Monthly Archives: August 2008

Grand Junction, Colorado

August 30, 2008 – 8:55 pm

Grand Junction feels like a second home for us. The Pilcher family have been taking care of the tours for many years and they make us feel like part of the family. They invited us for a week of Tara. We did a Tara sand mandala at the Art Center. During the week Venerable Geshe [...]

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado

August 30, 2008 – 8:35 pm

After Aspen we headed down the hill to Glenwood Springs. This time without Venerable Lobsang as he was off to our monastery in India. So after 2 weeks, the tour was handed over to me and it was sink or swim. I decided swimming was better and I had the force of the amazing monks [...]

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Aspen, Colorado

August 30, 2008 – 4:30 pm

 July 21st through the 28th After Yachats, we headed off to Aspen, Colorado. There was a buzz in town because His Holiness the Dalai Lama was coming to give some talks at the Aspen Institute. The energy was electric and we had a great time. The tour has been visiting Aspen since the early days [...]

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