Sunday, November 20, 2005

25. The Four Acceptances

›
With loyalty to my teachers I accept this ordination. In harmony with friends and brethren I accept this ordination. For the attainment of e...
1 comment:
Wednesday, November 09, 2005

28. Nagabhodi

›
We had a visit by Nagabhodi this week. I had dinner with him, and then we went to sangha night. He gave a good teaching. Very inspiration...
Friday, October 21, 2005

27. Historical Buddha

›
The Historical Buddha by H.W. Schumann was very interesting to me. The historical buddha is important to me, in that it highlights, what th...
1 comment:
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

27. Rough draft

›
I'm sick of working on this. I don't think anyone reads this blog. But none the less, here is an essay on fatherhood and buddhism....
1 comment:
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

26. reporting in

›
Reporting in last night, was a very positive experience for me. But greater than that was to listen to everyone else report in. Quite a po...
Wednesday, September 21, 2005

25. Borrowed Body

›
Borrowed Body by Valerie Mason-John (aka Queenie, aka Vimalasara) is a first novel by a WBO order member. This harrowing autobiographical n...
Sunday, September 18, 2005

24. Confession

›
A Confession ... whatever evil, cruel act was done by me previously, I will confess it all before the Buddhas. Whatever evil I have done by...
Tuesday, September 13, 2005

23. Padmasuri

›
There are two books by female FWBO order members. Srimala's Breaking Free is aptly titled, "Glimpses of a Buddhist Life". I w...
1 comment:
Sunday, September 11, 2005

22. Advice from Me to Myself

›
Advice from Me to Myself by Patrul Rinpoche Vajrasattva, sole deity, Master, You sit on a full-moon lotus-cushion of white light In the hun...
Monday, August 29, 2005

21. Shantinayaka and Amala

›
I had a good retreat, even though I was craving to go on the whole retreat, and not just the weekend, and I wanted to cram a bunch in becaus...
Friday, July 01, 2005

20. Anil

›
I've started a correspondence with Anil in Pune, India. I am quite excited. I hope I don't snow him over with details about my lif...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

19. Some links

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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...