... course). ... that ... sitting ... though ... Hi Allen, I guess it depends on what kind of sitting you are doing. I don't know much about Theravadan...
Alan Clewley
alc@...
May 26, 1998 8:40 am
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I was wondering. Does anyone have the problem of sitting and not getting distracted? I sometimes have trouble just motivating enough to sit period. When I do...
Allen
acidking@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
May 26, 1998 2:41 am
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On the topic of Dharma Books, I would like to mention one that I am sure many of you have seen "What the Buddha Taught" Walpola Rahula. Unfortunately, the...
murray
forster@xxxxxxx.xxxx
May 26, 1998 3:20 am
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I have been interested in Buddhism since 1982 when I went to a meditation weekend by Pema Choden. I found what she said about Buddhism struck a chord with me....
murray
forster@xxxxxxx.xxxx
May 26, 1998 3:18 am
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Hi, Chris mentioned early on that he only got to see his teacher (or Guru) once a year or so. This reminded me of some questions I have about the relationship...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 10:07 pm
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PS.... No I don't have a teacher,center, or temple. Instead, I have all of my new friends on my list P,L,U, and G to all, Allen...
Allen
acidking@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 8:27 pm
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I feel that the books that have really pushed me down the path are (1)The Three Pillers of Zen by Roshi Phillip Kapleau, (2) The Way of Zen by Alan Watts, and...
Allen
acidking@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 8:25 pm
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... That should read 'accessable' rather than 'assessable'. Pesky spell-checkers....
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 4:14 pm
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... Three books I'd take on a long retreat- Gems Of Dharma, Jewels Of Freedom. by Je Gampopa - ISBN 0-9524555-0-1 The latest translation of one of the Kagyu...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 4:03 pm
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... path/no-path. ... What a wonderful opportunity for you to tell us something about yourself and what led you to the Dharma. Your email handle, 'acidking',...
Chris Battis
cbattis@xxxx.xxxx
May 26, 1998 2:54 am
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Alan, I found the list through my daughter. She found the onelist.com web page and turned me on to it. I am very pleased to be one of the first members on this...
Allen
acidking@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
May 25, 1998 12:43 am
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... well my inborn curiosity pushing me to be always on the look-out for new web sites or mailing lists I found the Onelist web site and subscribed to the ...
garin-michaud-roger
garin-michaud-roger@x...
May 24, 1998 9:04 am
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... Oops. That'd be XVI. you can see why I failed Latin......
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 23, 1998 6:56 pm
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Hi folks, Just a quick note to let you all know that there are now sixteen - 16 - XVII - members of this list! Most of us, um, lurking in silence :-) For those...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 23, 1998 6:54 pm
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... thanks mate, I am sure it will be again a great success story ! garin-michaud-roger@... http://members.tripod.com/~Wangchuk/HPRoger.html Buddhist...
garin-michaud-roger
garin-michaud-roger@x...
May 20, 1998 1:44 pm
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... well dear Alan, my "secular" first name is Roger so if you prefer the "secular" way then you can call me Roger my full family surname is "Garin-Michaud". ...
garin-michaud-roger
garin-michaud-roger@x...
May 20, 1998 7:52 am
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Change Your Mind Day Saturday, June 6: The Fifth Annual Day of Meditation in Central Park On June 6, 1998, thousands of New Yorkers will find an oasis of...
Mayuyana
Mayuyana@xxx.xxxx
May 19, 1998 7:58 pm
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Since I wrote the 'update' this morning I've added a few bios to the 'members' page I mentioned from the folks who have introduced themselves so far. I've ...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 19, 1998 1:25 pm
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Hi all, Just a quick update on how things are going with the creation/promotion of this new list. We are only about three weeks old, and our current membership...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 19, 1998 9:25 am
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Cory--The Karma Kagyu have no monopoly on the truth, it's a school I stumbled onto years ago without even being especially perceptive or deserving. For every...
cbattis@xxxx.xxx
May 18, 1998 2:16 pm
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... Alan--I've seen the paperback set remaindered, though not recently. Also saw a hardbound 1st edition at Shambhala Booksellers in Berkeley, CA. I would...
cbattis@xxxx.xxx
May 18, 1998 2:10 am
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Hi, I understand that the 100,000 songs of Milarepa are not currently in print. I am trying to get another copy of vol. 1 as a gift for my teacher, who only...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 17, 1998 10:06 am
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... Kagyu ... But ... but ... all ... Hi Corey, Nice to meet you! Here is some info about the origins of the Kagyu lineage, much of it cut & pasted from web...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 16, 1998 12:54 pm
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... Not really - I myself am from the UK, so we have a nice international cross-section. What did surprise me is that we have spoken before! When you first got...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 16, 1998 12:25 pm
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... Hi Cory, Alan, Chris, guess you will be surprised to hear from a French citizen..but anyway I've been in touch with the Buddhadharma in the present...
garin-michaud-roger
garin-michaud-roger@x...
May 16, 1998 11:45 am
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Hello all (or Alan and Chris), I am here as well. Cory Hicks in Santa Cruz, CA. I know nothing about the Kagyu tradition but would love to learn more. If I had...
Cory Hicks
coryh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
May 15, 1998 11:27 pm
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Hi-Is anyone on board here beside Alan and me? I've been practicing in the Kagyu tradition since 1974. I studied with Trungpa Rinpoche from 1974 until his...
cbattis@xxxx.xxx
May 15, 1998 3:08 pm
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... I would feel enormously privileged to be able to do the three year retreat, but since I have a perfectly good marriage, the long retreat doesn't seem to be...
cbattis@xxxx.xxx
May 15, 1998 2:04 pm
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Hi folks, The other day at my centre someone asked someone else 'have you done a retreat yet?' which got me wondering about the role of retreat in the Kagyu...
Alan Clewley
alc@xxxx.xxxx
May 14, 1998 6:39 pm
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Hi, I'm very happy to see that a few folks have already joined up for this new experiment! My name is Alan Clewley, I'm 28 years old, and I live in Telford, in...