Buddhism | Buddhism
Jul.12.2009
As my mother lay dying, regret often filled the room. The "what ifs" and "wish I hads" emanated from a lifetime of a brilliant, beautiful woman who felt her potential was never realised. Thwarted at times by the men in her life - father refusing to allow her to be a doctor,...
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Jul.06.2009
Buddhism is a great tradition for me to have found, because it speaks so much of letting go.
I'm not the world's greatest letting go-er. In fact you could call me a teensy bit controlling. I also love the way Buddhists talk about everything being 'an opportunity to practice'. It's another way to...
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Jun.06.2009
i walked into a bookstore & signed three copies of my new book last week in so doing i'd like to now offer 2 books to all in the red room who wish to partake for free, (please don't refuse), thanks to interesting, unforseen turns of events. here's the story ———————————
this week's release...
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Apr.26.2009
Keiko and I have been talking language; how language defines us, or is a definition of culture to which we relate. I have been contemplating the many layers, known and unknown, that define my place in the world as I experience it. Unfathomable, really. The most obvious and potent for me is as nun,...
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Apr.25.2009
Saltwater Buddha - by Jaimal Yogis
You don’t have to be a surfer or a Buddhist to enjoy Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea. This coming-of-age memoir by San Francisco-based journalist Jaimal Yogis, with its crisp, clean prose and delightful self-deprecating tone, will...
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Mar.28.2009
When I awoke yesterday morning, although I did not know it, my world had changed. Across the ocean, in southern India, the great Lama who had with great kindness guided countless people on a pure, unbroken path of Buddhism, had passed away.
His Holiness Penor Rinpoche was probably not as well known...
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Mar.24.2009
The brevity of attention we pay to humanity around us is astounding considering the impact and depth of each woman, man and child on the Earth. The next time you are walking down the street, sitting in a restaurant or just meandering in public, look at another person you have not met. An innocuous...
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Mar.22.2009
I read something fascinating several days ago that has helped and inspired me immensely. In a book by Buddhist philosopher Thich Nhat Hanh, Hanh uses the example of a tangerine to illustrate the connectedness and beauty of the world we all are so fortunate to inhabit together.
He states that "...
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Mar.21.2009
I N C U N A B U L A
i don't wish to alarm you. this is just a report of last weekend.
my talk on buddhism & poetry for cherry blossom festival (an ohigan howha) at venice hongwanji buddhist temple went well as did the haiku workshop the next day. (they'll print some of the haiku in...
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Mar.21.2009
A koan is a kind of question used as a training device in the Buddhist tradition, designed to help the aspirant attain a degree of clarity. I'm sure you've come across these zany questions before ("What's the sound of one hand clapping?" or "If a tree falls in the forest and no one...
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