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Polo (running behind with his tongue almost hitting the ground) and Toffee (his “sister) run with me in the hay fields on the farm. Toffee and Polo lived “Dharma life” and had long, happy lives.

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Lee Kane

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Lee Kane is the editor of Buddha Weekly, since 2007. His main focuses as a writer are mindfulness techniques, meditation, Dharma and Sutra commentaries, Buddhist practices, international perspectives and traditions, Vajrayana, Mahayana, Zen. He also covers various events.
Lee also contributes as a writer to various other online magazines and blogs.

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