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Back to Nature

Rain reschedule Mother Nature has asked us to pivot our Back to Nature event to our backup day, Saturday, August 19 due to a 42% rain chance during our program time. Even though there is a shelter for the meditations, the bird watching and forest bathing wouldn’t make sense to do in the rain.  We’ve been […]

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Tara Circle Meetup

Tara Circle has evolved into Buddha Friends We are an official Global Sangha Member of Tara Mandala. If you have questions email leah@galsguide.org Previous Book Studies How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine Tara Circle Blog

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The Edge of Enlightment

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. There are moments when I feel the world reveals herself.   As if a crystal-clear mirror is put […]

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What’s in a Name?

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. Prince, Puff Daddy, and Queen Victoria and I have something in common… We’ve all changed our names. […]

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Hulkin’ Out

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. The story of the Hulk is an excellent example of Feeding (not fighting) Your Demons…get the stretchy […]

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Truth Has No Handles

by Riwo WHAT IS THIS SEED? “The truth has no handles” HOW THIS SEED BLOOMED FOR ME This phrase gave me a visual for a word that has been in flux in recent years – ‘Truth’.  When I heard this phrase in class, I immediately drew a vase and a coffee cup. The visualization of […]

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Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional

By Riwo WHAT IS THIS SEED “Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.” Thích Nhất Hạnh HOW THIS SEED BLOOMED FOR ME Pain is something we are all going to experience many times in our lives. Pain is momentary, pain is change, and pain is an attention seeker (for good reason).  “Pain is the indication that […]

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Tina Turner

The gal pals get into how important Black History is to the community before sharing their adoring love for Tina Turner. Tina is an inspiration on SO many levels. Katie talks about Tina’s life and also Tina’s newest book Happiness Becomes You which focuses more on her Baptist upbring and her Buddhist faith. Show Notes […]

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Learn about Buddhism

Dr. Leah Leach has offered to host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) about Buddhism. A practitioner of Buddhism for 30 years, she has seen His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama twice. Leah has studied the three schools of Buddhism, Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada. She has concentrated studies on Zen Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism […]

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Dakinis

Leah wraps up folk tale & myth month with the female Buddhas of wisdom. Known in Tibetan Buddhism as Dakinis, Leah talks about how this fierce female drinks from a skull cup, stands on her own ego, and cuts you free from the thing that makes you unhappy. Show Notes & Extras Videos About The […]