Don’t Let This Miracle Slip Away

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Time has run out.

We have reached the moment when we either need to secure the Amitabha Sacred Land in Sedona, Arizona or it will be lost if one of or a combination of the things listed below do not happen immediately. Procedures to redraw the boundaries on the land will commence Monday, July 9th and access to the Stupa will become very limited for everyone. The majority of the land will go back to the lender and be open for development.

The Situation

We have, since December, raised $100,000 toward securing this land through generous donations and compassionate activity.  The outpouring has been extraordinary. What we need right now

  1. A friendly loan for $600,000, which – through the great generosity of our donors – we can document that we can pay through our monthly Friends of Amitabha Stupa Campaign and daily donations from thousands of visitors to the Stupa.
  2. A solid sale of the 4.6 acres which would substantially reduce the amount of the friendly loan needed.
  3. Cash donations to reduce the amount of the friendly loan needed

Webathon – On Thursday July 5th, starting at 7P.M., we will be talking about the tremendous blessings available because of this most extraordinary Stupa and how you can keep it from being lost! Please tune in here

This situation requires spiritual heros – people who have a sense of their own destiny and see that there is an extraordinary moment of decision at hand. History can be made in support of preserving the sacred, on behalf of the hopeless, for those in need of healing, for the millions who will visit this place in the decades and centuries to come; long after today’s institutions and enterprises have gone.  Once secured, the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park, this place of peace, will endure. It will continue to pour out blessings and virtue all day and all night, bringing countless blessings to the world.

So the question is who will see this and in one moment of open-hearted compassion and courage, act unselfishly for the greater good and the benefit of all sentient beings. If you are that hero please come forth now. You can make a donation online. If you would like to speak with someone about your charitable contribution, please contact Claire Waggoner via kpc”at”tara.org.

 

Recent Activity and Efforts to secure the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park

Campaigns

Friends of Amitabha Stupa campaign: debited monthly donations

The purpose to ensure that strong cash flow exists in order to service a new “friendly loan,” at a lower interest rate, if needed.

• Started in February with 12 Friends at about $200 per month

• Current number of Friends: 95 donating $2,250 per month and increasing steadily

• Goal is 108 friends bringing in $3,000

Path to Peace Brick Campaign: sponsoring bricks with messages at the Amitabha Stupa ($500, $250 or $100)

• Since April, 2012: 33 new brick sponsors bringing in just under $5,000 in donations

Offerings at the Stupa

• Fluctuates seasonally. Averaging $2,000 plus per month and increasing.

CURRENT CASH FLOW: $4,000 PER MONTH AND INCREASING

Visitors to the Stupa

• Estimated at 20,000 plus visitors annually and increasing

Local Business Support through Sponsored Events: (headlines from news articles in bold)

December 2, 2011

AZADI Fine Rugs Event Help Secure Sacred Land: The Amitabha Stupa, Jewel of Sedona Azadi Rugs held 2 fundraising events: wine reception, music and a % of sales going to the Amitabha Stupa and a $1,000 gift certificate donated to the Heartline Restaurant fundraising event in February.

December 31, 2011

Celebrate the New Year with Prayerful Intentions!

Over 500 people attended and many offered flowers wrote their intensions for the New Year on blank colored prayer flags. Heart of Sedona, Heartline, Mountain High Flowers all came through with in-kind donations. Intended as a celebration it brought in $2,800

February 11, 2012

The HeartLine Café Hosts a Benefit for the Amitabha Stupa Fabulous Buffet, Music and Silent Auction! 

• Over 175 in attendance

• Owner Phyllis Cline sponsored everything: the space, delicious buffet, beverages

• Over 150 silent auction items were donated

• $9,000 raised

June 10 2012

Celebrating the Amitabha Stupa & Peace Park with Fine Art, Music, and Food June 10

• Deborah Leatherwood, owner of Rene Restaurant sponsored event

• Light fare, wine and refreshments, music

• Over 65 artists, many well known and collected internationally as well as local emerging artists participated.

• Ballroom space was donated by Wendy Lippman, General Manager of Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village.

• Over $9,000 raised.

Online Webathon from the main temple in Poolesville Maryland, June 12, 2012

• Two hour streamed, live webathon brought in $18,000

Pet Blessing at the Amitabha Stupa June 17, 2012

Dozens of people and their pets came for a blessing from the Heart Shrine Relic Tour that took place at 7 Centers Yoga. Pets were blessed with actual relics from the Buddha, similar to the Buddha relics contained within the Amitabha Stupa.

Upcoming Fundraising events:

Stand For Peace: July 8, 2012 four hour, multi-band concert and compilation CD release by well- known local musicians. All musicians are donating their time with 60% of gate and the majority of CD sales going to support the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park.

Land Sale: 

Current status: negotiating an offer

• 4.6 acres has been for sale for two plus years.

