Posted on September 17th, 2019 by Laura Roth
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
WHAT: Way of the Bodhisattva Teaching by Khenpo David Choephel
WHEN: October 26 and 27
WHERE: Albany KTC, 199 Washington Ave., Rensselaer NY
Author Archives: Laura Roth
Posted on September 17th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 9/17 7 – 8 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhana
Opener: Clare
Saturday 9/21 10 AM – 12 noon & 2 – 4 PM Dakpo Targyen class w Lama Zopa (qualified students only)
Opener: Nelson
Sunday 9/22
- 9 AM Chenrezig sadhana
- 10:00 shamata meditation (calm abiding) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11:00 – 12 Lama Zopa teaching: How to Listen to the Dharma
Opener: Nelson
Wishing all sentient beings peace, happiness and well being.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Posted on September 8th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 9/10 7 PM Green Tara sadhana
Opener: Nelson
Saturday 9/14 10 AM Ngondro for those currently doing the practice
Opener: Fee Li
Sunday 9/15
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha practice
- 10:00 shamata meditation (tranquility) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11-12 Qi Gong exercises with Clare Lowery
Opener: Joan
Wishing all sentient beings peace, happiness and good health.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Reminding ourselves of how others suffer and mentally putting ourselves in their place,
will help awaken our compassion.
Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche
Posted on September 5th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Albany KTC will have a booth at the Albany VegFest
On Sunday, September 8, 10 AM to 5 PM
At Albany Capital Center 55 Eagle St, Albany, NY
The Albany VegFest brings together the global health benefits of green sustainable living, environmental awareness, and compassion for animals and all beings.
Posted on September 5th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Albany Karma Thegsum Chöling Schedule for September 2019
Sunday Practices at 9am: (45 minutes. Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.)
September 1st: Medicine Buddha
September 8th: Chenrezig
September 15th: Medicine Buddha
September 22nd: Chenrezig
September 29th: Medicine Buddha
Every Sunday at 10am: (45 minutes, followed by tea break) :Meditation: Shamatha (calm abiding), walking meditation, tonglen. ( Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.) Free meditation instruction is available.
Sunday Programs at 11am: (1 hour. Please arrive early…program begins promptly.)
September 1st: Book Study: Read aloud/discussion: “Interconnected”, by Karmapa,
starting on p. 172
September 8th: NO PROGRAM
September 15th: QiGong (taught by Clare Lowery)
September 22nd: Lama Zopa teaching: How to Listen to the Dharma
September 29th: Video teaching: Meditation Instructions with Mingyur Rinpoche
Tuesday Programs at 7pm:
September 3rd: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
September 10th: Green Tara Practice
September 17th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
September 24th: Green Tara Practice
Thursday, September 5th at 7pm: Phowa practice (qualified students only)
Saturday Programs:
September 14th: 10am : Ngondro practice (qualified students only)
September 21st: Dakpo Targyen Class: 10am and 2pm . (Continuing series in progress for those already registered.)
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Please Note: A donation of $5 by non-members for Sunday teachings is appreciated. This schedule is subject to change. For the latest information anytime (including cancellations), please see and subscribe to our Google calendar.
Facebook: @AlbanyKarmaThegsumCholing.Questions & membership: ktc.director@albanyktc.org
Posted on September 3rd, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 9/3 7 PM – 8 Chenrezik and Amitabha sadhana
Opener: Joan
Thursday 9/5 7 PM Phowa practice (qualified student only)
Opener: Clare
Saturday 9/7 12 noon
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s 96th Birthday Lunch 
For meal planning purposes, kindly call the monastery if you plan on attending 845-679-5906 ext 3.
Sunday 9/8
- 9 AM Chenrezik sadhana
- 10:00 shamata (tranquility meditation) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
Opener: Clare
There is no program after meditation. Please visit our booth at the Vegan Fest at the Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY
Wishing all sentient beings, peace, happiness and well being.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
The reason to be vegetarian are realistic and sensible, and based on long term thinking. When we think seriously about the impact that our food practices have on our body, on the environment and on the animal themselves, it is clear that logic supports abstaining from meat.
