Monthly Archives: January 2009

One man’s journey to enlightenment shared

January 24, 2009 – 12:26 pm

By Chris Daley | Democrat staff writer | January 11, 2009 14:12  His name is Jangchub Chophel. That’s not the name he was born with, but it is, in a sense the name he was “reborn” with. A little more than three years ago, this self-described “save-the-world kind of school teacher” accepted the name given [...]

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Placerville California

January 24, 2009 – 11:50 am

We had a wonderful time up in Placerville from January 6th through the 14th. I hope to return later and share some comments with you. In the meantime here is a link to an article in the local paper (One Man’s Journey to Enlightenment) and  some pictures of the events and great people we met along the [...]

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Interfaith Prayer Ceremony

January 24, 2009 – 11:38 am

While up in Placerville we had the opportunity to participate in an interfaith ceremony to pray for peace. The monks joined representatives of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Native American, and Hindu religions in offering prayers for peace. It was a beautiful day out at Lotus Park on the South Fork of the American River in Coloma. [...]

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Placerville and the amazing Paul Maska

January 23, 2009 – 12:03 pm

Hello Everyone, As usual I am behind in my updates – thank you for your patience =). We just finished a whirlwind visit up in beautiful Placerville, California. I will be adding another post about that in a bit. I just got some amazing pictures taken by Paul Maska during the Medicine Buddha blessing ceremony [...]

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