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A sweet little video from popular Buddhist teacher/author Pema Chodron and the good folks at Gampo Abbey, the West’s first Buddhist nunnery/monastery. I think.
Waylon Lewis, founder of Elephant Journal & host of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, is a 1st generation American Buddhist “Dharma Brat.” Voted #1 in U.S. on … Read full bio
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