17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, India Times Freedom-In-Eating
Posted on August 26th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 8/27/19 7 PM Green Tara sadhana
Opener: Nelson
Sunday 9/1/19
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha sadhana
- 10:00 shamata (tranquility) meditation and tonglen (compassion) meditation
- 11:00 Book study “Interconnected” by the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Drodul
Opener: Mary Ann
Wishing you a safe and peaceful Labor Day weekend.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
If one meditates on the Medicine Buddha, one will eventually attain enlightenment, but in the meantime one will experience a decrease in physical and mental illness and suffering.
Lama Tashi Namgyal
Posted on August 19th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 8/20 7-8 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhana
Sunday 8/25
- 9 AM Chenrezig practice
- 10:00 shamata meditation (tranquility) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11:00 Video teaching
Opener: Nelson
Unprecedented Reading Transmission at KTD:
This Sunday (8/25) is the final Karma Chakme reading transmission Part 1, being given at KTD monastery by Vajra Master Lama Tobden from Thrangu Monastery. Part 2 will be held from 9/12 – 9/29. There are great benefits to receiving even one day of this transmission. All are encouraged to attend even one day.
“Students may not be able to be there for the entire transmission, but I encourage you to come for at least one weekend or even one day.”
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Posted on August 9th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 8/6
7- 8 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhanas
Opener: Mary Ann
Thursday 8/8
7 – 8 PM Phowa practice (qualified students only)
Opener: Joan
Saturday 8/10
7 – 8 PM Ngondro practice (qualified students only)
Opener: FeeLi
Sunday 8/11
- 9 AM Chenrezig sadhana
- 10:00 shamata and tonglen meditation (tranquility and compassion)
- 11:00 Book Study “Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society” by the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Opener: FeeLi
Thought for the week:
It is a common experience when watching the news on the TV or computer screen to feel that all the suffering we see is being transmitted to us, making us suffer ourselves……
The damage is not done by the news of suffering. The real damage is done by our own hardening of heart to that suffering. We harm ourselves when we close ourselves off from others. This makes it especially important that we actively work to keep our mind and heart open, for our own sake and for the benefit of others.
from “Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society” by the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
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Posted on August 2nd, 2019 by Laura Roth
Albany Karma Thegsum Chöling Schedule for August 2019
Picnic: Sunday August 4: Meet at noon at Mohawk River Park, 71 Schermerhorn Rd., Latham. (Carpooling also available from our center at 11 am, after meditation). Kindly bring a vegetarian dish, snack, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. ( Rain location is our center at Doane Stuart School. Please check your email for last minute rain notification. )
Sunday Practices at 9am: (45 minutes. Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.)
August 4th: Medicine Buddha
August 11th: Chenrezig
August 18th: Medicine Buddha
August 25th: Chenrezig
Every Sunday at 10am: (45 minutes, followed by tea break): Meditation: Shamatha (calm abiding), walking meditation, tonglen. ( Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.) Free meditation instruction is available.
Sunday Programs at 11am: (1 hour. Please arrive early…program begins promptly.)
August 4th: No program. Picnic at noon. See top of page.
August 11th: Book Study: Read aloud/discussion: “Interconnected”, by Karmapa, Chapter 9
August 18th: Laura Roth teaching: Mind Training Root Verses (Part 2)
August 25th: Video teaching: (subject TBD)
Tuesday Programs at 7pm:
August 6th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
August 13th: Green Tara Practice
August 20th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
August 27th: Green Tara Practice
Thursday, August 8th at 7pm: Phowa practice (qualified students only)
Saturday, August 10 at 10 am: Ngondro practice (qualified students only)
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Please Note: A donation of $5 by non-members for Sunday teachings is appreciated. This schedule is subject to change. For the latest information anytime (including cancellations), please see and subscribe to our Google calendar.
Facebook: @AlbanyKarmaThegsumCholing. Questions & membership: ktc.director@albanyktc.org
Posted on July 30th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 8/30 7 PM Green Tara sadhana
(Opener: Nelson)
Sunday 9/4
(Opener: Clare)
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha sadhana
- 10:00 shamata (tranquility) meditation and tonglen (compassion) meditation
- Picnic: Sunday August 4: Meet at noon at Mohawk River Park, 71 Schermerhorn Rd., Latham. (Carpooling also available from our center at 11 am, after meditation). Kindly bring a vegetarian dish, snack, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. (Rain location is our center at Doane Stuart School. Please check your email for last minute rain notification.)
