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I was able to get a ticket for Monday's session to the Dalai Lama Lecture Series. The lecture was on the 600 year old Tibetan Buddhist text, 'The Great Treatise On The Stages Of The Path To Enlightenment'. The Dalai Lama walked onto the stage at Stabler Arena with his hands clasped before him, bowing to the crowd and then sat on a raised throne looking chair with a large cushion. The backdrop on the stage is a giant tapestry with an image of the protector Maitreya, the next Buddha to visit this world and turn the wheel of the teaching. During the portion of the 6 day lecture series I was able to see the Dalai Lama spoke about many things including proper meditation techniques, the Three Jewels and more. He spoke mostly in his native Tibetan language while using an interpreter. When he did speak in English it was cracking a joke to which the crowd responded by laughing with him. To me it was well worth the price I paid for a ticket. I was in awe and humbled by the experience.
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The Primal Quest Sprint Series is proud to offer a 20% discount to all entrants who belong to a local outdoor athletic club. Members of cycling, mountain biking, triathalon, orienteering, or any other outdoor clubs are eligible for the discount by providing a copy of their membership card upon submission of their entry. Teams that sign up on-line at www.primalquestsprintseries.com will use their club discount code.
The PQSS is a series of shorter, faster adventure races designed by the same team behind the Primal Quest expedition length race. Teams of two compete in the traditional adventure racing disciplines of mountain biking, trail running, and paddling, with a few surprise events thrown in as well.
The Sprint Series launched in May with the first ever race taking place in Chesterfield, VA. There are two more races scheduled for 2008, one in Pittsburgh, PA on September 6th and another in Charlotte, NC on October 4th. In 2009, the Series will expand with more races tentatively scheduled as follows:
Miami - mid February
New Orleans - late March
Nashville - early May
Detroit - mid June
New York - late July
Pennsylvania - early September
Richmond - mid October
Atlanta - mid November
Top teams will earn points based on how they finish in the Sprint Series races, and at the end of the season, the team with the most points will be crowned the PQSS Champion. The winner of the Primal Quest Sprint Series will earn themselves an automatic entry into the 2010 Primal Quest Expedition Race. For more information regarding the PQSS, contact Dave Poleto at dave.poleto@primalquestsprintseries.com.
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Today began the Dalai Lama's historic six-day visit to Bethlehem. He will lecture on a 600-year-old Tibetan Buddhist text called "The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment." I think I am going to try and get a still available ticket to go see him.
