Dear group, I have been [attempting] to play the Chinese game 'go' for a few years now even though only recently have I acquired any skill. I was wondering...
hello, as you know yahoo is planning to make its services fee based so i have installed a buddhism forum at http://www.cyberdistributeur.com/yabbse/index.php ...
Please Call Me By My True Names Don't say that I will depart tomorrow--even today I am still ariving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a...
*~*Evening Gatha*~* Let me respectfully remind you- Life and death are of supreme importance Time swiftly passes by, and opportunity is lost Each of us should...
Greetings One & All! I am curious to know about: (1) whether people feel chanting is important? (2) how do people chant (what language? before or after...
Dear Jay, I chant the heart sutra daily..after morning meditation. I chant in english one day and japanese the next. I find the concentration necessary to ...
Chanting actually plays an interesting role in causing the schism which split the lineage I'm studying in. Phillip Kapleau, the founder of the American branch...
Dear Nathienal, In Japan, the Heart Sutra is chanted in Japanese, not Chinese. Kanji are used, as they are also commonly used in Japanese newspapers, novels,...
Dharman, What I mean by "in Chinese" is that it is written in Chinese vocabulary (i.e. loanwords), using classical Chinese grammar. I don't mean that it is ...
Greetings. I could not help but smile to read the "Bodhisattva" post and come across Hotei. I have heard that he is a sort of kitchen totem. As a cook this ...
Dear Daniel, Hotei is one of my favorites too. After WWII my parents worked on Guam as teachers. One of the things my father did was start a Boy Scout...
Greetings. To Anjin, your father sounds like a wonderful man. Investigating Santa like that sounds interesting...and your statue of Hotei that stands up...
In a message dated 8/11/2002 12:16:08 AM Central Standard Time, ... After working for so many years in social work kind of jobs I learned that sometimes people...
It's been interesting to read others' experiences with Hotei. I found a small (under 2") porcelain Hotei statue in a local shop that sells clothing and...
... I agree, but also find myself influenced by the 'style' of the statue. I wonder if you have the same examplary feelings with the tacky porcelan white and...
I make Jizo vases. You can see a photo of a couple here: http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~ikiru/Ashbowl.jpg maitri, -- Lee Love Ikiru@... Mashiko JAPAN "Really...
... To suggest an answer(i.e., "sometimes," "only in your mind") is pointless. This answer can only have meaning for the speaker, not the listener. To seek an...
In a message dated 8/22/2002 4:03:37 PM Central Standard Time, ... Sometimes answering a pointless question with a pointless answer is an answer that has...
... Anjin, we can play your game if you'd like. So, here goes: Someimes hearing a comment about a comment about an answer to a pointless question with a...
In a message dated 8/22/2002 9:38:04 PM Central Standard Time, ... Ok omahajay... I tend to generally speak bluntly...so hear it goes...Fudo's answer ...
Hi Anjin, ... I have observed this in the past, and appreciate it. Blunt is good. (As you can tell, I'm not one for fanciful words; I say what's on my mind...
For a serious question, I have given a serious answer. But the discussion is pointless. Gasshô Mario...
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Hello Mario, ... For a srious question for the questioner, you provided a serious answer for yourself. A question such as this can be answered only by an...
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