May all beings be happy!
Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by Laura Roth
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: KTC ANNUAL PICNIC
When: Sunday August 4, at 12 noon.
Where: Town of Colonie Mohawk River Park, 71 Schermerhorn Rd., Latham
- Picnic: Sunday August 4: Meet at noon at Mohawk River Park, 71 Schermerhorn Rd., Latham. (Carpooling also available from our center at 11 am, after meditation). Kindly bring a vegetarian dish, snack, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. (Rain location is our center at Doane Stuart School. Please check your email for last minute rain notification.)
Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma Friends,
Tuesday, 7/23 7 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhana
Opener: Clare
Sunday 7/28
9 AM – 9:45 Chenrezig sadhana
10:00 – 10:45 shamata (tranquility) meditation and tonglen (compassion) meditation
11:00 – 12:00 Video teaching by the Karmapa “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva) Part 5
Opener: Joan
Thought for the week:
Happiness doesn’t mean never feeling sad or distressed;
rather, it is reflective of a general optimism toward ourselves and others.
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, from the book The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind
Wishing you well being and happiness always,
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: KTC ANNUAL PICNIC
When: Sunday August 4, after meditation and teaching session
Where: Town of Colonie Mohawk River Park, 71 Schermerhorn Rd., Latham
Kindly bring a vegetarian dish, snack, dessert or non-alcholic beverage to share.
Posted on July 16th, 2019 by Laura Roth
We are happy to announce the visit of Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin on July 20-21. He will teach on the Medicine Buddha practice. See schedule on “This week’s teaching”
Posted on July 16th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday, 7/16 7 PM Green Tara practice
Saturday 7/20 and Sunday 7/21 Albany KTC is pleased to offer a special teaching on:
Medicine Buddha: Sutra, Empowerment and Practice
Taught by Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin; Translator, Khenpo Sangye Trinley
Saturday 7/20 Teaching:
- 10 AM – 12
- 2:30 PM – 4:30
Sunday 7/21
- 10 AM – 12 Empowerment
- 2:30PM – 4:30 Practice
The Medicine Buddha Sutra was taught by the Buddha in Vaisala, India, to a large gathering of monks, nuns and Bodhsattvas. The practice of Medicine Buddha or Sangye Menla was brought to Tibet by Shantarakshita (8th Century CE) and spread widely by Atisha (11th Century CE). This Mahayana practice is about healing oneself and others of sickness, which ultimately arises from our kleshas or negative mental patterns.
Suggested Donation $20 per session ($15 for members) but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
I hope you can join us for this special teaching and practice. Wishing you peace, happiness and excellent health and well being.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Posted on July 8th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 7/9/18 7 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhana
Saturday 7/13 10 AM Ngondro practice
Sunday 7/14
- 9 AMChenrezig sadhana
- 10:00shamata (tranquility meditation) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11:00Laura Roth teaching: Mind Training Root Verses
May you have a blessed and beautiful week.
Yours in the Dharma
Mary Ann Duncan
In everything I do, I will watch my mind.
As soon as afflictions arise,
I will face them squarely and turn them around,
For they endanger others and myself as well.
The Eight Verses on Training the Mind by Geshe Langri Thangpa, 1054 – 1123
Mark your Calendars: 7/20 & 21
Medicine Buddha Sutra &
Empowerment
BY: KHENPO UGYEN & KHENPO SANGYE TRINLEY
4 sessions: 10 AM – 12 Noon and 2:30 PM – 4:30
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Posted on July 7th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Visiting Teacher July 20-21: Khenpo Ugyen teaches on Medicine Buddha: Sutra,
Empowerment, and Practice. Translation by Khenpo Sangye Trinley. 4 sessions: Sat. 10:00am
& 2:30pm Sutra, Sun. 10:00am Empowerment, Sunday 2:30pm Practice
Sunday Practices at 9am: (45 minutes. Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.)
