Tibetan monks create mandala for the City Different

Posted on December 26, 2008 by alchemycal monkey

Staci Matlock | The New Mexican
12/13/2008 – 12/14/08
Read full article at http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Santa-Fe-blessing

The monks are constructing a Green Tara mandala. “It has the power to heal those in the economic crisis and also at the individual level,” Phentsok said.
It is a special blessing for everyone in Santa Fe, he added.
The monks making the mandala are [...]

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Snow again!!!!

Posted on December 23, 2008 by tortugo23

Yay snow!
I looked out the window this morning to bright white.
I decided to see if I can get my truck out of the driveway in case I needed to get out for some reason today. Don’t believe any stories about the roads being ploughed. I took a spin around the block, I live of a [...]

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Affordable Dharma in Santa Fe, NM?

Posted on December 22, 2008 by tortugo23

Is there such a thing as affordable Dharma in Santa Fe? Where can one go to learn the dharma in such times?

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the sun stands still

Posted on December 22, 2008 by tortugo23

from Upaya Zen Center weekly newsletter
Solstice means “the sun stands still”, a metaphor, to be sure, of what our Buddhist practice is about.  Can we stand still, stop, really STOP, during the “holidaze”? Can we embody stillness in the presence of suffering (be it the suffering of war, poverty, or the greed of consumerism [...]

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Affordable Yoga In Santa Fe, NM

Posted on December 22, 2008 by tortugo23

Is there any such thing as affordable yoga in Santa Fe?
Weigh in in the comments.

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Wintery Days

Posted on December 16, 2008 by tortugo23

This video is not very exciting. I am trying out the video camera on my sony mylo to see what it can do and to see if it will catcht the big flakes as they drift to Earth (my home planet this time around). It’s also away to see how it [...]

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Snow!!!

Posted on December 16, 2008 by tortugo23

We had a good amount of snow today and more is expected. Snow or precipitation are expected ’till thursday. I was foolish and went driving in it. A friend told me that the news paper was bragging about how the city has 6 more plows and that they were out by 7 this morning. They [...]

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Mindful Learning

Posted on December 15, 2008 by tortugo23

Below I have posted info on a podcast that beautifully critiques my gripe with math class, particularly the new requirement of doing home work on what is called My Math Lab. You will hear more on My Math Lab in the future to be sure.
via http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/04/01/episode-53-mindful-learning-nclb-and-the-true-foundations-of-success/
Tired of rote memorization? Tired of NCLB? Try mindful learning. [...]

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Vote for our video

Posted on December 1, 2008 by tortugo23

Wow!
What  busy semester this has been. I will catch up over winter break on whats been going on and maybe I can get to posting my schooling process, financial aid and all that.
For now check out this video that I and several other students worked on. It came out pretty good, I am happy with [...]

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