Dear Friends, I have been trying to locate the account of the Buddha leaving his palace and seeing, for the first time, someone old, someone sick, etc. I've...
Dear Jean: This has been fascinating. Learn something new every day type thing. This episode is not in the Pali Canon. It might be in the Nidana Jataka,...
Thanks, Jim, for doing the research. Isn't it strange that we might have assumed that the story would be easily retrieved from the Pali canon? As it happens, I...
Dear Jean: At least it's in there in some form. I bet someone has done some research on this particular part of the Buddha's story; it has become so central...
Hi Jim and Jean and all, As I remember it, I ran a lurid version by you, Jim and you said it was an ancient account of the Buddha's leaving. I think it was in...
Bruce Gibbs
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Apr 16, 2009 6:35 pm
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Good Friends: The Sebastopol Sutra Salon will meet this coming Tuesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Many Rivers Books & Tea. We will continue with our discussion...
Thank YOU, Jim, for the lovely evening. I find the discussions we have to be of great benefit and assistance as I make my way through the Flower Ornament...
Jim, thank you for a truly great meeting. Warm regards, Walter ... From: Dan Gurney To: dharma-house@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:43:57 +0000...
Answering my own question with a little research: The first six items on these lists match. On each list they are: 1. Generosity 2. Ethical conduct 3. Patience...
Dan, thank you for your kindness and you patience with me. It's good to be back with the Sangha. with love and affection, Walter ... From: Dan Gurney To:...
Dear Dan: Thanks for posting this. It's helpful noting the differences between the two traditions. The Theravada list seems to incorporate the Immeasurables,...
Hi Dharma Jim, At our last meeting you said a prayer before eating. I found myself wanting to know it, and imagined that there are others who would like to...
Bruce Gibbs
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May 3, 2009 7:49 pm
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Dear Bruce: Here is the prayer: With every bite of food The whole world sustains me. With every breath I breathe The whole world sustains me. I now accept this...
Thanks so much Jim, Bruce ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bruce Gibbs
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May 10, 2009 12:05 am
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Good Friends: The Sebastopol Sutra Salon will meet this coming Tuesday, May 26, at 7:30 P.M. at Many Rivers Books & Tea. We will be continuing with our...
Good Friends: The June Meeting of the Sebastopol Sutra Salon will be this coming Tuesday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Many Rivers Books & Tea. We will be...
Good Friends: The July Sutra Salon will meet next Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Many Rivers Books & Tea. We will continue our discussion of the Flower...
Good Friends: The August Sutra Salon in Sebastopol will be meeting this coming Tuesday, August 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Many Rivers Books & Tea. A word about our...
Good Friends: The Sutra Salon meets early in the month of September because there are five Tuesdays this month. So the Sebastopol Sutra Salon will meet his...
I read a poem this morning about the obit page in the paper. I like reading the obits sometimes. It occurred to me that reading them and saying Metta for all...
Bruce Gibbs
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Oct 7, 2009 4:41 pm
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No, I've never heard of it. T ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Norma Liner
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Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm
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Hi, Bruce— I don't know of anyone who's thought to practice Metta with the obit column, but I think it's a great idea. Practicing Metta (and Karuna, Mudita,...
Dear Dan: Many Japanese Buddhists incorporate a short prayer for the deceased each morning and evening, as do I. Perhaps Jim or someone else could tell us...
I’ve been doing an informal Metta practice with the obit page for some time. I read them more as stories of lives lived than of those departed, and I thank...
... Hello All, I heard of something like this practice in Reiyukai, back when I was a member. One of their training programs for senior members is to prepare...
Good Friends: I have never done this kind of practice. For quite a long time I actually had the personal policy of not doing readings for the dead unless...
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