As promised, some photos of the "Lathe Project"

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Our New (old) Lathe!

today we will receive and move the lathe we got as a gift! it is a bit old, but it is amazing! and it was a gift from the factory so it did not cost a dime... well, it still needs some new parts that will cost a bit, but still...

today after we finish working in the factory, a bunch of friends are helping us move it to it's new location, OUR STUDIO!! woo hoo!! this is SO exciting! we have been waiting patiently for 3.5 years for this to happen... and today it will..

on Tuesday, the man that will put the insulation on the celling will come and do his thing, and the studio is almost ready! this is just F A N T A S T I C!!

i will upload some photo of the moving of the lathe

thank you all!

Prayer Wheel Practice

I would like to say something about prayer wheels.

What do they mean for us? We should ask our selves that question, because it is the meaning that makes the difference in the outcome of our actions.

To me, a prayer wheel is very sacred and should be used with mindfulness and the right intention. When I spin the prayer wheel, I either chant the mantra out loud or if I am in a place where that is not an option, I chant the mantra in my mind. As I am chanting, internally or outwardly I am applying the visualizations given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, either seeing the white light coming from the mantra in the spinning prayer wheel and growing and growing, purifying the negative karma of all beings, or seeing the opposite, where the prayer wheel is taking all the black smoke (karma) of all beings being vacuumed by the spinning wheel and the mantra inside, and as it comes to the center of the wheel it is being purified.

Then, at the end of the practice, I dedicate all the merit to all beings to close the practice

I found the practice of spinning a prayer wheel to be very comforting and bring much happiness into my own life, as well as huge benefit to all beings.

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Response-ability

Every day is new. every moment we face new situations. it is our response to the situation that determines the outcome, so it is our "Response-ability" to make it right.
please be attentive to your reactions as much as possible.
thank you.

Prayer Wheel Studio

our studio, which is nearly completed is going to have it's final touch ups this week and hopefully, by next week will be up and running! this is going to be something amazing... i will up date as we progress...