:: Henno recorded 15 of my original songs in his studio yesterday. Editing them today. I'm so stoked to have some new demos!

:: "True magic is teaching." ~ Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

:: We did TWO fire pujas @ George's last nite. Leading a 1/2-day Refuge Retreat tomorrow (Sun) in Boise, 1-5pm. http://ping.fm/ihCdQ

:: Fire puja w/ George in Payette tonight. Sun half-day retreat. Mon Buddha Path practice. Please join us! http://ping.fm/CA42Q

:: This morning I called around & found a free venue (a Best Western mtg room), then promoted it. Taught 4 Noble Truths to 4 ppl this eve!

:: This eve I taught again at the prison in Baker City, OR. A guy came back & told me how much the teaching I gave last time has helped him.

In Sisters, Oregon. Today I renamed the Three Sisters mountain peaks to the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Refuge is awesome.

:: I left the Dzogchen Retreat Center, back on the road driving from Eugene to Baker City, Oregon, where my next teaching is, at a prison.

:: I'll be giving a Dharma teaching to the inmates at the Powder River Correctional Facility in Baker City, Oregon on Sep 22 at 5:30 PM.

:: Played my original music to an audience of 3 last night & received advice to begin my teachings with a song, & conclude with another.

:: Last night, I taught Buddha Dharma to 300 people at the 108th Interfaith meeting in Eugene.

:: There are three more sentient being bodhisattvas in the world after the bodhichitta vows ceremony yesterday afternoon.

:: I'll be teaching eight Dharma sessions in Eugene this weekend. Please join me! http://ping.fm/IticF

:: There is still time to contribute suggestions for the 3rd edition of The Buddha Path, but ideally, contact me within the next 24 hours.

:: I'm participating in a project this week that will create causes and conditions to manifest world peace.

:: I'm teaching at 7 PM tonight in Portland in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Plenty of parking & public transit. http://ping.fm/CoIkM

:: I'm planning an extension to my Dharma Teaching Tour. Please invite me to come teach in your city! I'll be driving coast-to-coast, twice!

:: Thank you Port Townsend for your outpouring of love and generosity. I rejoice in all your beneficial thinking and conduct. I'll miss u.