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HH Karmapa 16 & 17

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007




HH Karmapa 16 & 17

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His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa XVI & His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa XVII Ogyen Trinley Dorje

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White Tara Practitioners: Reducing our Footprints

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Our group of White Tara practitioners’ is using a portion of their group practice time to discuss and share ideas and information about the preservation of the planet. In a recent meeting, the group members shared a number of ideas and activities each of them are pursuing in order to reduce his or her “footprint”. These included:

  • replacing standard lightbulbs and fixtures with compact fluorescent bubls and fixtures;
  • reducing the amount of hot water used in ordinary activities (e.g., shorter showers, washing clothing in cold water);
  • buying local, organic produce in season*;
  • combining errands in order to reduce car trips;
  • using phosphate-free and non-toxic cleaners and detergents;
  • recycling all recyclable goods;
  • using biodegradable bags or cloth bags for shopping;
  • using biodiesel fuel;
  • lowering the thermostat setting in winter and raising it in the summer
  • composting;
  • not using pesticides;
  • buying fewer goods-borrowing, renting, or repairing them instead;
  • turning off unnecessary applicances;
  • replacing inefficient appliances with more efficient versions;
  • and obtaining news and other information online instead of printed form
  • the Sangha building will no longer be running an electric pump for the water garden, which will be landscaped with a dry bed instead.

    *For a counterpoint, please see this 12/7/06 article in “The Economist”:
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    For more information about the White Tara practice, please click the link on our website, www.ktcminneapolis.org, for “Committed and Advanced Students-Sangha Activity”.

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