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Knitwitch is there any more brownies? I think I so missed out again.....I love brownies!
Pile on in - I just made some more - and it is weekend so I can get stuck in doing cookies, pastries - write your requests on the blackboard in the kitchen and I'll get on with it.
I'll start my list now for the blackboard
welcome, nice to meet you.
We get a lot of chocolate brownies here.
The wonderful thing is, even though they contain a little over 6,400 calories per piece - they're actually slimming!
Welcome!!
That' s magic ...........
Real Name: Alex
Age: 14
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Sex: Male
Occupation: Student
Likes: Parkour,freerunning,tricking,martial arts,reading,role playing,asian culture,meditating
Religous Identification: Buddhist
Favorite food: Not sure, haven't tried it all yet
Favorite Book: Legend of Drizzt series
Well, my name is Alex and I live in Pottsville, PA. I'm a little past half way through the 8th grade, so I have a lot to learn still. I have been interested in Buddhism for a long time though. I recently decided to become a Buddhist, and I have learned much. There isn't a temple or anything anywhere near I live, but I have a friend who is also a buddhist, so we talk about what we learn with each other. If there is anything else you want to know, seeing as I can't think of anything right now, just ask and I'll answer.
Call me overly-protective, but I removed the physical description of yourself since you're a bit young and this is a public discussion. Feel free to use the Member's Attic for non-public stuff.
Do you practice martial arts or just have an interest in them?
(That's all I know.... it's some on-line game, and as I pride myself on being a particularly witless doofus and technical fudgewit, you're lucky I even got that!! )
Welcome to you, and it's really nice to see you here.
But it means we'll all have to watch our language, now, which is a real..... "shame" - !!
Make yourself at home!
The Attic Lincoln is talking about, is a really cool place! It's where we all go for a bit of a heart-to-heart chat if we need to clear our minds, or vent, or get something off our chests.
non-members don't get a look in....
I plan on looking into that attic that you told me about. It seems to be an interesting place...
Hmmm, parkour and freerunning - two terms I never heard of before. I looked them up, and it's pretty interesting. Parkour (for the rest of you geezers out there who also never heard of it) is a way of moving that utilizes the most efficient way of movement. It is used to move over obstacles, like walls and such. Freerunning is similar to parkour and uses some of the same movement techniques, but the emphasis is on free movement, usually utilizing urban areas like staircases and so forth. It also uses more acrobatic movements than parkour. I've seen movies of this on You-Tube, and it's pretty intense! Tricking (also a new one to me) is similar but is more related to martial arts. Much too athletic for me tho!
I used to really enjoy role-playing games (i.e. AD&D) in my younger days tho.
Palzang
But the pictures were better.
Welcome to the site.
grackle
26 years old and interested in buddhism... hoping to learn a lot
Palzang
My name is Floating_Abu and have previously been called Floating_Bo, Floating_Abu and bluesky around the internet traps.
I followed my friend Ypip here more formally despite joining a while ago and am delighted at such an intelligent, reasoned and wonderful community.
Thanks for having me and look forward to discussions and learnings. In Gassho.
My name is Floating_Abu and have previously been called Floating_Bo, Floating_Abu and bluesky around the internet traps.
I followed my friend Ypip here more formally despite joining a while ago and am delighted at such an intelligent, reasoned and wonderful community.
Thanks for having me and look forward to discussions and learnings. In Gassho.
Parkour is the coolest sport ever!! In Casino Royal, James Bond chases a guy through a construction site and it's a very cool sequence. The guy he's chasing is doing Parkour through it all and in real life he's the one who invented Parkour. I can't remember his real name but I know he's French.
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Name: Manny
Age: 35
Sign: born under a bad sign
Hair: black, white
Eyes: hazel, sometimes green, sometimes brown, sometimes yellowish
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 229
Born: Louisville, Kentucky U.S.A.
Live: Louisville, Kentucky U.S.A.
Occupation: Respiratory Therapist
Favorite book: The Awakening of Intelligence, J. Krishnamurti
Favorite band: The Grateful Dead, Jane's Addiction, whatever music I make
Favorite food: Gloucester Cheese
Favorite movie: Peter Brook's King Lear
Favorite colour: Grey
Hey all.
I was born to Spanish parents from the southernmost province of the country, Cadiz. An emotional, fiery people with a collective guilt complex and a paradoxical lust for life. Spanish Catholics. Raised in Louisville, steeped in guilt and shame and a Islamic-like surrender all geared toward a meaningful (heh, heh) relationship (heh, heh) with Ishvara, a.k.a. the God and Father of Jesus Christ. Lived a stressful, fearful life as long as I can remember - starting to wake up it seems. Know firsthand about pervasive dissatisfaction and how to accomplish it! A real lifelong expert in that! Marrying my lifelong sweet friend, now my sweetheart - we've gone through every conceivable phase of relationship and wound up here, in love. Learning to discern the youthful age old voices of my mother and father that lay behind every maladaptive and sick trait I've ever developed, particularly self torture and strenuous exercise and a really nasty selfing trait - and separate out what I can only call my voice. It is a rather quiet, gentle voice - as is their real voices. I have found there is no peace, there is no love, there is no joy, there is nothing ... outside of stillness. I honestly want you all to know that I excel in meditation, have been doing that all my life... and so have all of you, whether you realize it or not. Choice is, what are you going to rest in? The whirling storm around the eye of Hurricane Me? Or at the center? Hush, be quiet. Be still. Let the storm rage, be with it. Let the suffering rage through you. Enlightenment is for sissies. Let pleasure fill you. Want to be whole? Be partial. And then....don't think about it, don't add to the storyline - that's what generates and keeps storms whirling. Meteorologists know that in time, storms die. Can you wait and let your mud settle, 'til your water is clear?
