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Dear Sangha & Friends, We are writing to inform you of the progress
that has been made towards accomplishing the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye
Dorje's intention to establish a major public meditation center on the
Central Coast of California. Both spiritual heads of our lineage, the
14th Kunzig Shamarpa and the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, have said this
center will be of great importance and the Karmapa foresees many
different sanghas coming together to build the center. We are happy to
report that Siddhartha Foundation International (SFI), the Karmapa's
California non-profit organization, has an option to purchase by
December, a beautiful 500-acre property in San Luis Obispo. SFI's new
website can be viewed at www.sfi-usa.org.

The following may be helpful in guiding you through SFI's website:
Home Page: expresses the Karmapa's intention for the Center;
California Center: describes the project, the Karmapa's European seat
and letters of support;

Karmapa News: has an impressive slideshow of Karmapa's worldwide
activity;
Lineage: the 'Karmapa-Shamarpa Lineage' page explains why the 14th
Shamarpa is the only one authorized to officially recognize and
enthrone the authentic 17th Gyalwa Karmapa.

Next week we will send out more information about the project and a
fundraising campaign for purchase of the land. We look forward to
working together to create this center for the 17th Karmapa's activity
in America.

Please forward this email to those you believe may be interested in
this project.

Yours in the Dharma,

Bart Mendel & Suzan Garner
Santa Barbara