Hello friends, a sincere contemplative inspired me to generate a first draft of a study guide for the study of the Buddha's Discourses. I regrettably cannot...
Dear friends, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate all of the things that you all do for the dharma. And, I wanted to than-you for your kind and ...
Hello friends here are some new web pages posted to the GWV website. There is now a web page of links to our supporters. If you belong to an organization that...
Dear Friends, The following conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama may be of interest to you. IMS teachers Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield are...
Upon request I composed a critique of the teaching of jhana. That critique has been composed upon, but it is a bit too large to post here, so it has been...
Sincerely, Angelique Delacroix M.S.Ed. Certified Qigong Distilled from more difficult guides Why Truly Intelligent People Should Engage In Non-Thinking A Truly...
ecstasy n., pl. ecstasies. 1. Intense joy or delight. 2. A state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought and self-control: an ecstasy...
Hello friends, here are new webpages for your study of Buddhism and the contemplative life: The first full revision of the GWV Contemplative's Pali-English, ...
Hello friends, it is a pleasure to have your virtual company while on this solo wilderness retreat. It is an inspiration to know that the study, insights and...
Engage in meditation in the way the mystics did, such as Siddhartha Gotama, John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, Saints: Anthony, Vitus, Francis of Assisi and...
Hello friends here are more web pages in service to the contemplative community: Understanding the Unwholesome States, The Darkness of the Dark Night ...
Hello friends of the GWV. I have been waiting near Bishop, CA for someone to arrive who is interested in attending my winter retreat in Death Valley. He just...
Dear friends, perhaps some of you will be interested in joining me on a Yahoo group that was setup specifically for those who are interested in working...
Hello friends, I just wanted to let you know that the GWV website for the study of Pali and Buddhist Literature has now acquired the entire Sri Lanka Tipitaka...
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:27:44 -0000 From: "ixoyc420" <thebridalchamber@...> Subject: Who are the GWV ordained teachers? Namaste, is there a contact...
Hello dear Ernest, and thank-you ever so much for your interest in the GWV's ordination program. At present the program is quite new and only has one ...
Hello dear Ernest, it is a great pleasure to hear of your enthusiasm for engaging in the GWV's dhamma teacher training program. While the GWV requires all of...
Dearest friend, I am so glad, Mark, to see you chose to take this dialog into the public, where others can gain from your most worthy insights and suggestions....
The Ten GWV Precepts for maintaining a contemplative life January 28, 2006 By Jhanananda (Jeffrey S. Brooks): (copyright 2006 all rights reserved) The purpose...
Hello dear friend Mark, I am sorry that you are getting strange characters when accessing the GWV archive of Pali and early Buddhist literature. Thank-you ever...
Hello David, and thank-you ever so much for reminding me to include the sources. I am every so sorry to have left them out. Sources: * The Patimokkha: The...
Hello friends, every one has something to offer, and it is not the same thing for everyone. We do not expect anything of our members, we would just like...
Hello dear friends while I am not well funded, I have been asked to lead a jhana retreat next week. We have set the location for the GWV Jhana retreat. It...
A GWV Teacher and Counselor Training Program Hello dear friends, I would like to propose to the membership that we consider establishing a sequence of training...
May 23-29th, 6-day Jhana retreat near Boulder, CO, led by Jeff Brooks (Jhananda) for the Great Western Vehicle at Jeff & Karen Combelicıs Kiva, Goldhill, CO....
Why is the work of Jeff Brooks being marginalized by the Priesthood of Buddhism? Hello friends, I found to get where I am with respect to religion and the ...