Youthful Energy Making Sacred Space

Blog | August 5, 2010

We had a wonderful burst and gift of young energy recently, just before a unique event.  Revered Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche  made a visit to Earthfire to give a special teaching on the Tibetan Buddhist idea of the right relations  between humans and animals. Two groups of  15 year old volunteers from the Jewish Community Center Ranch Camps out of Denver Colorado lent their energy, intention, will and creative ideas to landscaping the area around the yurt.  They worked hard in the hot sun with no complaint, adding their own personal touches. One of them lined the pathway to the yurt with cairns, instinctively feeling that they would “lead the way” to the sacred ceremony. He didn’t know that the cairns looked like chortens – Buddhist sacred piles of rocks found on the trails throughout Tibet and Nepal.  One of the volunteers commented while hanging a large thangka  ( beautiful intricate paintings Tibetans use to aid meditation),  “this is sacred like the Torah, so be careful.” The whole experience was wonderful and uplifting for all of us. It added its own special flavor to the profoundity and joy of the program the following day. More to follow from the actual visit.

At the end of the day they were treated to visits to the animals. Some comments:  “…for the first time you helped me realize that each wild animals has their own personalities.”   “We had an amazing experience at Earthfire. Your philosophy on animals and that you believe that animals are more than just wild and aggressive made me open my eyes to the fact that all animals want compassion and to be given a chance.  To know that the two of you started this amazing ranch from scratch is inspiring and gives me and hopefully others, encouragement to follow our dreams.”

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