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Sravasti_Abbey

  1. om mani padme hum . . . over 3.5 million recitations . . . join the merit-making in time for Saga Dawa on Monday: friendsofsravastiabbey.org/project/mantra…
  2. Check this: Sravasti Abbey in USA Today: usatoday.com/news/religion/…
  3. You're invited to join in the Chenrezig practice, reciting om mani padme hum. Today, over 400,000. asteptowardspeace.org/index.html
  4. "Our mind needs to stretch to encompass emptiness. When we believe there's a real 'me,' we have to protect that self & bring it happines."
  5. Check out our new video, Sravasti Abbey: The Movie.A wonderful intro to the Abbey. youtube.com/watch?v=nSgbOf…
  6. "May I purify the power of karma, Crush the power of delusion . . . Perfect the power of the bodhisattva practice." - "The King of Prayers"
  7. "May as many beings as exist in the 10 directions be always well and happy." Wish for the day from "The King of Prayers"
  8. New Year's Eve aspirations? Join us to recite the King of Prayers. Make bodhicitta your raison d'etre in 2012. thubtenchodron.org/PrayersAndPrac…
  9. Join us from afar on 12/25: Read Shantideva's "Guide to a Bodhisattva's Way of Life," a few verses or the whole text. Rejoice in Bodhicitta!
  10. Find out about plans for a new guesthouse and dining facility, Chenrezig Hall, asteptowardspeace.org
  11. "Life is so fragile, its nature is transitory. It's easy to see how it changes in one year and second by second. Why should I be surprised?"
  12. "With patience, we are able to act firmly—sometimes with peaceful strength, other times with assertive compassion." Ven. Thubten Chodron
  13. "May people think of benefiting each other ... For as long as living beings remain ... may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world."
  14. "I vow not to talk about the faults of others." In the Zen tradition, this is one of the bodhisattva vows. May we all practice in this way.
  15. Lurking in ignorance, Unable to bear the fortune of others, Injecting with poison, The snake of jealousy—Tara protect us from this danger!
  16. Today is Chokhor Duchen, the first turning of the Wheel of Dharma. Make merit! Today, effects of actions are multiplied by ten million
  17. Relics of the Buddha tour welcomes all for blessings, dialogue - Spokesman.com - July 23, 2011 spokesman.com/stories/2011/j… via @spokesmanreview
  18. Happy birthday to our Precious Guru, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. May your wisdom and compassion shine eternally, ustream.tv/dalailamalivee…
  19. Bring Shantideva into your 4 July commemoration: youtube.com/user/sravastia…
  20. Rejoicing in the compassionate Buddha, reliable guide to full awakening. See Ven, Chodron's Vesak talk: youtube.com/user/sravastia…