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Vision

Creating the Vision for Manjughosha Edition *

1. Core Ideology

1.1 Core Values 

  • Benefiting beings
  • Propagating the and working on the basis of Buddhist values 
  • Excellence in all parts of production and service
  • Encourage individual and team ability, creativity and initiative

1.2 Core Purpose

Translate (into German) and print-on-demand (any language) rare and precious texts and materials chosen and prioritised by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, which people need for their study and practice on the path towards enlightenment

2. Envisioned Future

2.1  BHAG

  • Get all texts that are needed for a German to attain enlightenment translated into their language
  • Enable each individual world wide to get their texts printed and mailed to them in the course of 5 days (non-Europe: 7-10 days)

2.2  Vivid Description

  • We will become as important for the dharma culture of the 21st century as the writings on palm leaves were for fundamental Buddhist teachings to survive and some famous blockprint factories in monasteries were in recent centuries for the availability of wisdom texts and the spread of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • We will enable each lama, teacher and student wordwide to access and print the text they need for their next teaching or in-depth stud

 

* This is a first draft, based on James C. Collins and Jerry I Porras: "Building your Company´s Vision", Harvard Business Review Reprint 96501 (handed out at a Khyentse Foundation Vision meeting in Dordogne around the year 2000).

Definitions: 

  • Core Ideology (why we exist)
  • Core Values (3-4 essential tenets)
  • Core Purpose (reason for being)
  • Envisioned Future (what we aspire to achieve)
  • BHAG (10-30 year Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal)
  • Vivid Description

Core Ideology and Envisioned Future are like Yin (more or less unchanging) and Yang (will change)