Hi All, Â If we are serious in our desire for a judicial system that heals we must find a way to divert our focus from punishing guilt to transforming...
Hi Ken, Oh I know this one, the white scarf is Tibetan. It is called a kata. When you give it to someone you are promising to be truthful and sincere. JODY...
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ken
gebserisch
Jan 7, 2009 1:54 am
Thanks! Why do people wear them?...
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Oneirophile@...
frillyseaslug
Jan 7, 2009 1:28 am
Dear Ken, That is a kata scarf -- used in Tibetan Buddhism thus: _http://www.tibet.com/buddhism/katas.html_ (http://www.tibet.com/buddhism/katas.html) Hope...
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ken
gebserisch
Jan 7, 2009 1:20 am
Some monks gave me a long white sash awhile back. I've seen people and photos of people wearing them draped around their necks during ceremonies, but other...
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Cittamani
peace_tara531
Jan 7, 2009 12:19 am
Put away all hindrances, let your mind full of love pervade... the whole wide world, above, below, around and everywhere, altogether continue to pervade with...
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Steve Cody
bolox123
Jan 6, 2009 9:29 pm
Hi J This one has really threw me. Ste ... From: SJ Garette <collies85@...> Subject: [Buddhism_101] Target To: Buddhism_101@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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rocammack@s6
cammack51
Jan 6, 2009 8:08 pm
Thankyou John Your words are very helpful. Thankyou also for the links which I shall now examine. Blessings and Cariños Robert Lujan Argentina ... From: John...
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SJ Garette
collies85
Jan 6, 2009 3:08 pm
Hi Both Steves,  It is rather ironic that some of my posts have to do with emptiness. I think the master was telling the monk or pupil that he has all the...
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SJ Garette
collies85
Jan 6, 2009 2:51 pm
Hi All, Â The one who is good at shooting does not hit the center of the target. Â (Zen saying) Â Blessings, Â Jade Hi All, The one who is good at shooting...
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rocammack@s6
cammack51
Jan 5, 2009 11:33 pm
Ken Many thanks. Every bit of information counts. So I hope all my new friends will forgive my messages for help! Blessings and Cariños Robert Lujan Argentina...
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Dhamma Group
dhammagroup
Jan 4, 2009 8:55 pm
 Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammâ Sambuddhassa!   Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara ~ Dhamma Message ~ Ven.. Soma Dhamma Home SSV Home Events Donate Maha...
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Jody W. Ianuzzi
kb1dcs
Jan 4, 2009 6:22 pm
Hello John, Thank you. JODY...
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John Pellecchia
pellejf
Jan 4, 2009 4:16 pm
Good morning Robert and Happy New Year, Good morning Robert, In my practice, prayer is somewhat different than what I have seen in most Christian traditions....
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Dr. Milind Jiwane
milindjiwane...
Jan 4, 2009 3:44 pm
Buddha Dhamma Conference at Viswakarma Nagar,Nagpur (India) on 4th January 2009. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â National Buddhist Council, Nagpur has organized "...
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ken
gebserisch
Jan 4, 2009 3:27 pm
Robert, Admittedly I haven't been around buddhist thought for a long time-- a few years at most-- but it seems to me that the emphasis in buddhism is much more...
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SJ Garette
collies85
Jan 4, 2009 2:52 pm
Hi All,  If you want to understand Zen easily, just be mindless, wherever you are, twenty-four hours a day, until you spontaneously merge with the Way. ...
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rocammack@s6
cammack51
Jan 4, 2009 12:41 pm
Dear Friends Having been brought up a christian, praying to God seems a natural way of life. My prayers, from an early age, have been on a more personal level....
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ken
gebserisch
Jan 4, 2009 11:44 am
Everything we do can be understood as practice. -- "To make an apple pie from scratch, first create the universe." -- Carl Sagan...
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castlesu@...
lise_hull
Jan 4, 2009 12:06 am
I keep wondering when jade has the time to practice. Lise Messages in this topic (3) ... Yahoo! Groups Links...
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Steve Cody
bolox123
Jan 3, 2009 6:16 pm
So what doe you think this means? ... From: SJ Garette <collies85@...> Subject: [Buddhism_101] Monk To: Buddhism_101@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 3...
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Steven Levey
sallev1
Jan 3, 2009 5:20 pm
Jade, I think it's interesting that so many of your quotes have to do with "emptiness" and the inherent maningfullness of it. Steve To:...
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SJ Garette
collies85
Jan 3, 2009 4:43 pm
Hi All, Â A monk asked Chao-chou, "If a poor man comes, what should one give him?"Â "He lacks nothing," answered the Master. Â (Zen Mondo) Â Blessings, Â ...
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Dr. Milind Jiwane
milindjiwane...
Jan 2, 2009 4:29 pm
Rashtramata Savitribai Phooley's Birth Day Celebrated at AIR (Akashwani) Nagpur on 2nd January 2008 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "Akashdarshan" Labour Union has...
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uscit00
Jan 2, 2009 2:54 pm
How tragic. I posted a news article on this on my Facebook page to let people know. J. ... collapsed; ... furniture ... work of...
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Dhamma Group
dhammagroup
Jan 2, 2009 12:03 am
 Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammâ Sambuddhassa!   Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara ~ Dhamma Message ~ Ven.. Soma Dhamma Home SSV Home Events Donate Maha...
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Cittamani
peace_tara531
Jan 1, 2009 5:59 pm
GREAT FIRE DESTROYS THE GOMPA AT LAMA TZONG KHAPA INSTITUTE At dawn on December 26 a ravaging fire completely destroyed the main meditation hall, gompa or...
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SJ Garette
collies85
Jan 1, 2009 3:11 pm
Hi All,  When angry thoughts arise vividly, if you look at them nakedly and rest without fabrication, they will vanish in their own ground without harm or...
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Leanna Young
yleanna908...
Jan 1, 2009 2:57 pm
Hello Everyone, Â We are already wisdom. (Arnaud Desjardins) Love and Light to all, Leanna...Rainbow Warrior ________________________________ From: SJ Garette...
