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		<title>Meditating dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one&#8217;s for all you dog lovers out there &#8212; and it&#8217;s only a minute long. They&#8217;re such natural meditators! OWN Original Shorts: Dogs/Meditation Award-winning photographer Robin Layton brings her eye for beauty and serenity to OWN with a short meant to inspire peace and calm.]]></description>
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		<title>A murmuration of starlings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes nature is just too beautiful for words. This is a chance encounter with a flock of birds who put on an amazing dance of flight. Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.]]></description>
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		<title>You know you want to knit a sweater for a penguin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was just too charming! And for real, too. It&#8217;s to keep oil-soaked birds in New Zealand warm, and keep them from nibbling the oil off their feathers. Any knitters out there game? There&#8217;s even a link to full knitting instructions. Full article is here.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama judges on Australian cooking show!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Dalai Lama was in Australia this past month, he sat on the panel of judges for a reality cooking show. My favorite moment starts at 2:40.]]></description>
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		<title>The Second Noble Truth (Canine edition, with maple bacon)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 18:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you&#8217;ve seen this video already. But I find it so funny I had to post it. Especially since it has a good dharma lesson behind it too! How could I resist? Video: The Second Noble Truth (Canine edition, with maple bacon.) From Shambhala Sun Posted by Melvin McLeod Continuing my viral-video-and-the dharma-series (See The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For a few good laughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing my tradition of posting things that have nothing to do with anything other than a good laugh &#8212; here are a couple of my recent favorite short videos. What do you suppose a bear does in the woods when he thinks nobody&#8217;s looking? And here&#8217;s the trailer for Ocean&#8217;s 11, done up in Muppets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan watching</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/social-change/japan-watching</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have family in Tokyo. So I’ve been glued to the news for the last few days. The short version of the story is that my family is safe, thank goodness. I got an email from my brother first thing Friday morning (the night of their quake day). He was on a skiing vacation north [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Love Dogs&#8221; by Rumi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge fan of Rumi. This is a recitation of his poem &#8220;Love Dogs&#8221; recited by Coleman Barks, with music accompaniment. What a beautiful image of what heartfelt faith is. Here&#8217;s the full text of the poem: Love Dogs by Rumi One night a man was crying Allah! Allah! His lips grew sweet with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Motivational Video Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img class="alignleft" src="../../images/motivational-video.jpg" alt="waves" width="120" height="90" />What do Lucille Ball, the Beatles, Ulysses S. Grant, Michael Jordan, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? 

They all failed. 

If you're feeling down and discouraged, try watching this video. It takes only a little over a minute. It puts a whole new spin on failure. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fun videos for the holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img class="alignleft" src="../../images/punjabi-jingle-bells.jpg" alt="Punjabi Jingle Bells" width="120" height="90" />Here are a couple fun videos in the spirit of the season. The first one is a fantastic rendition of Jingle Bells -- Punjabi-style! And the second is of a flash mob that gathered in a food court to serenade a lunchtime crowd -- with a rousing Hallelujah chorus. Wish I could have been there to join in. ]]></description>
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