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Jan 2022
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Finding True Refuge: Pathways of Remembe...

TARA BRACH
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Finding True Refuge: Pathways of Remembering - This talk explores the three archetypal refuges of awareness (Buddha-nature), truth (Dharma) and love (Sangha) through stories, illustrations and reflections. We end with a Refuge ceremony that can be done by anyone who feels drawn (to participate you will need a 20" red string.)

A verse from Ryokan, an eighteenth-century Zen poet, came to mind: "To find the Buddhist law, drift east and west, come and go, entrusting yourself to the waves."

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