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"Milarepa Center has been an important sanctuary...for myself and my daughter."
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Liz and her daughter Heather with Geshe Konchog during Kopan Vermont, Milarepa Center, July 2015
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My name is Elizabeth. I have been a Buddhist practitioner for about fifteen years. I am a single mother of three teens. I work as a scientist and professor. I live in Deerfield Beach, Florida where I am a student of Geshe Konchog Kyab.
I have completed three retreats at Milarepa Center. The first retreat was in the autumn of 2014. I went to heal from a failed relationship. I knew Felicity, the director, from Tubten Kunga Center. Milarepa Center was a suitable place to go into retreat. I stayed in the Chenrezig cabin. I slept like a baby - a first in a very long time. Peace permeates the place.
The second retreat was to close the door to 2014 and bring in 2015 in a really positive way. I normally attend the New Year's Eve fire puja at the beach but Geshe Konchog Kyab was in India so I took to the hills of Vermont instead! It was an intensely purifying experience - and also very cold compared to Florida!!
The third retreat was this summer, 2015. My fifteen year old daughter and I spent some time touring New England after which we went into retreat at Milarepa Center. It was a wonderful mix of Lam Rim, meditation, stories, silence, and laughter.
We both got so much out of it.
Like many, in my life, I have seen much joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, gain and loss. My spiritual practice has carried me through - particularly those times when I had so little, when I had to take life one breathe at a time. A teacher once told me that if I really wanted to benefit others, the best thing to do is my spiritual practice. Retreat is a vital part of this. Milarepa Center has been an important sanctuary for healing, realization, purification and learning for myself and most recently my daughter.
I support Milarepa Center by attending retreats and with my ongoing monthly Friendship. We all need a home to rest and restore our wearied spirits. Milarepa Center is such a place for me.
Please give to the 2015 Annual Fund today. We need your help to raise $19,128.31 by December 31, 2015. By giving a gift today, we will remove your name and address from our 2015 Annual Fund request paper mailing. This means reducing our carbon foot print and saving paper.
Elizabeth Geddes
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Keep stories like yours and Elizabeth's thriving at Milarepa Center by donating to the 2015 Annual Fund. Please show your support for Milarepa Center today.
Thank you!
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Reminder: Day Retreat with Martha Tack THIS Saturday, 11/21
Meditation & Gentle Yoga from 9am - 3pm.
Get centered before the holidays- for yourself and your loved ones. Perfect for every level from beginner to advanced. Martha will guide you through the day and give you tools you can use immediately in your personal life. $40 and includes lunch.
Register here.
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A Sustainable Milarepa Looks Like....
Giving an Annual Gift, Becoming a Friend, attending fee based programs and free programs, doing a personal retreat, referring a friend, giving an in-kind donation, donating stocks, putting Milarepa Center in your will, getting a matching gift from your workplace, and sponsoring a project are all powerful ways we can work together to keep the dream of Milarepa Center alive and running.
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Thank you!
We really can't say it enough - so we'll say it again here. Thank you. We have the best group of members and supporters that we could ask for, and it's because of you that we have been so successful this past year.
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How far do we have to go?
We've raised $10,871.69! Thank you SO much for your gift.
We're just $19,128.31 away from hitting our goal of $30,000 by December 31, 2015.
In addition to donations, we could use your help spreading the word to your friends and family, so please feel free to share this email and our call to action.
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