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...

Prayer Wheel Pendant

our new prayer wheel pendants are just beautiful! i wanted to share a photo so you can all see what it looks like.

it is made from Walnut wood and contains 1 million Mani mantras inside on microfilm.

enjoy!

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a word of advice

Happiness is not an accident, it is a study and then it is a practice.
It you want to be happy, hang around happy people, study what they do and then practice it.
Success is not an accident, it is a study and then it is a practice.
If you want to be successful, hang around successful people, study what they do and then practice it.

Thank You All :-)

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I was talking to a dear friend about our prayer wheel project and we got into a deep and meaningful conversation about the whole thing called Prayer Wheel.

He was amazed to hear about the benefits of this holy object and the benefits of constructing them.

He asked me how many we have made over the 3.5 years of our project and I said about 200. He also wanted to know if we made such wheels and sent them to teachers and I counted the list for him, he was quiet amazed! And I must say that so was I! When I got to think about all those prayer wheels turning in the hands of all those masters and people I was overwhelmed…

So, I wish to thank ALL the good people who chose to have one of our prayer wheels, thank you for performing the task of praying for all beings, through all of you many blessings come into existence for the sake of all beings.

Thank you so much, and may there be many more prayer wheels to come!

Your friend,

Micha Strauss

OUR ONLINE STORE!!

Dear all,

After 3.5 years of prayer wheel making, we have a store online!!

You can now order a prayer wheel made by us at a click of a finger...

Hope you all enjoy our work, and please, feel free to give us feedback :-)
Enjoy!

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our new web site!! please come in and take a look

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Hi everyone! We have opened a new website with all of our art together
in one place for your enjoyment, there you can see Ayelet's paintings and our wooden boxes.
enjoy!