the April update to the Buddhist bibliography is now online at : http://www.cyber-ville.net/buddbib.html and i have also updated my list of links to Buddhist...
roger
roger@...
Apr 1, 2001 8:04 am
1231
I don't quite understand how to go about getting my question answered; that is, I'm not sure how to use mailing lists etc. I'm a theology student at Notre Dame...
C Feldman
feldman@...
Apr 3, 2001 3:43 am
1232
From an information booklet (PDF) on the net from the Kwam Um School of Zen I came across this most peculiar ceremony. Maarten van Damme During the precepts...
Maarten van Damme
mvdamme@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:07 am
1233
Hmmmmmmm........ Sigh.......... As if there was not enough pain and suffering in the world, some Buddhist sect somewhere finds a way to add to it. My opinion:...
zenwabi@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:41 pm
1234
Greetings. I can tell where this discussion is going, and I would like to note that I cannot foresee burning myself in the near future either. This is a...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:08 pm
1235
Amen. Dharman ... From: Daniel Dillon [mailto:danieltdillon@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:09 PM To: sotozenbuddhism@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Dharman Stortz
dharman_shakya@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:15 pm
1236
Commenting on the religious practices of others certainly is OK. They may burn themselves if they like; I just think it's silly, and unnecessary. That is just...
zenwabi@...
Apr 3, 2001 11:20 pm
1237
... Actually, there is a very good book about the Southern snake handling religion, called Salvation on Sand Mountain, by Dennis Covington. Covington is a...
Jim McCulloch
mcculloch@...
Apr 4, 2001 12:44 am
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Hello, I am a Canadian practicing with the Kwan Um School in Seoul, South Korea. A few months ago, I took part in the Precepts ceremony, just as you described...
Jonathan Edwards
jonathandedwards@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:27 am
1239
Thank you , Jim. It's nice to know I still have a functioning memory. On the snake handlers, I think it is possible for someone to do something foolish with...
zenwabi@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:28 am
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I would be the first to admit that the full lotus position isn't for everyone. In some cases, though, certainly not all, a little discomfort at first will...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:32 pm
1241
Just a quick comment...I have lived in the Appalachian mountains since 1989, and have lived near some snake handling churches. I also worked construction with...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:53 pm
1242
In a message dated 4/4/01 10:39:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Thanks for that interesting post, Daniel. But you know, I still think snake handling as a...
zenwabi@...
Apr 4, 2001 9:44 pm
1243
Oh, I do feel I understand you there. But one of the most remarkable benefits of cyberspace is the potential for a healthy perspective. To me, absolutes or...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:16 am
1244
Right you are. When we use the discriminating mind, we have stepped in to the limited, "small-self" world. I know that. But I also know that when we are...
zenwabi@...
Apr 5, 2001 4:12 am
1245
Dear Daniel, ... One thing that made the jukai unique was the rokosu that I sewed by hand ahead of time. I had never really sewed anything before, so...
Maarten van Damme
mvdamme@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:13 pm
1246
A long time ago, the Buddha was staying on Vulture Peak. There were twelve hundred great disciples assembled to hear him speak. Everybody was waiting with...
Jonathan Edwards
jonathandedwards@...
Apr 8, 2001 12:17 am
1247
To Maarten, It is true that not all people sew their own rakusus, some buy them, and the colors indeed vary, although I believe that the first one the lay...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 8, 2001 4:16 am
1248
Dear Maarten, ‘Just a few words to flesh out what Daniel mentioned. Since taking the Precepts is essentially making a resolution to free oneself of ego...
Dharman Stortz
dharman_shakya@...
Apr 11, 2001 1:31 pm
1249
To Dharman, Well said, well said. I had failed to mention the pine knot. That thing took me seven separate attempts, smile. Another thing that I thought of...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 11, 2001 2:25 pm
1250
Dear Daniel, I’m sorry to be so tardy in writing this, but, unfortunately, I’ve been swamped here. The Japanese, as you know, are extremely group oriented...
Dharman Stortz
dharman_shakya@...
Apr 19, 2001 1:28 pm
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To Dharman, I thank you for saying that my writings here have been balanced,smile, for me it is all a very gradual process which could never approach a balance...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 23, 2001 2:18 pm
1252
Dear Daniel, Thanks for the thoughtful observations. I’m in the midst of preparing to leave for Japan in six or so hours, so I don’t have time to write...
Dharman Stortz
dharman_shakya@...
Apr 24, 2001 5:48 am
1253
Greetings. I am at a curious point in my college career and my life as a practitioner. As I study and incorporate the histories and cultures of Zen, Chan, and ...
Daniel Dillon
danieltdillon@...
Apr 29, 2001 4:37 pm
1254
the May update to the Buddhist bibliography is now online at : http://www.cyber-ville.net/buddbib.html enjoy your reading ! other informations on Buddhism...
roger
roger@...
May 1, 2001 5:19 am
1255
I have a 4-page flyer from Zenshuji in Los Angeles announcing the Preliminary Memorial Service for the 750th Anniversary of Dogen Zenji's Entering Nirvana....
lamont gunther
lamont2@...
May 3, 2001 2:40 pm
1256
Hello: I am a newbie to the list and to zazen, although I've got a background with Vajrayana and some studies into Shingon Buddhism. I have been reading...
Gregory H. Peters
suti@...
May 4, 2001 10:09 pm
1257
Daniel: Thank you for sharing your work. For a beginner like myself, that was an excellent overview and I really appreciated the depth of information you were...
Gregory H. Peters
suti@...
May 4, 2001 10:32 pm
1258
Wondering if anyone on the list attends Sokoji Temple in San Francisco? I have been in contact with this group and will attend soon as I would like to expand...
Gregory H. Peters
suti@...
May 4, 2001 11:01 pm
1259
Does this mean a person can show up at a Temple and ask them to let you live there?? Cool. ... From: Gregory H. Peters To: sotozenbuddhism@yahoogroups.com ...
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