Focus Now:

• “Friendly Angel Loan,” to relieve the current private note holder and to have more time to completely secure the land through donor development/fundraising and continuing events. 

Tune in to the Webathon on Thursday, July 5 at 7p.m to support the Amitabha Stupa and Sacred Land. Together we can secure this treasure!


Astrology

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A serious or uninteresting spell must be passed through.  It’s good to spend time resting during the early part of the day.  As the day progresses, however, the mood changes and fun appears.  Groups and get-togethers are the name of the game.  Enjoy your friends.  An intellectual bit of fun is here.  You can create something new or play games that stretch your imagination.  Something invented will bear surprising fruit in the future.  Children are wonderful and must be listened to.  Allow others to express themselves.  Someone is discovering their voice, their talent, and a willing audience supports this development.  Albert Schweitzer said, “You must give some time to your fellow men.  Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.”  All communication is excellent.  It’s a light time, for a change.  Have fun!

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

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Game change today!  After a surprisingly long stretch of time devoted to work, the emphasis changes to partnership.  All at once, the demands of others are paramount and must be attended to.  Your partnership is front and center stage, and diplomatic issues must be addressed.  You and others are building consensus.  Coalitions can be formed where nothing existed previously.  Spend time focusing on what you have in common with others and where your skills match their needs.  A woman or family member is coming out of a difficult situation and needs your attention. Elsewhere, a brilliant idea shifts the situation.  Inspiration!  Love is present, and kind words are a lifesaver. Charles Dickens said, “Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts.”

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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Brainiac alert!  Brilliant thinking and speaking is here!  Inventive ability is high and all things mechanical are favorable.  In trouble:  A machine will come to your rescue.  Worldly activity is trickier.  You must be very careful.  A woman or child is overwhelmed and may behave in an erratic manner.  Words of comfort are everything today.  Blaise Pascal said, “Kind words never cost much. They make other people good-natured.”  Use kind words, especially with troubled people.

Astrology

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Inspiring ideas are rampant, and mental clarity and joy carry you through an emotionally troubling situation.  You’re tempted to brood about things, but do your best to stay busy.  Stay in your head, not in your feelings.  Because at this time stimulation is utterly essential for you; make an attempt to keep changing your activities so they keep feeling “new.”  Getting stuck is the great danger today.  If you noticed you’ve slowed down and stopped, start yourself up again!  William Blake said, “He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.”

Astrology

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Inspiration plus perspiration moves you forward, and a good idea inspires you to undertake successful projects.  You are slowly and steadily working your way through an issue that’s been around since November 2011.  It seems you are overwhelmed with detail, but keep on pushing. Happiness comes from car trips, friendly chats, reading and ideas in general.  Have fun.  Albert Camus said, “I shall tell you a great secret my friend.  Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day.”  Work, and enjoy yourself as if this were your last day.

Honoring Claire

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Wanted to take a moment to publicly offer thanks to one of my students, Claire.

She doesn’t talk about it much, but she never stops moving, working to bring benefit in whatever way she can.

She’s been a team leader for the Garuda Aviary for years now. Her passion for the birds, as well as her accessible style, have helped grow an active, involved team committed to keeping the Aviary afloat despite challenging economic times.

She not only keeps the team informed and inspired, but takes calls and reads emails from people all over the country who have problem birds. She conscientiously answers them all, building a network of relationships sharing a mission to end the parrot trade and care for these precious beings.

When our team in Sedona was fumbling on how to secure the Amitabha Stupa, Claire was willing to step into the hot seat and has gotten the team motivated and engaged, they’re working hard at raising the funds we need to keep the Stupa safe! Truly, if it weren’t for Claire that Stupa would have been lost by now.

She’s been willing to travel back and forth to Sedona on her own in order to keep the team going and coordinate their efforts with those here.

Not only does she manage these two teams, which, by the way, have had some great fundraising success lately, she also endures the thankless job of managing their finances.

Claire wasn’t always so responsible, but she’s really grown up on this path.

May she continue to grow and deepen as she learns to bring increasing benefit to beings.

Astrology

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Do not stray from your partner or associate, that person is very necessary now.  Why: because you keep running into roadblocks on your own. If you’re un-partnered, spend time out in the world with people.  Alone, you’ll feel trapped, frustrated and jumpy.  Good fortune comes from pleasing ideas and enjoyable conversation.  Head toward the things that make you happy and you will find success.  If it isn’t fun, it won’t work!  You’ll recognize failure by the drudgery surrounding it.  A woman is helpful behind the scenes.  Mother Teresa said, “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”

Astrology

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Surprises keep coming, and when you try to fix them the road is blocked.  You move forward, then back up, then forward again.  Finally you try another route.  Two open doors are available and both are successful.  One leads to a partnership and the other leads to a good natured happy-talker who is kind and helpful.  You just can’t go it alone today.  Someone offers support behind the scenes.  Accept gratefully.  Andy Warhol said, “They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”  Get moving!

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