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		<title>Year End Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/12/14/year-end-roundup/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings, all. As the year draws to a close, please take a moment to examine the Temple, Group, and Sangha listings and inform me of changes, additions or deletions. I try to maintain this to be as up-to-date as possible, but there&#8217;s a lot there. Your help would be most appreciated! Send along your news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“How to be a *good* Buddhist for Christmas”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a complex love/hate relationship with Buddhists during the  Christmas season.  On one hand many of us grew up in Christian families and attach many emotions and memories to the Holiday season (both positive and negative).]]></description>
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		<title>Quanam Temple has a new website</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quanam Temple now has their own website. Quanam Temple (Tu Vien Quan Am) 1840 North College Rd. Mason, MI 48854 Please take a look: http://www.quanamtemple.org/]]></description>
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		<title>New sangha in Hancock</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/11/18/new-sangha-in-hancock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join me in welcoming Peaceful Niche, a new sangha at Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan! Peaceful Niche Finlandia University, Jutila Center 200 Michigan Street, Suite 305 Hancock, Michigan 49930 facilitated by Dorothy Riutta Best wishes!]]></description>
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		<title>Site News</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/08/09/site-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends, I&#8217;ve had to lock down the membership abilities on Michigan Buddhist. I&#8217;ve been experiencing some persistent problems with potential members from one particular email provider trying to hijack the site to their own ends. This email provider is known for being a source of &#8220;spam&#8221;, and I don&#8217;t want to play cat and mouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Buddha &#8211; Board Member Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/04/03/green-buddha-board-member-needed-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to help encourage religious communities in Michigan to become more energy efficient?  If so, the environmental group Michigan Interfaith Power and Light (www.miipl.org) is looking for a qualified Buddhist who would like to serve on its Board of Directors.. MIPL is a  Michigan non-profit environmental group of churches and individuals across Michigan that brings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Street Retreats to be offered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Action By Presence will be offering a unique opportunity to experience what it&#8217;s like to live on the streets of mid-town Detroit. A street retreat, based on the work of the Faithful Fools of San Francisco, gives 12 participants a safe, guided plunge into the unknown. We will experience homelessness firsthand, begging for money, finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/03/21/update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends, I&#8217;ve been a little under the weather, as have members of my family lately, which has made significant demands on my time. I&#8217;ve just updated both the Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids area sangha listings, and added a link to Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness in the Websites section on the right side of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Dhamma Teaching with Ajahn Khemasanto</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/02/07/monthly-dhamma-teaching-with-ajahn-khemasanto-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/02/07/monthly-dhamma-teaching-with-ajahn-khemasanto-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The public is cordially invited Time: 3–4 pm, third Saturday of each month (Feb. 19, March 19, April 16 &#8230;) Place: Amitabha Village &#8211; Retreat Center of the Lansing Buddhist Association (LBA) Ajahn’s teaching will follow LBA’s  Monthly Day of Mindfulness (10 am–3 pm) at the Retreat Center. Those wishing to meditate beforehand are welcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chan Master Visits Michigan October 8-9</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2010/10/01/chan-master-visits-michigan-october-8-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 8-9, 2010 Chan Master Gilbert Gutierrez , the dharma heir of the late great Chan Master Shengyen, will give a public talk in Ann Arbor and lead a one-day meditation retreat near Lansing.  The public is cordially invited.  Both events are free.  Donations are welcome. Dharma talk  &#8220;Ch&#8217;an (Zen) Practice&#8221; Time: Friday October [...]]]></description>
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