community that comes
together to practice
the dharma in
a group to
bring
about
and maintain
spiritual
awareness.
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Buddhas
celebrates
the Sangha,
reminding
us we are
more powerful
together
than
apart,
this
can
be seen in times of
trouble especially. When
communities come together to support the same
goals, they truly support each other. Such as
coming together to do Yoga, it brings strength to
our practice when we join together in a group. Just
like the massive group of Yogis who came out to
see MC YOGI and Amanda at Wren and Wild Yoga
Studio in Bend! Doing Yoga in that size group has
super powerful energy!
It is like this with the 10,000 Buddhas, all
Buddhas coming together for the same goal:
enlightenment. No one Buddha is better than
anyone else, we are all the same, no matter what
religion you follow, you can gain insights from
this teaching to be humble, patient, kind and
generous. As Amanda so beautifully put it, “you
can become a gardener of your thoughts.” What
do you want to grow? Weeds or flowers and fruits.
Awareness allows you to plant seeds of positivity.
Amanda is planting these seeds of light all over
the world with her 10,000 Buddhas, you can find
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, La Quinta Resort,
Asheville, NC, D.C. and what if, just what if we had
some Buddhas here in Bend, Oregon?!
How amazing that would be!!! Who has a Wall
available for Buddhas? If you are interested,
contact her on her website or maybe just buy
some Buddhas for your living room in her shop?
10000Buddhas.com
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