July 7th: Medicine Buddha
July 14th: Chenrezig
July 21st: No practice (Medicine Buddha Empowerment starts at 10 am )
July 30th: Chenrezig
Every Sunday (except 7/21) at 10am: (45 minutes, followed by tea break) :
Meditation: Shamatha (calm abiding), walking meditation, tonglen. ( Please arrive
early…practice begins promptly.) Free meditation instruction is available.
Sunday Programs at 11am: (1 hour. Please arrive early…program begins promptly.)
July 7th: Book Study: Group reading & discussion: “Interconnected” by Karmapa
July 14th: Laura Roth teaching: Mind Training Root Verses
July 21st: Khenpo Ugyen: Medicine Buddha Empowerment: 10am to noon .
Refuge will be offered first for those who wish it.
July 28th: Video teaching: Karmapa: “The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva” (4 of 5)
Tuesday Programs at 7pm:
July 2nd: Green Tara Practice
July 9th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
July 16th: Green Tara Practice
July 23rd: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
July 30th: Green Tara Practice
Saturday Programs:
July 13th: 10am : Ngondro practice (qualified students only)
July 20th: 10am & 2:30pm: Teachings of Medicine Buddha Sutra by Khenpo Ugyen
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Please Note: A donation of $5 by non-members for Sunday teachings is appreciated. This schedule is subject to change.
For the latest information anytime (including cancellations), please see and subscribe to our Google calendar.
Facebook: @AlbanyKarmaThegsumCholing. Questions & membership: ktc.director@albanyktc.org
Posted on July 2nd, 2019 by Laura Roth
Tuesday 7/2 7 PM Green Tara sadhana
Opener Clare
Sunday 7/7
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha sadhana
- 10:00 (tranquility) meditation and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11:00 Book study “Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society”
Opener Nelson
Wishing you a safe, happy and peaceful Fourth of July
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Only freedom developed on the basis of a realistic view of who we are and how we relate to others can be authentic and extended universally to all. If we acknowledge our interdependence, and take into account the vast networks of interconnections in which our lives and actions are embedded, we will find that our own freedom is inseparable from the freedom of all other people. When we truly appreciate this fact, we experience interdependent freedom – a freedom that does not detract from others’ freedom. This is the freedom that we can all enjoy together without conflict.
“Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society” The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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Medicine Buddha Sutra &
Empowerment
BY: KHENPO UGYEN & KHENPO SANGYE TRINLEY
4 sessions: 10 AM – 12 Noon and 2:30 PM – 4:30
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Albany KTC meets at Doane Stuart School
199 Washington Avenue
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Park in Forbes Avenue side parking lot. Enter at second set of doors, left at top of stairs
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Posted on June 25th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 6/25 7 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhana
Opener: Clare
Sunday 6/30
- 9 AM – Chenrezig sadhana
- 10:00 – shamata meditation (tranquility) and tonglen (compassion meditation)
- 11:00 – video teaching: Karmapa: ” 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”
Opener: Clare
Wishing you a peaceful week ahead.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
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Mark your Calendars: 7/20 & 21
Medicine Buddha Sutra &
Empowerment
BY: KHENPO UGYEN & KHENPO SANGYE TRINLEY
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Posted on June 18th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Tuesday 6/18 7 PM:
7 PM Green Tara sadhana
Opener: FeeLi
Sunday 6/23
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha practice
- 10:00 shamata meditation (tranquility) and tonglen (compassion)
- 11:00 Joan Atkins teaching “Overview of Mind Training (Lojong)
Opener: Mary Ann
Special Event at KTD Monastery: Saturday 6/22 10 AM – 12 noon come celebrate Karmapa’s Birthday with long life prayers, joyful practice and smoke offerings to the gurus, yidams, dakas, dakinis, protectors, nagas and local deities in order to give thanks, remove obstacles and increase favorable conditions for Karmapa’s birthday.
