VAJRASATTVA RETREAT
January 2006
We may be quiet, but we also have fun. There are times of real joy that punctuate the silence.
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Which way to the Dharma? Turkey, deer and human paths cross at Sravasti Abbey.
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What do Retreatants do the other 16 hours a day when not in session?
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Watch wild turkeys...
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Study Dharma ...
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| More Study... until you take on the likeness of your teacher! |
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Play with the cat...
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Take quiet walks in the snow...
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Entice the cat...
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Eat hearty meals....
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Scold the cat...
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Clean up...
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Every nook and cranny,,,
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Build a snow stupa...
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Take in Venerable's wonderful weekly teaching...
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And more wonderful teaching....
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Watch the fog lift...
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Experience togetherness...
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Collapse...
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| Click HERE to see first set of photos>>> |
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