Voice Of Compassion Spring 2022

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Ri npoc hehi ms e l fhadhi spe r s onalr e t r e atal oneand dur i nghi sr e t r e at ,hebe f r i e nde dt her ac oons , andot he rani mal swi t hi nt hef or e s twhoe nj oy e d l i s t e ni ngt oRi npoc heashec hant e dand hi se v e ni ngs ur s .

Ri npoc hehasal way ss ai d,“ Ye r uRe t r e atCe nt e r i sf oral lBönpr ac t i one r st oe nj oy .Ei t he rf ora t e ac hi ngorf orapr i v at er e t r e at ” .So,wehav e s t ude nt sf r om al lov e rt hewor l dwhoc ome t oe nj oyt henat ur albe aut yofYe r uRe t r e atCe nt e r .

Pri vat eRet reat s: I fy ouwi s ht ohav eapr i v at er e t r e at ,wee nc our ageand we l c omey ou! Youhav e f ul lac c e s st ot hes hr i ner oom,andwewi l lhe l py oupr e par ey ourpe r s onals pac ewi t hwhaty oumay ne e di fwehav ei tav ai l abl e ,t ohe l py ourpe r s onalr e t r e att obeamaz i ng.Cont ac tYe r uBonCe nt e ri f y ouar ei nt e r e s t e di naPe r s onalRe t r e at .Wewi l lhe l py out opr e par ef ort hi sbe aut i f ule xpe r i e nc e .

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But ,i ti sal ldone ,wehav ec r os s e dour“ T”anddot t e dour“ I ”andnowwor ki ngoutde t ai l sf or s hi pme nt . Tt het e mpl ei sc ons i de r e daCe r t i f i e dGr e e nTe mpl e( al lor gani cmat e r i al s )andwear e onane nv i r onme nt al l ypr ot e c t e dl akewhi c hmake st hi se v e nmor es pe c i al .

Butal loft hi shasf i nal l ybe e nac c ompl i s he dandwewi l lbe gi nc ons t r uc t i ont hi ss umme r .

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