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Ryan Oelke is a MA student at Naropa University studying Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan language . This program sequence is based on formal Tibetan monastic college training and study, focusing on Abhidharma, Buddhist epistemology, Madhyamaka, buddhanature, and the study of major Indian texts and Tibetan commentaries, in addition to contemplative meditation. In his Tibetan classes he has translated sections of the Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa, portions of a text on the twelve links of interdependent origination, and the Tale of the Tigress . Currently, he is working on an independent translation of a Bardo text with Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen. After completion of his graduate degree he will work as a translator and possibly pursue teacher's training in a formal community. Ryan practices the Dzogchen and Buddhist teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.

In addition to his studies at Naropa Ryan has completed a graduate MSEd degree in Counseling Pyschology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In undergrad he studied percussion performance, sound engineering, and Spanish. Ryan is a podcast and new media producer, music producer, and co-creator, executive producer, and writer at Precision Change, a podcast and blog focusing on personal development. To find out more about Ryan, visit his personal site, www.ryanoelke.com.