Saturday, June 18, 2005

19. Some links

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http://www.tricycle.com/ http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/ http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhi...

18. spiritual urgency, courageous effort

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When William woke at 5, I got up, even though it's Saturday. No work to get me up. But it's the only quiet time, and I like to med...
Friday, June 17, 2005

The Metta Sutra

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Metta Sutta: The Buddha's Words on Kindness This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of pe...

The Heart Sutra

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the heart sutra   The Bodhisattva of Compassion, When he meditated deeply, Saw the emptiness of all five skandhas And sundered the bonds tha...
Thursday, June 16, 2005

17. Vajramati

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I met with Vajramati last night. We went to a crepe place. Good catching up with him. I've decided to focus more on going to sangha m...
Monday, June 13, 2005

16. Dayalocana

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Ten years ago Dayalocana was ordained in the F/WBO. I don't know her except just a brief hello, but she's a leader up at Aryaloka, ...
Sunday, May 15, 2005

15. 8 manifestations

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I put up the 8 manifestations of Padmasambhava in the kitchen, so I can be inspired when I'm in there. I tried to meditate this morning,...
Sunday, May 08, 2005

14. Subhaddasi

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Subhaddasi was here, and we profited greatly from his visit. He talked on Tuesday, Sangha night, and Saturday, a meditation day that Faye g...
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

13. Too personal

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I think this blog is too personal, so I'm going to leave off it for a while. When I resume it, I hope to make it about what inspirers m...
Saturday, July 10, 2004

12. Missed first mitra meeting

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I missed my first mitra meeting in a long while. I woke up too late to drive to Brooklyn. I'm not sure why I suggested going to medita...
Thursday, July 08, 2004

11. Fell Asleep

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I fell asleep last night, just as Sangharakshita was going to address the suggestion that the doctrine of the no-self contradicts rebirth an...
Wednesday, July 07, 2004

10 Sangha Night

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Andrew and I felt bad, a guy came to the sangha night, after 3 beginning classes. Someone told him he could come. We were wondering how he...
Tuesday, July 06, 2004

9. Far enemy of Sympathetic Joy

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It's been a difficult weekend, somehow. The book on Optimism is good. I've got to get used to this bench and make it work. I'...
Saturday, July 03, 2004

8. Optimism

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My meditation at home is different from away. Sangha meetings are good, because of the group. Simon's house is good, I've meditate...
Friday, July 02, 2004

7. First meditation class

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I sat in Washington Square Park listening to Sangharakshita on MP3, his lecture on Karma and Rebirth. Andrew called. He would be late, he...
Thursday, July 01, 2004

6. Studying for first

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Today I teach my first meditation class. I'm excited. I read a lot of Kamalashila's book on meditation to bone up. I was hoping t...
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

5. Last week's sangha night

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Last week was interesting. We could not get the key to work. And so Andrew suggested we go to his office building. His office building ha...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004

4. Sangha Night

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This is our second Tuesday without Vajramati. Andrew lead the chanting and rang the bells for the meditation. We did metta bahavana. I wo...

3. Log to date

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GFR Ordination Log (Firsts, retreats and order members met, not books) 7/24/02 Begin beginning meditation class with Vajramati 8/16/02...
Monday, June 28, 2004

2. The Hours

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Just watched The Hours. Supposedly the dirctor is a buddhist. I think of dukkha. The unsatisfactoriness of life. You want what you can...