<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you for sharing these lovely words and photos!<div class="">With love,</div><div class="">Lee<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 7, 2023, at 1:18 PM, Yasskin Marc via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center; ">For those of you who may not have had the opportunity</div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center; ">to witness this incredibly beautiful 4 day event here that ended yesterday.</div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Held at The Well ~ within the fantastic transcendent space/atmosphere of Micah’s paintings all around.</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center; ">A Tibetan Buddhist “medicine mandala” made from finely ground colored sand.</div><div class="" style="text-align: center; ">Speaking about the impermanence of everything.</div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;" class="">There is a ceremony at the end where they destroy their creation.</div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center; "><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; "> “ All Dust in the Wind “ ~~ !!!</div><div class="" style="text-align: center; "><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; ">I went to see it ~ took a few shots. ~~~ amazing stuff ~ !!</div><div class="" style="text-align: center; "><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div class="">So loved the Presence here.</div><div class="">These monks have such Presence</div><div class="">~~~ and attention ~ !!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">🌟</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">( this is what they had done by the 2nd day. )</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:D7E19C25-1A4C-4BE9-A734-5A1FDFE69997@lan"><IMG_4273.jpg></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; 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line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Next day ~ </div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div class=""><span id="cid:E7216719-C1DE-4884-9B3E-268B453CE23E@lan"><IMG_4287.jpg></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Chief monk</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Concentration</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span id="cid:EFC5256D-0C77-417C-80C3-253147DFCE27@lan"><IMG_4286.jpg></span></div></font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Medicine circle magic</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><br class=""></div></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span id="cid:B12930AB-9680-4DF6-96F9-F0D4FC7E005D@lan"><IMG_4309.jpg></span></div></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">A steady hand</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; 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margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;" class="">Messengers of love and peace ~</div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><span id="cid:BC08462B-B383-4AE8-96EF-6173047596EE@lan"><IMG_4337.jpg></span></div></font></div><div style="text-align: center; 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margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;">Beautiful Sally Wells - master of ceremonies.</div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><font class="" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 33px;" face="Helvetica">🌟 </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Helvetica" class=""><div class="" style="font-size: inherit; text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-size: inherit; text-align: center;"><br class=""></div></font></div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; 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