<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello Missoulians!<br><br></div>With a rainy and cold fall weekend on the way, what better way to spend it than warm and cozy and working on your mind! Osel Shen Phen Ling is thrilled to host a mini-retreat this weekend, the Joy of Letting Go: Using Wisdom to Change Our Lives with visiting Dharma teacher, Don Handrick.<br><br></div>Many of life's difficulties and complications are the result of our own negative habitual thoughts and actions, but these ways of thinking need not control our lives. In Don's weekend course, we'll examine a variety of these mental pathways in order to disempower them and cultivate new behaviors rooted in truth and genuine well being.<br><br></div>Don Handrick is a registered Dharma teacher within the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and the current resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM. He is the graduate of a 7-year Master of Buddhist Studies program and is well-known for his deep knowledge of the Dharma and his easy-going, practical teaching style.<br><div><br>This mini-retreat takes place Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10am-3pm and Sunday, Oct. 1 from 10am-12pm at Osel Shen Phen Ling, 441 Woodworth Ave. There is a $30 suggested donation but all are welcome to attend. Attendees are asked to consider bringing a vegetarian dish to share for lunch on Saturday. Visit our website, <a href="http://www.fpmt-osel.org">www.fpmt-osel.org</a>, or call 406-531-9122 for more information.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We hope you'll pull on your sweaters, pour a cup of hot tea, and join us for this wonderful opportunity!</div><div><br></div><div>Big Love,</div><div>Bill Pfeiffer</div><div>Spiritual Program Coordinator</div><div><div><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b>Osel Shen Phen Ling</b><div>441 Woodworth Ave.</div><div>Missoula, MT 59801</div><div><a href="mailto:oselshenphenling@gmail.com" target="_blank">oselshenphenling@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.fpmt-osel.org" target="_blank">www.fpmt-osel.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i><b>Osel Shen Phen Ling</b> means "Land of Clear Light Benefiting Others" in Tibetan. We are a Buddhist center practicing Buddhadharma in the Tibetan Gelug tradition and based in Missoula, MT, USA. OSPL is an affiliated center within the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a world-wide organization under the direction of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Find out more at <a href="http://www.fpmt-osel.org" target="_blank">www.fpmt-osel.org</a> and <a href="http://www.fpmt.org" target="_blank">www.fpmt.org</a>.</i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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