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  • Growing Skyward Raising the Roof of the Dharmalaya Institute in India
    By Mark Moore Jan 17, 2012
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    When we left you with the season finale cliffhanger last June, we had just bundled up our baby building with prayers that she'd survive the monsoon rains without a roof. That was asking a lot from a big mud sandcastle, and we put her fate in the hands of a few well-fastened tarps, some slate shingles at the tops of the walls, and a whole lotta flax husk in the mud plaster in which we dressed her up for the occasion. Well, the monsoon was merciless: it was the longest and heaviest in recent memory at nearly fourth months of battering downpours. But it turns out flax is up to the task! ...

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  • Dharma Gathering in Sarnath, UP, India Feb 8-18, 2012 (open: come any day, leave any day)
    By Earthville Town Crier Jan 12, 2012

    What: Dharma gathering ...

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  • Sulha Tribal Fire: A Gathering for Peace in the Middle East Jan 15, 2012
    By Earthville Town Crier Jan 11, 2012
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    What: Sulha Tribal Fire: A Gathering for Peace in the Middle East ...

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  • Byers: A School of Joyful Engagement Arnie Langberg on the Failure of a Successful Educational Experiment
    By Arnold Langberg Jan 08, 2012

    Visionary educator Arnie Langberg examines the failure of the educational system to embrace a successful alternative. ...

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  • A Lesson from Metro: The Problem Was the Solution Arnie Langberg Reflects on His First Days as Principal at Denver Metro
    By Arnold Langberg Oct 11, 2011

    Visionary educator Arnie Langberg recalls his experiences as the incoming Principal at a group of struggling alternative satellite programs within conventional schools in Denver. ...

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  • Being Peace Retreat in Israel & Palestine Meditation & Service with SanghaSeva, Oct 14-30, 2011
    By Earthville Town Crier Oct 07, 2011
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    Earthville partner SanghaSeva is running its fifth Being Peace work retreat in Israel and Palestine this month. The retreat focuses on bringing the energy of compassion, openness and understanding cultivated in meditation to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, mainly through harvesting olives with Palestinian farmers who are otherwise prevented from accessing their lands. ...

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  • Monsoon Update Zen and the Jazz of Green Building in India
    By Mark Moore Jun 09, 2011
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    The biggest news on the construction of the Dharmalaya Institute is in regard to our race against time to get the roof on our baby building before the onslaught of the monsoon rains this month... and the update is that, well, we couldn't win, so we've done our best to change the game. ...

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  • Planting a Vertical Orchard Transforming a Landslide into a Garden of Fruity Delights
    By Mark Moore Mar 26, 2011
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    This week, during our first service retreat program (see news article) on the Dharmalaya Institute's new Himalayan eco-campus, we had a precious opportunity: our friends at SanghaSeva brought sixteen wonderful, hard-working volunteers from all over the globe to work with us, so we figured this was the time to take on... ...

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  • A Picture of Progress The Dharmalaya Institute nears completion of the ground floor level
    By Mark Moore Mar 25, 2011
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    We'll be posting a detailed update on the construction of the Dharmalaya Institute soon. For now, here's a little picture of progress... :-) ...

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  • Fueled by Kindness Good Hearts & Hard Work Move Mountains (or at least fix them when they fall down...)
    By Mark Moore Dec 20, 2010
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    So much in life can't happen without the kindness of others, and this is especially true here in the Himalayas.In a "subsistence-plus" economy such as we have here in Himachal Pradesh, most villagers have enough land to feed their families, more or less, so they don't necessarily need to work... ...

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