Prospective Members

Membership Criteria

To qualify to attend gatherings and become a member, applicants need to meet the following criteria:

  • Born between 1960 and 1982.
  • Authorized and active Buddhist teachers from a recognized Buddhist lineage, typically one that takes refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. 
  • Actively engaged in teaching the Buddhadharma in a recognizably Buddhist community/context, such as a sangha, temple, retreats, or other Buddhist center.
  • Actively teaching the Dharma for at least five years as a authorized teacher. Exceptions may be made for those of non-dominant racial, ethnic, gender, sexual identity, abilities, or economic status, who must have actively taught the Dharma for three or more years.
  • Are accountable to a teacher, council, ethical agreement, or institution. 

PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS: The next application period will open in May 2025, in advance of the June 2026 Gathering. To be added to our outreach mailing list, please send an email to admin@genxdharma.com. 

CURRENT MEMBERS & ALREADY-ADMITTED APPLICANTS: You do not need to apply for membership again.

Key Dates & Deadlines

May 1, 2025New member application opens (fall admissions period)
September 1, 2025 New member applications and recommendation letters due
September 30, 2025Acceptance letters sent to new member applicants
October 1, 2025Gathering (event) registration opens for current members and admitted applicants
Scholarship application period opens; determinations made on rolling basis
February 1, 2026Additional new member applications and recommendation letters due (spring admissions period)
March 1, 2026 Acceptance letters sent to new member applicants Gathering (event) registration info sent
April 15, 2026Scholarship request deadline (funding guaranteed)
May 1, 2026Gathering (event) registration closes (spot guaranteed)
April & May 2026Scholarships provided on a rolling basis (funding not guaranteed)
May 2026Gathering (event) registration available on rolling, space-available basis (spot not guaranteed)
June 3-7, 2026Gathering at Seven Oaks Retreat Center, VA

Through GenX, I have learned a great deal about other lineages, and have had the opportunity to share teachings with sanghas of my fellow GenX teachers. With Rev. Lien Shutt and Kaira Jewel Lingo, I cohosted the podcast, Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers for the last year, showcasing the diversity of experience and teaching among Dharma teachers. This year we continue with two new cohosts. Fellow GenX teachers have also appeared as guests on Prajna Sparks, the podcast I have cohosted for three years with my partner, Lama Karma Zopa Jigme. Opportunities to publish work in Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar, and Tricycle also grew out of my GenX connections. On a more personal level, a group of friends who met at GenX have been meeting a couple of times per month to discuss topics relevant to Dharma teaching in the world today. Another group of female teachers who met through GenX has met monthly for two years to support each other in our work and lives, and will be gathering for a short group retreat this summer (2023).  –Yeshe Rose, Vajrayana

2015 Gathering at Dharma Drum Center