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craigpoff
You would not be the U. Baltimore Law School alum, would you, Andrew Norman?
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Nope...I asked prior to even starting this Post. They were kind enough, however, to send me a text-free .jpg image for my own use. That is the one I posted. They normally do larger items....garden statues primarily.
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Good point, but I'd rather spread the money, if the card were available, to a Dharma based business enterprise, than to Hewlett Packard that sells us our printers at a loss to them, just to hook us on the expensive ink cartridges. By the way, BigHa…
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Thanks...here is a better view of the design:
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My bad, on the title...an important distinction, as the core of the book is that all of us have Buddha potential.
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I started in a typical 21st century manner. I was very disappointed with where I was in life and with my life long spiritual (mainstream Christian) practice, then, early October last year, Steve Jobs passed away and several obituaries (perhaps not …
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I am reading, second time through (first was on Audio), "Awakening the Buddhist Within" by Lama Surya Das and can't rave enough about it. I look forward to my opportunities, during the day, to pull it out and read a few more pages. From a Tibetan p…
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I found that I got great benefit from "Guided Meditation" in actual "class" with my Teacher, but fumbled around badly when I tried to do it on my own. On Spotify (no plugs, just what I use), I found many guided mediation recordings (may be on iTune…
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So much may depend on what teachings are actually available to you. In my case, with any Dharma teachings (less metropolitan area) being hard to find, New Kadampa/Tibetan predominates and my personal Teacher is of this school. Still, this does no…
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Didn't seem to matter much to me, physical place or not, as (maybe I am still thinking like a Christian, after all they "had me" for many years!) if you live the Dharma, follow the Dharma and practice the Dharma, then Hell is simply something you ne…
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I am currently reading Geshe Gyato's "The New Meditation Handbook" which has been a wonderful "how to" or step by step walking you through Meditation with dozens of specific topic medications, starting with our old favorite, observation of our breat…
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They could if that world was similar to ours. As Buddhists don't believe in a creating God, I never think about the end of the World, unless mankind blows it up themselves. If somehow we all died at the same time, I am sure the Universe is big eno…
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Odd to see a political discussion here, but, while I ('80s and '90s) seriously inquired into the Latter Day Saint faith (and both times found it not to my liking even when I considered myself a Christian), still I can empathize a bit with Mitt Romne…
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I don't wish to get "out of bounds" so won't endorse any one specific product, but two years ago, I changed to E-Cigs that I found I liked very much. The "smoke" was actually just a vapor produced that, when inhaled, gave you just about the same se…
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Three slender, but power packed, volumes by the Dalai Lama, that form "The Library of Tibet", work wonders, "The Way To Freedom", "Awakening The Mind" and "The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace" helped me beyond words---I literally could not wait unt…
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All three films, I recall, are available (Swedish with subtitles) on the instant streaming (if you have that) on Netflix.
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The graphic violence did not bother me so much as the prolonged shot, in the film, of Bloomqvist's adopted cat being mutilated and killed. I rarely turn my head away at the movies, but had to for that sad shot. I know it was intended as foreshadow…
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I was Episcopal, but is the important thing really where we've been, or where we're going????
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I have been reading everything I can get my hands on concerning Buddhism and I quickly noted that the basic texts (especially Tibetan) from authors rooted in the East accept the concept of rebirth without questioning,(starting "at the top" such as H…
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Actually, as this site is NEWBuddhist, it was my first Season following the Dharma rather than the Bible and looking at it from a detatched point of view, seeing how people flood the Malls both Black Friday and again today (26th), spending time, eff…
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I sang "The Messiah" again this year with the local orchestra and ad hoc chorus, but its the first time I have participated since "converting". For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and his name shall be called 'wonderful, 'counselor…
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Sometimes the culprit when unexplainable ill results occur, is not really unexplainable at all---don't forget dependent origination. All events occur, not mystically, but from the sum total of all that came before it, just seconds before the event,…
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I do attend Dharma teachings but must travel a long way for them (nothing locally), so this group has to be my Sangra!
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So many "schools" and I, personally, would like to learn a bit more about "Pure Land" and would appreciate learning more. However, consider "Christianity". Under its umbrella one would find Eastern Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and Southern…