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DVD: Creating a Contemplative Space In 2005, the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in Sun Valley, Idaho, received the gift of a giant prayer wheel for placement in the garden. Three feet high, gorgeously painted and decorated, it is stuffed with over a million written copies of the prayer for compassion, and is designed to be turned by the power of water. The Garden had nowhere to place such a precious object, and no water for turning it. They put in an emergency phone call to landscape architect and Zen priest Martin Mosko, based in Boulder, Colorado. This is the story of the creation of the very special landscape Mosko made to contain this precious object. In this short film (approx. 26 minutes), we follow Mosko as he shows how he uses the elements of earth, air, fire, and water to design an elegant, contemplative garden. We hear how the landscape has affected the staff of the Sawtooth Garden, the people who actually built it, and the members of the local community. Finally, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives to bless the land and the prayer wheel, and to pray for compassion for all beings. Order your copy ($17.99 plus shipping) by writing or e-mailing us: Plum
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