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Join our community of dedicated volunteers and share your skills while contributing to meaningful dharma work. Interested in current opportunities? Visit our volunteer application to learn more and get started.

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SINI thrives through the passionate dedication of volunteers from across the globe who help us build bridges of goodness that span continents and cultures. Our volunteers find inspiration in the wisdom and conduct of our monastic community, creating a unique environment where service becomes spiritual practice.

For those called to our India-based programs, we invite a three-year commitment that allows for profound personal growth while ensuring the continuity and stability our mission requires. This deeper engagement transforms both volunteer and community, fostering lasting connections and meaningful impact.

These days, it seems we feel an increasing thirst for the wisdom of ancient knowledge and guidance and a visceral yearning to connect with the goodness and beauty in our hearts and minds. If this resonates with you, we welcome you to explore more of SINI's offerings and look forward to hearing from you soon: info@sinibridge.org

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Living and Serving at SINI: A Transformative Community Experience

What makes SINI truly unique is the easy, informal access to the monastic community. It's so natural: you eat together, drink coffee and tea together, talk together. In other settings, the separation between monastics and lay practitioners is much more pronounced. At SINI, it's rare and close: the monastics are khenpos and geshes, and yet the environment is casual, warm, and deeply human.

For those interested in an in-depth visit to Buddhist pilgrimage sites while simultaneously learning from monastics, the Four Noble Truths program is unparalleled. In the expert hands of SINI staff, volunteers and monastics, participants visit the ancient sites of Sarnath, Varanasi, Nalanda, Rajgir, and Bodhgaya, and accompany the monastics to the Nyingma Monlam, an annual peace ceremony attended by over 10,000 devotees. Participants consistently rate the program among the most memorable experiences of their lives.

SINI also offers courses in colloquial and classical Tibetan, developed by Franziska Oertle and well known for their innovative and joyful approach to language learning. Whether you are drawn to everyday conversation or to the classical texts, our experienced and qualified teachers will guide your way.

We encourage you to reach out and share what talents you have to offer. On behalf of the many of us who have had the good fortune to connect with the SINI family, through service and volunteerism, participation in programs and events, joining in pujas and chanting, we welcome you.

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Current Volunteer Openings

English Teacher

Volunteering as a teacher in our English for Dharma Purposes program provides a multi-year, in-depth opportunity to live and share alongside monastic English students who are genuinely committed to their studies. Volunteers speak of a culture of deep respect for teachers, real and visible progress, and an experience of daily life with monastics that is rare anywhere in the world. Qualified instructors (CELTA or equivalent) are welcome to apply.

Online Communications

Join our digital outreach team supporting SINI’s global mission. Seeking skilled communications volunteer to help manage online programs, social media, and digital content creation. Work remotely with our international team to expand dharma accessibility worldwide. Experience with digital marketing, content management, or online education platforms preferred.

Translator / Sanskrit Teacher

SINI is seeking translators of Tibetan and Sanskrit to collaborate with monastics on translating sacred ancient texts of the Kangyur Karchag into modern languages. Whether you are a Tibetan-to-English translator, a Sanskrit scholar, or an experienced oral interpreter, your contribution will directly support one of the most meaningful preservation efforts in contemporary Buddhist scholarship. Both in-person and remote opportunities are available.

Summer Program Teacher

SINI welcomes educators and specialists interested in short-term summer residential experiences in the hill stations of northern India. Teachers with knowledge in areas such as philosophy, science, debate, or language are invited to share their expertise through conversation groups, dyads, and coursework alongside our monastic students. If you have a specialized topic you would love to teach, reach out and we will explore it together.