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Pride 2022: The Gift of Queerness June 17, 2022 - Tara Mandala

This blog post is offered in celebration of Pride Month, written by Jason Gruhl, a long-time sangha member in the Tara Mandala community.

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June 22, 2022

Magyu Is Life

Long time Tara Mandala resident and staff-member Clinton Spence offers a blog post on living the…
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June 14, 2022

Teacher Spotlight: Rhonda LoPresti

Tara Mandala is pleased to share the upcoming online course offered by Rhonda LoPresti, Writing Your Spiritual…
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June 6, 2022

Saga Dawa Düchen – Butter Lamps & Lama Live!

Dear Sangha, Please join the Tara Mandala Global Sangha Community to honor one of the most sacred days…
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June 1, 2022

Letter from Lama Tsultrim Announcing Our New Executive Director

I’m writing to introduce you to Tara Mandala’s new Executive Director, Robert Thomas.  We…
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May 18, 2022

Tara Mandala Celebrates Returning to the Land

Dear Sangha We are excited to be welcoming you all to the land in Colorado this Summer, for…
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May 17, 2022

Temple Fund

Today's full moon has special significance, as we celebrate the birthday of Machig…
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May 4, 2022

Support for Ukraine – Tara Mandala Poland Sangha

We want to share with you this heart-warming news we recently received from the Tara Mandala Poland…
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May 3, 2022

Teacher Spotlight: Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche

Tara Mandala is pleased to share the upcoming Virtual Retreat with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche, "Clarifying the Development…
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April 26, 2022

Free Guided Compassion Meditation

In our meditation, our "practice makes perfect."…
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April 23, 2022

May Virtual Dharma Talks

“Whether it’s with our own mothers, the Mother Earth, or anyone or anything else, we are…
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April 15, 2022

Magyu Gathering – Honoring the Mother Lineage

“Even the stains of karma, once ripened, are unable to affect the natural purity of suchness…
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April 5, 2022

Teacher Spotlight: Pieter Oosthuizen

Tara Mandala welcomes you to the "Mahayana – Opening the Heart of Compassion" Online Course (April 29…
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