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Monks bring art, message of compassion and tolerance to Bluffton

September 26, 2008 – 7:40 pm

September 17, 2008 – 6:02PM Beth L. Jokinen Published Sept. 18, 2008 LIMA – Tapping a sand-filled metal cone, the Tibetan monks created what some would consider a masterpiece worthy of keeping forever. But that’s not their way. In most cases, even those creations taking weeks to make, are swept away; a reminder of Buddha’s [...]

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Toledo Ohio

September 11, 2008 – 2:14 pm

September 11th-15th This was a great day. We got to visit the Victory Center and do a blessing there. These people are dedicated to providing a wide range of support services to people going through cancer treatment. Everyone we met there was clearly passionate about their own personal commitment to truly help meet the needs [...]

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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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Yachats, Oregon

July 17, 2008 – 12:56 am

July 12th through the 17th. This was our second visit to Yachats on this tour and we were thrilled to be back again so soon. Our precious organizers Ri and Renee put together a great schedule of events starting with a screening of the film Dalai Lama Renaissance. They received permission for us to show [...]

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