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46 %u91d1%u525b%u83e9%u63d0%u6d77 %u4e8c%uff2f%u4e8c%u56db%u5e74%u5341%u4e8c%u6708%u6cd5%u754c%u97f3Dharma Realm NewsThe day%u2019s final ceremony took place at Mudita House (%u201cMudita%u201d meaning %u201cappreciative joy%u201d in Sanskrit), a recent offering to DRBA. A beautiful mandala of a floating lotus candle surrounded by concentric rings of rose petals and lights adorned the driveway, echoing the day%u2019s ripple theme. DRBA monastics joined by the previous owners Brigitta and Alan as well as the local neighbors formed a circle around the mandala. Brigitta and Alan shared their gratitude for nine years living in a caring community and expressed their joy that their home could become a sacred space for spiritual growth and protecting the natural environment.The monks compared the ancient redwood forest to the Dharma. The roots of the towering redwoods connect underground, supporting and nourishing each other as they reach for the sky. Similarly, DRBA monasteries and our extended communities have interconnected roots that support and nurture each other, so that we can each reach our potential and help the Dharma flourish in the world. In order to make the event more approachable for neighbors and non-Buddhists, the Purifying Boundaries ceremony was simplified to reciting %u201cOm Mani Padme Hong%u201d around Mudita House following a pathway of rose petals that had been laid out by volunteers. Service Space member Guri Mehta explained how incorporating natural beauty makes a space sacred in Indian culture. The gathering concluded with a Dedication of Merit, extending the goodness of the day to all beings and hoping that future visitors to Redwood Vihara would find joy and peace in their hearts.%u201cMay the ripples grow wider and wider, on and on, in perpetual motion. May the ripples continue to grow now that they have been set in motion.%u201d %uf05d%u6f2a%u4e3b%u984c%u3002%u6cd5%u7e3d%u50e7%u773e%u8207%u524d%u5c4b%u4e3b%u5e03%u91cc%u5409%u5854%u548c%u827e%u502b%u4ee5%u53ca%u7576%u5730%u5c45%u6c11%u7e5e%u8457%u66fc%u9640%u7f85%u5716%u6848%u570d%u6210%u4e00%u5708%u3002%u5c4b%u4e3b%u5c0d%u4e5d%u5e74%u4f86%u8eab%u8655%u5728%u5145%u6eff%u95dc%u61f7%u7684%u793e%u5340%u8868%u793a%u611f%u8b1d%uff0c%u4e5f%u6b23%u559c%u81ea%u5df1%u7684%u820d%u5b85%u80fd%u5920%u6210%u70ba%u6027%u9748%u6210%u9577%u548c%u4fdd%u8b77%u81ea%u7136%u74b0%u5883%u7684%u8655%u6240%u3002 %u50e7%u773e%u5011%u5c07%u53e4%u8001%u7684%u7d05%u6728%u6797%u6bd4%u4f5c%u4f5b%u6cd5%u3002%u53c3%u5929%u7684%u7d05%u6728%u5728%u8073%u5165%u96f2%u7aef%u4e4b%u969b%uff0c%u5b83%u5011%u7684%u6839%u5728%u5730%u4e0b%u9023%u7d50%u4ea4%u932f%uff0c%u76f8%u4e92%u6ecb%u990a%u3002%u540c%u6a23%u5730%uff0c%u6cd5%u7e3d%u8207%u5206%u652f%u9053%u5834%u548c%u65e5%u76ca%u64f4%u5c55%u7684%u7d44%u7e54%u4e5f%u76f8%u4e92%u9023%u7d50%uff0c%u5f7c%u6b64%u652f%u63f4%u8207%u6210%u5c31%uff0c%u8b93%u6bcf%u500b%u4eba%u90fd%u80fd%u767c%u63ee%u6f5b%u80fd%uff0c%u5e6b%u52a9%u4f5b%u6cd5%u5728%u4e16%u754c%u4e0a%u84ec%u52c3%u767c%u5c55%u3002 %u70ba%u4e86%u63d0%u9ad8%u9130%u5c45%u548c%u975e%u4f5b%u6559%u5f92%u5c0d%u6d3b%u52d5%u7684%u63a5%u53d7%u5ea6%uff0c%u7051%u6de8%u5100%u5f0f%u7c21%u5316%u70ba%u5728%u7fa9%u5de5%u4e8b%u524d%u92ea%u8a2d%u65bc%u559c%u82d1%u5468%u908a%u7684%u73ab%u7470%u82b1%u74e3%u5c0f%u5f91%u5ff5%u8aa6%u516d%u5b57%u5927%u660e%u5492%u3002%u670d%u52d9%u7a7a%u9593%u6210%u54e1%u53e4%u91cc%u00b7%u6885%u5854%u89e3%u91cb%u5370%u5ea6%u6587%u5316%u662f%u5982%u4f55%u904b%u7528%u81ea%u7136%u5730%u5f62%u6253%u9020%u6027%u9748%u7a7a%u9593%u3002%u6cd5%u6703%u4ee5%u300c%u529f%u5fb7%u8ff4%u5411%u300d%u5283%u4e0b%u53e5%u9ede%uff0c%u5c07%u7576%u5929%u7684%u5584%u5ff5%u50b3%u905e%u7d66%u6240%u6709%u773e%u751f%uff0c%u7948%u9858%u672a%u4f86%u524d%u5f80%u7d05%u6728%u79aa%u6797%u7684%u8a2a%u5ba2%u90fd%u80fd%u627e%u5230%u5fc3%u4e2d%u7684%u559c%u6085%u8207%u5e73%u975c%u3002%u300c%u9858%u6f23%u6f2a%u8d8a%u4f86%u8d8a%u5ee3%uff0c%u7dbf%u5ef6%u4e0d%u65b7%u3002%u9858%u6ce2%u7d0b%u5728%u5df2%u7d93%u555f%u52d5%u7684%u6642%u523b%uff0c%u6301%u7e8c%u589e%u9577%u3002%u300d%uf05d%u7db2%u4e0a%u8a02%u95b1:Subscribe to Vajra Bodhi Sea Magazine online at http://www.buddhisttexts.orgVisit us at http://vajrabodhisea.orgFind us on