Wishing all sentient beings, peace, happiness and well being.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Posted on June 10th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Dear Dharma friends,
Tuesday 6/11 7 PM Chenrezig & Amitabha practice
Opener: Clare
Saturday 6/15 Dakpo Targyen class (qualified students)
- 10 AM – 12
- 2 PM – 4 PM
Opener Nelson
Sunday 6/16 Father’s Day!
- 9 AM Chenrezig sadhana
- 10:00 shamata meditation (tranquility) & tonglen (compassion) meditation
- 11:00 teaching by Lama Zopa “Who is Padmasambavha and Why is He Important”
Opener: Fee Li
Wishing you a blessed and peaceful week ahead.
Yours in the dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
The essence of meditation is awareness. If we lose our awareness, we are not meditating.
Awareness is like a crystal or mirror that reflects different colors and angles:
forms, sounds and feelings are different aspects of awareness and exist within awareness.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche In Love With the World
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Posted on June 6th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Tuesday 6/4 7 PM Green Tara sadhana
Opener: Joan
Thursday 6/6 7 PM Phowa practice (for those who have had training)
Opener: Joan
Sunday 6/9
- 9 AM Medicine Buddha sadhana
- 10 shamata and tonglen meditation (tranquility & compassion)
- 11 Book study “Interconnected” by Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Drodul
Opener: Nelson
Mark Your Calendars!! Upcoming Events:
6/15 Dakpo Targyen class
6/16 Lama Zopa teaching: “Who is Padmasambhava? Why is He Important?”
Wishing you a peaceful, happy and meaningful week ahead.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
Do not examine the fault of others, examine your own . Do not expose the mistakes of others, expose your own.
Patrul Rinpoche, Heart Essence Instructions
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Posted on May 30th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Sunday Practices at 9am: (45 minutes. Please arrive early…practice begins promptly.)
June 2nd: Chenrezig
June 9th: Medicine Buddha
June 16th: Chenrezig
June 23rd: Medicine Buddha
June 30th: Chenrezig
Every Sunday at 10am: (45 minutes, followed by tea break):
Meditation: Shamatha (calm abiding), walking meditation, tonglen. (Please arrive
early…practice begins promptly.) Free meditation instruction is available.
Sunday Programs at 11am: (1 hour. Please arrive early…program begins promptly.)
June 2nd: Video teaching: Karmapa: “The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva” (3 of 5)
June 9th: Book Study: “Interconnected”, by Karmapa
June 16th: Lama Zopa teaching: Who is Padmasambhava? Why is He Important?
June 23rd: Joan Atkins teaching: Overview of mind training (Lojong)
June 30th: Video teaching: Karmapa: “The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva” (4 of 5)
Tuesday Programs at 7pm:
June 4th: Green Tara Practice
June 11th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
June 18th: Green Tara Practice
June 25th: Chenrezig/Amitabha Practice
Thursday, June 6th at 7pm: Phowa practice (qualified students only)
Saturday Programs:
June 1st: 9:30am: Ngondro practice (qualified students only)
June 15th: Dakpo Targyen Class: 10am and 2pm. Chapter 19: The Bodhisattva Levels
(Bhumi). (Continuing series in progress for those already registered.)
Please Note: A donation of $5 by non-members for Sunday teachings is appreciated. This schedule is subject to change.
For the latest information anytime (including cancellations), please see and subscribe to our Google calendar.
Facebook: @AlbanyKarmaThegsumCholing. Questions & membership: ktc.director@albanyktc.org
Posted on May 27th, 2019 by Laura Roth
Tuesday 5/28 7 PM Chenrezig and Amitabha sadhanas
Opener: Mary Ann
Saturday 6/1 9:30 AM Ngondro practice
Opener: Feeli
Sunday 6/2
- 9 AM Chenrezig sadhana
- 10 shamata and tonglen meditation (tranquility & compassion)
- 11 video teaching by Karmapa “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”
Mark Your Calendars!! Upcoming Events:
6/15 Dakpo Targyen class
6/16 Lama Zopa teaching: “Who is Padmasambhava? Why is He Important?”
Wishing you a peaceful, happy and meaningful week ahead.
Yours in the Dharma,
Mary Ann Duncan
What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small,
but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it.
Patrul Rinpoche, “Words of My Perfect Teacher”
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