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Tribute to Connie Clause and MilkLake Retreat
By David Whitehorn
On October 21, 2010, Connie Clause passed away after living gracefully with cancer for four years. She died in her own bed, in her own home, on the land that she and her husband Gregg had nutured for over ten years, the MilkLake Shambhala Retreat Centre on the south shore of Nova Scotia.
Her last four months were an example of how a true practitioner can relate directly with the end of their life. She was an inspiration to all the health care professionals and practitioners who came to support her.
She leaves behind the memories and spirit of a compassionate and gregarious woman, a devoted dharma practitioner and a uniquely talented artist. Her many paintings and cards can be found throughout Nova Scotia and several of her works hang in the Sakyong’s residence in Halifax. Continue…
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