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SAND MANDALA AT NICEVILLE, FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
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Mattie Kelly Arts Center
Niceville, Florida
February 5, 2013
Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery created a sand mandala at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College.
Half of the sand from the mandala was given to the people present for the ceremony. The other half was dispersed into an unnamed body of water nearby.
CHRISTIAN PASTOR KILLED BY HIS OWN SON
Sheriff: New Mexico teen planned family shootings
Jan 23, 2013 12:30 PM EST
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The New Mexico teen accused of killing his parents and three siblings is portrayed in charging documents as a teen haunted by homicidal and suicidal thoughts that included fantasies of killing his girlfriend’s parents and gunning down random people at a Wal-Mart.
To his family, he was a bright, curious and talented musician who played in the church choir. He also was a champion wrestler who dreamed of following his family’s long tradition of military service, and a boy who accompanied his pastor father on rescue missions to Mexico.
In a statement issued Tuesday night on behalf of family, the boy’s uncle Eric Griego described those traits, and called on the media and the public not to use 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego “as a pawn for ratings or to score political points.”
“He is a troubled young man who made a terrible decision that will haunt him and his family forever,” the statement said.
THREE INJURED IN LONE STAR COLLEGE SHOOTING
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THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN LONE STAR COLLEGE SHOOTING
Jan. 22, 2013,
Lone Star College, Houston Texas
At least three people were injured in a shooting incident at Lone Star Community College, including one gunman. Another woman near the incident suffered a heart attack, however, no deaths were reported.
The Houston shooting comes only a month after the deadly shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Elementary School that ended with 26 people dead — including 20 children ages 6 and 7.
SANDY HOOK CONNECTICUT- HUNGER GAMES & THE UNDERLAND CHRONICLES
These people live in Sandy Hook Connecticut.
They are both “Inspired” by the atmosphere over Sandy Hook…
What do you think?
- Suzanne Collins, American television writer and author of The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy,[8] resident of Newtown, Connecticut.
- Adam Lanza, SHOOTER of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
NEW MEXICO TEEN KILLS FAMILY
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan. 22, 2013
Nehemiah Griego, 15 yr old son of a former pastor, shot and killed both his parents and three siblings.
He had also planned to go on another killing spree at the local Walmart with his 12 year old girlfriend, with possible plans to also kill her parents. Instead, the boy and his girlfriend on Sunday evening reported that his parents died in a car crash. A church staff member made a call to 911.
This comes just a month after the Newtown Connecticut shooting by another young man, 20 year old Adam Lanza.
MONKS CREATE A “WHEEL OF LIFE” SAND MANDALA AT UNITARIAN SOCIETY, SANTA BARBARA
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Santa Barbara, CA
Unitarian Society
Jan. 14, 2013
Monks create the wheel of life sand mandala at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.
In the center of this sand mandala is a symbol of “the three poisons”. The snake, the rooster and the boar, representing anger, greed and ignorance, respectively.
SAND MANDALA AT BLANTON MUSEUM OF ARTS, AUSTIN, TEXAS
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Austin Texas
Blanton Museum of Arts
Jan. 9th, 2013
Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monestary create a Sand Mandala at the Blanton Museum of Arts, where a lecture will also be given on the meaning and symbolism of the mandala.
DALAI LAMA COMING TO NEW ORLEANS IN 2013 FOR POST-KATRINA WORK
The Dalai Lama and an entourage of Tibetan monks are heading to New Orleans in May 2013 in a rally of support for communities still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to make at least two public speeches while he’s in the city on May 16-18.
The visit of the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader will be sponsored by Tulane University’s School of Social Work. Additional details of the visit will be released at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
DALAI LAMA TO VISIT PORTLAND IN 2013
by Frank Mungeam, KGW.com Staff
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Updated Thursday, Nov 15 at 9:44 AM
PORTLAND – The Dalai Lama will visit Portland in May 2013 for a series of public talks and discussions.
His Holiness, now 77, has events scheduled over the course of three days from May 9 to 11. The tentative schedule includes a public talk on Saturday, May 11 as well as a symposium and several panel discussions with spiritual, environmental and scientific leaders.
Maitripa College is hosting the visit, and several of the events are being held in conjunction with the University of Portland.
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NY GUNMAN:” KILLING IS WHAT I DO BEST”
The gunman who shot dead two firefighters in upstate New York, left a note saying “Killing is what I do best.”
In the note William Spengler, 62, also said he wanted to burn down his neighbourhood, and kill as many people as possible.
The charred remains of a woman were found in the burned out house, she is believed to be his sister.
Spengler used a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, the same used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre.
Spengler, convicted of the manslaughter of his grandmother in 1981, was found dead of a self-inflicted gun shot wound hours after the killing of the fire fighters.
SAND MANDALA AT PASCO HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FLORIDA
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SAND MANDALA AT PASCO HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FLORIDA
Pasco Hernando Community College
Spring Hill, Florida
October 6, 2012
A sand mandala is created for Peace Week at the Pasco Hernando Community College.
The ceremony was led by a buddist monk, Ningpo, who is originally from Tibet, now lives in Wesley Chapel, Florida
COMPASSION SAND MANDALA, BILLINGS, MONTANA
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September 24th, 2012
A Tibetan monk creates a compassion sand mandala, co-sponsored by the Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation, in Billings Montana.