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A Quiet Time
Simonthepilgrim
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Brian,
Do we need to promote this wonderful place more actively during this quiet time or would it be counter-productive?
Do we need to promote this wonderful place more actively during this quiet time or would it be counter-productive?
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This isn't the only Buddhist forum I frequent, but I have to say it's pretty "Quiet" everywhere at the moment....
Today, (15th August 2007) many countries worldwide are celebrating a national holiday (the UK being one of the notable European exceptions....!) so work is going to be pretty limited too, as I have contacts in several of these countries who are either absent from work today, or are on annual holiday.
I'm supposed to be recruiting participants for a conference my company is hosting in September. Of 48 French contacts, 36 Spanish contacts and 79 Italian contacts, (163 in all) I have managed to speak to only 12 IN TOTAL..... The remainder are all on holiday - !!
I'd like to know what we can do to "recruit" without proselytising - !!
C. G. Jung considered that the definition of this doctrine, on 15 August 1950 by Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), was one of the most significant events of modern spiritual history. Despite his Protestant background, he understood that this was, in effect, a renewal of veneration for the Mater Magna, the Great Mother Goddess.
I'm kidding!! :crazy:
NB has been quiet for a very long time, but that's better than an over-noisy site where there are countless hands to parce your every word into a thousand pieces. That sort of thing is fit only for scavenging dogs.
And, for the most part, what we have here is people of good will, a lot of sense, and valuable things to say.
And, finally, most importantly, those of us with some years behind us know how to listen and understand one another. When a person is incapable of dialogue he is not part of the solution of any problem. The only appropriate response after a while is complete silence.
AMEN.
though i trained in the uk to teach adults english as a second language here in japan most of my work is with kids. rewarding though this may be in itself i've found myself in a situation whereby personnel are stretched so thinly that levels of stress can be considerably high. the peak of which is every thursday when too many little bodies are squashed into a tiny little room for 45 minutes of occasional tears, singing, crafts and english!
usually i end up finishing the class feeling like an eigth of a shell of a person! so last week i decided to try something:
before the lesson proper began i asked the kids if they wanted to play a game. the game was: 'can you sit still without moving or talking for 15 seconds?'
of course, they loved it and it totally changed the atmosphere for the rest of the class.
i suppose what i mean is - especially in a realm of communication and learning, silence and quiet times have great value.
(*^－')ノ
For a couple of years, I educated my son Jack at home. For some of that time, he was joined by a few other children. They had been excluded from school for "challenging behaviour". Because they were joining us, they fitted into our daily programme which began with 20 minutes of silent meditation. I never had any problem with their behaviour. Indeed, they would come and ask for further silent times when they felt they were getting upset.
Teaching our young people the power of silence in a world that bombards them with noise and activity may be the greatest and most valuable lesson they can learn.
My youngest son has had several questions of late about Buddhism. I told him to join NB and do some reading and ask some questions. He said he would so maybe just word of mouth would help.
Boo is the one who told me about NB when I met her on myspace........
Remember that?
Good times.
-bf
how old was your son when you starting having "quiet time" with him? I want to start that with my daughter, who is 4 years old. Any advice on how to make it work? She has a hard time sitting still!
He was 9 and found it hard the first couple of times so I started by helping him 'watch' and count breaths for five minutes at a time. Very quickly, he wanted me to 'shut up' and let him do it on his own - but that's typical of Jack!
Images of the Buddha and HHDL meditating helped too.
Palzang
-bf
I can't picture His Holiness in a tophat. But, I bet he would look cool.
-bf
The Tibetan staff at the Pema Thang guesthouse plus a fair number of young monks crammed into the dining room to watch the Triangular Cricket Tournament which was on television from the Emirates while I was in McLeod Ganj. The nightly cut-off of the electricity at 7.30 pm brought heavy groans. One of the first gifts from the great Pandit Nehru to Mrs. Tsering Dolma Takla, the elder sister of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and foundress of the Tibetan Children's Village Schools was a full set of cricket equipment.
I regret that I did not ask HH which county he supports!
Damn.
-bf
Buddhafoot's back and
It's still Quiet?
I don't get it.
We Love You, bf!
-bf
-bf
but look at what bf's up against now:
is that 'punch' as in fisticuffs, or 'punch' as in drinks mixer, I hear you ask ...?
Yes, exactly......
Not guilty!
Simon,
I was referring to this post of yours....I'm not sure what you meant by "not guilty"?