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Buddhism Vaults : Dalai Lama's Heart Sutra Talk, May 2001, SF Bay Area, California, Day 1 of 3. by Dave Evans
Today I was fortunate enough to sneak out of work for a few hours to hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a lecture on the Heart Sutra. This is a three day class and I'm going to sneak out of some work tomorrow and Attend Saturday during the day as well. I thought I'd share some of what he said (as interpreted through my notes) with everyone.
~piscean ♓ delusions - Quartz Crystals - Shapes and Meanings of Quartz Crystals
In this section, I will discuss the various shapes that the quartz family of crystals can grow in, and their different uses. Often people think of quartz as simply the clear variety, but there are many crystals in the quartz family, including Amethyst, Citrine, Rose Quartz and Smokey Quartz, just to name a few. Generally, Quartz grows in a hexagonal (six sided) structure, with additional faces sloping towards a point at one end. A crystal with these charachteristics is itself also called a "Point".
Since our launch 18 months ago, we’ve had some fantastic support from this community and made great strides in growing the site to tens of thousands of visitors per month. Some of our best content – boat reviews, the best boat series, and more – generate tremendous interest even today. But life moves forward; our new family and the rise of other professional opportunities are taking up more and more time. So, effective this week, we will no longer be regularly updating this site. We will still occasionally place new content here, but it will be more of a blog-style format, and will be done only when time permits.
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In 2001, the mining company that had built and operated Bulembu for more than 60 years, closed its doors and walked away. With no jobs the town was soon abandoned, even as Swaziland continues to be ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the resulting orphan crisis. Today, Bulembu has a clear vision to become a vibrant, self-sustaining community. This vision for sustainability includes fostering the development of a new generation of emerging leaders through orphan care, education, health services and commerce. Bulembu is pleased to announce that through an in-depth process of reconciliation and restructuring, the Canadian and Swazi Directors have recommitted themselves to the 2020 Vision for the benefit of the community of Bulembu and the children of Swaziland. The Bulembu Directors are unified in their resolve, having established a platform for a new beginning that is marked by shared ownership, shared responsibilities and shared financial commitments.
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One of the primary focuses of the Arizona Herpetological Association (AHA) is to educate, inform, and promote the communities understanding of reptiles and amphibians. The AHA has had booths setup at many of the community events. If you are thinking about keeping or currently keep reptiles and/or amphibians and have questions, we are here to help. Soon there will be a dedicated section of the forum for questions, advice, and general information on keeping a variety of species.
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Hunzukuts , fabulous mountain people of the little kingdom of Hunza , high in Himalaya Mountains of Pakistan, lived in isolation for 2,000 years, and evolved a way to live, eat, think, and exercise that greatly lengthens their lifespan, and dramatically reduces illnesses which "civilized" people suffer. Dr. Allen E. Banik , optometrist, traveler, writer, brings an understanding of this "uncatalogued" race that is of nationwide interest. His exciting, perilous journey over dizzying mountain trails to reach Hunza and portray the people and their country is a unique adventure. Dr.
TERRA: Living Soil
National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010 - The Big Picture - Boston.com
National Geographic is once again holding their annual Photo Contest , with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30th. For the past eight weeks, they have been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to rate them as well. National Geographic was again kind enough to let me choose some of their entries from 2010 for display here on The Big Picture.
SOLAR IMPULSE - AROUND THE WORLD IN A SOLAR AIRPLANE
This live webcast is sponsored by Deutsche Bank. With this service, Deutsche Bank is creating the opportunity for the audience all over the globe to tune into an historic moment on the way towards a clean future. By offering this service on the internet, Deutsche Bank is helping to reduce the number of unnecessary trips and is thus investing in protecting our climate. This is also part of its sustainability management.
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Earth from Space : Image of the Day
This true-color image shows North and South America as they would appear from space 35,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth. The image is a combination of data from two satellites. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite collected the land surface data over 16 days, while NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) produced a snapshot of the Earth’s clouds.
Göbekli Tepe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Göbekli Tepe Turkish: [ɡøbe̞kli te̞pɛ] [ 2 ] ("Potbelly Hill" [ 3 ] ) is a Neolithic (stone-age) hilltop sanctuary erected at the top of a mountain ridge in southeastern Anatolia , some 15 kilometers (9 mi) northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa (formerly Urfa / Edessa ). It is the oldest known human-made religious structure. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The site was most likely erected by hunter-gatherers in the 10th millennium BCE (c. 12,000 years ago) and has been under excavation since 1994 by German and Turkish archaeologists. [ 5 ] Together with Nevalı Çori , it has revolutionized [ 6 ] understanding of the Eurasian Neolithic. Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa, 2011 Göbekli Tepe is located in southeastern Turkey .
Behistun or Bisotun : town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great . A satellite photo of the location can be found here . Introduction In Antiquity, Bagastâna , which means 'place where the gods dwell', was the name of a village and a remarkable, isolated rock along the road that connected the capitals of Babylonia and Media , Babylon and Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). Many travellers passed along this place, so it was the logical place for the Persian king Darius I the Great (522-486) to proclaim his military victories.
The Behistun Inscription
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