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		<title>Half-day retreat at Great Wave Zen Sangha May 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 12:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for our Saturday May 19 half-day retreat! This retreat is for both beginners and more experienced practitioners. It will offer participants an opportunity to deepen their zazen practice, to practice liturgy, to have a private interview with resident priest Gendo, and to hear a Dharma talk.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Lecture Series by Muddy Water Zen &#8211; second lecture May 27</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 01:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State and Sangha: Buddhist Culture and Political Thought in Korea will be presented May 27 in Royal Oak, and again June 9 in Grand Rapids.]]></description>
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		<title>“The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Addressed in a Dharma Talk…” by Rev. Danny Fisher</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by his reading of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”, the Rev. Danny Fisher provides a compelling Dharma talk.]]></description>
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		<title>Bardor Tulku Rinpoche to visit Battle Creek Sept. 21 &#8211; 23</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Willis of the Palchen Study Group Battle Creek writes: Save the Date! Bardor Tulku Rinpoche will visit Battle Creek, MI Sept. 21 &#8211; Sept. 23, 2012. Friday, Sept. 21 &#8211; Public talk on Loving Kindness and Compassion Saturday, Sept. 22 &#38; Sunday, Sept. 23 &#8211; A teaching on selected songs of instruction of Terchen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Mindfulness Retreat, May 16 &#8211; 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living is happy to announce our annual Spring Mindfulness Retreat in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Spring Mindfulness Retreat May 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Wednesday to Sunday Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center Vanderbilt, Michigan 49795 Come join us just for the weekend or for all five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) training offered May 13-18</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training for Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is being offered in the Midwest for the first time at the Weber Retreat Center in Adrian, Michigan May 13-18.]]></description>
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		<title>Amma Thanasanti to speak in Ann Arbor Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amma Thanasanti will give a dharma talk entitled Form Emerging from the Formless this coming Sunday. She will only be in this area for a short time, so take advantage of this rare opportunity if you can.]]></description>
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		<title>Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/02/07/changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you might notice, the appearance of Michigan Buddhist is rather altered. Unfortunately, this was not intentional. While trying to install some new functionality a few days ago, I inadvertently left the site open to attack from a malicious script which disabled the site completely and required intervention from our hosting provider to repair. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February Retreat at Great Wave Zen Sangha</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/02/01/february-retreat-at-great-wave-zen-sangha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gendo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great Wave Zen Sangha announces sesshin retreat February 17 - 19]]></description>
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		<title>SokukoJi announces monthly Sesshin retreat schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/26/sokukoji-announces-monthly-sesshin-retreat-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/26/sokukoji-announces-monthly-sesshin-retreat-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SokukoJi Buddhist Community of Battle Creek is now hosting a one-day Sesshin meditation retreat on the last Saturday of each month. ]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Lecture Series announced by Muddy Water Zen</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/22/2012-lecture-series-announced-by-muddy-water-zen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/22/2012-lecture-series-announced-by-muddy-water-zen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bup Mee Sunim (Kevin Hickey), Dharma Teacher and Monk at Muddy Water Zen in Royal Oak, has announced a series of lectures to be presented both at Muddy Water Zen in Royal Oak, and Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Mindfulness Retreat announced for Feb. 15-19</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/22/winter-mindfulness-retreat-announced-for-feb-15-19/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/22/winter-mindfulness-retreat-announced-for-feb-15-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living is happy to announce our annual Winter Mindfulness Retreat in Vanderbilt, Michigan, February 15-19, 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Fool me once&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/08/fool-me-once/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2012/01/08/fool-me-once/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to sincerely apologize for the spam posts on MichiganBuddhist. I allowed my trusting nature to get the best of me, and spammers took advantage of that on two occasions. Unfortunately, to prevent this from happening in the future, I will have to keep a tighter grip on who can register and post. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year End Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/12/14/year-end-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/12/14/year-end-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/2011/12/06/%e2%80%9chow-to-be-a-good-buddhist-for-christmas%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim.</dc:creator>
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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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