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                    How I began as a contemplative photographerIt began with the afternoon light on an orchid, this practice of looking. I felt as fragile as this flower just two weeks after my heart surgery. I was captivated…  | 
            
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                    Seeing Fresh – Perception in creating“In a sense, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s work as an artist was among the most revolutionary parts of his teaching. He truly believed that art can change the world. In this…  | 
            
                    
			            		                    			            					
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                    Flowers and Weeds – A Day at the San Francisco Botanical GardensThis past weekend I attended a Level II – Miksang program at the Shambhala Meditation Center in San Francisco, led by the director of Nalanda Miksang, Miriam Hall. In 2007,…  | 
            