I often tell my love that I love her in a place where there's no space or time. I love her for my life. She's a friend of mine. I try to watch the center of her storm, and as I grow in appreciation of how I have contributed and encouraged mine to grow stronger and stronger...when I see her tempests and suffering, I see her heart and mine - tender and ready to bleed.
I've sat on cushions for a long time it seems. Something I always tell my patients before I gank them with a needle to draw up arterial blood, that comes straight from the heart and lungs, is to let it happen. There's a crazy kind of trust that comes when you are willing to let rage, sorrow, jealousy, hatred and every conceivable poison to consume you, yet not harm you. Better than dish it out, eh? To see the triggers, watch them work, but surf those damned waves of samsara on the ocean of nirvana. It's like Moses and that burning bush, or something. Take off your sandals Moses, this is holy ground. Drop your agendas, your stories, your journeys, your reasons, your abstractions Moses - be naked Moses. Who are you (Lord)? I AM. And the bush is burning, the branches are firm, grounded, rooted. The fire consumes, yet nothing is lost.
That said my homies, from the absolute stillness grows every conceivable peace, joy, love and companionship.
Nice to post here.
Maitri and karuna,
Manny
Maitri and Karuna,
Manny
Maitri and karuna,
Manny
Kentucky has an uncertain etymology - meadow, land of tomorrow, dark and bloody ground, river of blood. Most likely, from the Mohawk for meadow. It is said that Native Americans buried their dead facing Kentucky - so that they would be born to the happy hunting ground. We have the greatest population of deer and wild turkey in the USA. The grass is not green. It is blue. We have ancient mountains that have been leveled to hills, rolling all over the state. We also have the largest cave system in the world. Seriously, it is quite a place. People always talk about Tibet, the rooftop of the world - and get this sense that it is ancient. Kentucky used to be the rooftop... it is much older ground, much, much older. I used to think there were ghosts all over this state - very very old ones. You can feel them near railroad tracks and walking down streets at night. Spooky and beautiful place, Kentucky.
The weather changes every two minutes it seems. If you want to live in a place that is impermanence personified - come here and try the weather. In March it can be 10 degrees with snow one moment, 70 degrees the next day. I will say if you want to avoid allergens... stay out of the Ohio Valley - that's where Louisville is located. As a respiratory therapist, I'm never out of work here.
Did you hear about asteroid that cruised by nearly a week ago? It was closer than the moon and visible to the naked eye over Hawaii!
Maitri and Karuna,
Manny
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche used to say that the more manure one has to put on one's garden, the richer and more bountiful the harvest will be. Sounds like you have lots of good manure to work with, so the fruit of your practice should be wonderful! Welcome.
Palzang
About a year ago i decided to do a bit of research into Buddhism. I visited the local temple when they had an introduction to buddhism and.. it was like i had finally found something that id been searching for for a long time.
Im not from a religious family, religion is not something that is spoken about in my household (tho my family isnt "Anti-Religion"). I was not baptised and iv seldom even been into a church (About 3 times) I am however a very curious person, and it was only a matter of time that i was researching about the differant religions, Id been exposed to some religion outside of my home but it never appealed to me, Im also a very analytical person and that mixed with the curiosity usually leaves me spending alot of my spare time thinking (about anything/everything) which usually ends up in a head full of questions.
This didnt happen to me after visiting the Buddhist temple, for probably the first time i felt that i didnt have to question something, I knew that i could, but i also knew that id feel the same as i did at that time (and i still feel that way).
Iv recently moved but have since visited the temple closest to the area im now living, the Chung Tian Temple (in Queensland) which was during the Chinese new year celebrations but will be going back during the start of April to attend the "Buddhist & Meditation class for beginners" and would then like to visit every week for frequent classes.
I could go on alot more but sometimes find it hard to get my thoughts into writing so i think ill end it here.
Im really happy to have found the forum and will be a frequent visitor.
Thanks for reading.
Josh.
EDIT: Id just like to add, After visiting the Buddhist temple my life really changed for the better and im myself a much more open, mature and kinder person.
Your story sounds a lot like mine when I discovered Buddhism. It was like for the first time I didn't have to question anymore. It was like coming home.
Hope you enjoy your new temple.
Palzang
My name is Leslie and I'm from Arizona...born and raised (Sedona specifically...now Tempe)....Palzang I do believe that you know my boyfriend, Sangye Phuntsok! Pleasure to 'see' you again
Have been interested in Eastern Philosophy/Religion for a long time now, most specifically that of the Tibetan culture. I have been studying Buddhism now for a little under a year....I go to a center here in Scottsdale, blessed to have the opportunity to listen to the teachings of a wonderful Rinpoche here. I have also been blessed to listen to the teachings of Jetsunma as well!! Lots of great blessings
I'm excited to have found this wonderful resource and I am looking forward to the journey with all of you
Leslie, click the "Go Advanced" button below to get all the "extra" options. Then, "Manage Attachments".
Yes, I do indeed know Sangye Phuntsok. I think I met you a couple of times too, didn't I? I just talked to Sangye the other day and he was asking about this site. Glad you found it!
Palzang
Palzang
Lincoln - Thank you so much!