Dear Dharma Brothers and Sisters,
We express our heartfelt appreciation as we present the certificate for your participation in the 12-day retreat of the Altruistic Home-Leaving program – the Temporary Sangha 2025.
Living a simple monastic life, disconnecting from the grid, and leaving the everyday world behind for twelve days is no small feat. Your commitment symbolizes your vows and dedication to a loved one, and its value is beyond measure.
This certificate also signifies that the training does not conclude here. The profound teachings of the Column of Lights mark merely the beginning of our spiritual journey towards fully realizing our bodhi mind. You are warmly invited to engage in ongoing education and training throughout the year, leading up to the next Sangha retreat in March-April 2026.
Our vision is to build Sangha of cultivators. As organizers, we often contemplate how to best serve our participants, asking ourselves, “What do you gain from our retreat?” Our answer distills down to the simplest and most essential core of the Sangha: we hope each of you internally absorbed the dharma. Everything else is a delightful bonus.
This is the path we are forging ahead on, and there is still much work to be done. Your involvement is a significant step forward.
With appreciation,
Khai Nghiem
CompaSS Sangha Leader