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On May 31 Venerable Thubten Chodron, founder of Sravasti Abbey, will read from her latest book, "Don't Believe Everything You Think" to raise money for youth in Ponderay County.

YES provides for homeless teens, of which there are more than 100 in the Ponderay County area.

From the Buddha’s point of view, genuine love — a wish for the happiness of another — is powerful medicine. Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery near Newport, will host a weekend meditation retreat, The Power of Love, April 26 to 28, to teach the steps to developing a more loving heart. Beginners are welcomed for this residential retreat...

Venerable Thubten Chodron, founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, explains how stirring feelings can poison happiness when she will speak at the Abbey’s Sharing the Dharma Day on Sunday, according to a press release

The day-long event — including guided meditation, Chodron’s talk, a vegetarian potluck lunch and after lunch discussion—begins at 9:45 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m.