Newsletter from 1997 with testimonials from the the first three drupta graduates: Marc Schmitz, Stefan Graves and Marc Nyima Olmstead Lotus Light was an early printed newsletter publication for the Vajrayana Foundation. It was published quarterly and mailed by USPS to everyone on the mailing list, member and non-member alike.
Drub Nyiy Döjö Gatsal Three-Year Retreat “The Joyful Grove that Provides Both Kinds of Accomplishments”
Drub Nyiy Döjö Gatsal is a three year retreat center in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, specifically in the Dudjom Tersar Lineage. It was was established by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche in 1992 as part of a far reaching vision to bring the study and practice of the Dharma in its entirety to the West, where he taught and continuously, oversaw many three year retreats, until his Parinirvana in 2013. JOINING THE NEXT RETREAT The Vajrayana Foundation is now accepting applicants for the next three year retreat, which will begin after Tibetan New Year in early 2024. If you have been contemplating taking a leap with your practice and if this long-term traditional group retreat setting resonates with you, please write a preliminary letter of intent using the questions asked in the Preliminary Motivation Letter as a guideline and email it to drubdra@vajrayana.org. We have begun the process of reviewing applications and look forward to hearing from you. 
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