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 Combelic¹s 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 ...
Hello friends, I have submitted a paper to the CESNUR 2006 Conference on New Religions, which will be held in San Diego, CA., July 13-16, 2006. The submitted...
Hello friends, because the discourse on meditative absorption necessitates a critique of the religious institutions of the world, as well as how Buddhism has...
Hello Pat, Jason, Suman, Roxan, Guy, Sand, Maureen, Michael, Brent and others, and welcome to the 6 new members to this list. Hello Jason, sorry to hear you...
Hello friends, thank-you all ever so much for your regular donations, because without your contributions to this work, I am not sure if I could have continued...
Hello friends, I am glad to hear that so far only a few people on the GWV listserves have reported off-list harassment. It unfortunately does happen from...
Hello friend Nirodha, I believe a reading list would be most interesting to build and maintain, and I expect it to have many contributors. Ernest on the GWV...
Complete set of the Pali Canon in English Translation 43 books in total (set for non-members) Set ISBN 425 3 £990.00 « Add to Basket » Books included: ...
Hello friends, if you are interested in observing or participating in dialog on the subject of meditation research, then you may find this Yahoo Group of ...
The Great Western Vehicle is conducting research into the phenomena of meditative absorption. If you believe that you may be experiencing any kind of...
Dear friends, the GWV has authorized three people to teach meditation for the GWV. They have all fulfilled the rigorous requirements of the GWV’s teacher...
Hello friends the December issue of the GWV newsletter is now available in PDF format. In this issue you will find: 1) An introduction of our new certified...
Hello dear friends of the GWV. For the last five months I have been deeply involved in the GWV¹s bio-fuels project to help sustain it and our free services....
Hello dear friends, the work of the GWV is severely hampered by lack of funding. We have been in dialog regarding funding the GWV¹s free counseling services...
The GWV has offered group and private contemplative and charismatic counseling services since April 2003. Contemplative counseling is simply discussing issues...
Hello friends, we are in the planning stages for a wilderness retreat in Arizona this summer. Anyone who is interested in attending an Ecstatic Buddhist...