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		<title>Volunteer for Comfest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/662345633976964029 We are using our new sign up tool for Comfest this year.  We need lots of volunteers to make it a successful outreach for Columbus KTC.]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for Ngondro Practitioners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, April 26th, Khenpo Ugyen will be giving a short talk on ngondro practice followed by a Q&#38;A session. This talk is also free and open to any students for whom ngondro is a main practice. The talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the shrine room at Columbus KTC.]]></description>
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		<title>Dharma and Daily Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 25th. Khenpo Ugyen has kindly offered to give a short talk on Dharma and daily life. The talk is free and open to all members and friends of Columbus KTC. This is an excellent opportunity to bring general questions about dharma and practice to Khenpo Ugyen.  We&#8217;ll be meeting at 7:00 p.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King of Aspirations: The Aspiration to Excellent Conduct, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last spring, Khenpo Ugyen delivered an inspiring teaching on the “King of Aspirations, the Aspiration to Excellent Conduct.” Please join us for the second part of this moving instruction. Considered to be of great impor tance and cherished equally by all schools of Mahayana Buddhism, this one prayer encompasses the entirety of all the countless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chenrezig Workshop and Mani Retreat May 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming May 12th, Columbus KTC will be opening its doors to an all-day practice of Chenrezig This is called the Mani Retreat Day! The retreat is very simple: we have four practice sessions, so you can come at anytime. It&#8217;s led by a chant leader (umdze) and we only practice Chenrezig Sadhana. We will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Chenrezik Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 18th Lama Kathy gave the Chenrezik reading transmission.  If you&#8217;re looking for the practice text you can find it here: &#160; http://www.lamakathy.net/resources/pdf/chenrezik_short.pdf &#160; Also the KTC store (on site version) has copies of the sadhana text available for purchase.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Dharma Talk on April 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us on April 1 at 11:30 for our kid-centered family dharma talk.  Lhama Kathy&#8217;s topic this time is Life of the Buddha and How We Can Be Buddhas, Too. We will also have a family potluck after the teaching, hope to see you there!]]></description>
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		<title>A Year in Review: 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Columbus KTC Board identified three priorities for the year: Execute events Increase membership Improve communications &#160; List of Events: Dinner for a Dead Guy event in April (raised $2200) Raffle for new Meditation Cushions in May and June (raised $2600) Khenpo Tenzin Ugyen teaching “King of Aspiration Prayers” in June ComFest booth in June [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losar 2012:  Tashi Delek</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Year of the Water Dragon began with activities from Bodhgaya with the Karmapa, to KTD, our home monastery in Woodstock, N.Y., to Columbus KTC.   Julane  Goodrich did a great job of preparing the shrine to receive all of the extra Losar offerings.  Cathy Lhamo made torma,  and Tracey Elzy arranged flowers.   On the morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February Sangha Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s winter Sangha Meeting and board elections were skillfully moderated by member Rich Butchko.  Many thanks to Rich for his assistance!  The meeting began with the recitation of the Tashi Prayer.  It is said that if this prayer is recited before an activity, all works can be successfully accomplished. Following the prayer, Lama Kathy [...]]]></description>
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