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Indeed. Jesse, you really need to take care of yourself. You are precious and important and you have much to offer the world, but first take care of yourself.

When I first found him, my first thought was, "That sort-of looks like Avalokiteśvara...". Maybe if I have that resonance with the image, Avalokiteśvara is whom it represents to me. I could easily find a small rock crystal and add a small rosary of seed beads to the statue. There is usual...

I've never had to deal with a situation like this.. Dear Jesse, you are clearly a person who has a lot of compassion and who feels things with a keen sensitivity. Anyone reading this thread will easily understand the pressure you are feeling. If you have reacted strongly here, that's also understan...

Seriously.??? It makes you laugh to hear about how Racist a country is? No, that is far from what I was saying. I was actually agreeing with you regarding how awful most of the world is in terms of racism and discrimination. I will take a break for now, and calm down. Always a good idea! Take care ...

she was born in Canada and is a citizen I really shouldn't be responding again. You've made it clear that my advice is not welcome to you. But I see that you've gone back and edited your post quite considerably and added the fact that she is a Canadian citizen. This would make a substantial differe...

Sorry, but I do not take advice from idiots, nor do I care about your self-important horse-shit, please go back to your bridge now. Wow! I'm shocked that you took my honest advice so badly. You did ask in your opening post for the advice of someone who is dispassionate about the situation, and that...

Get her out of Saudi Arabia first and don't post about it online until you are both safe. Good luck. she says the discrimination against libyans or any foreigners there is really bad... worse than in the USA even. Sorry, but that makes me laugh. I so often hear people from America and western Europ...

Saigoku Kannon...Chichibu My sister has been visiting Chichibu sites over the course of several trips to Japan. The Chichibu Pilgrimage is amazing. Me and my wife started doing it on weekends when we are both off work last year and are now about half way through (it's not one to rush). Some of the ...

Is it ok to put a homemade image on a shrine table is it disrespectful? It is a fantastic idea! The Lotus Sutra says: "Even if little children at play, use reeds, sticks, or brushes, or even their fingernails, to draw images of Buddha, all such people, gradually gaining merit, and developing t...

Is it just the cessation of the Ego or rediscovering that there really was no Ego to start with? Hi, I like this idea of re-discovering! Because, as far as I (a definitely unelightened being) understand it, as you overcome/transform greed and ignorance and anger, your inherent Buddhahood (enlighten...

A podcast of the first talk can be heard here.

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Mind? No, no, not at all! Why would I? I'm glad you thought it was worth sharing! Thank you!

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nGHf7fXIPVA/Vq30s1Ju-FI/AAAAAAAAAr0/M08xGswzHeI/s1600/IMG_6780.JPG Refuge Lord Avalokiteshvara I take refuge in you, and in all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in all realms I take refuge in you, in your boundless compassion, wisdom and peace I take refuge in you, and in the fund...

For anyone in the Seoul area, there is a new series of Dharma talks on the "1000 Hands of Compassion" Sutra, starting next week every Thursday night and running until Buddha's Birthday in May. Though I live in Japan now, I took refuge in Korea and the talks are being held by my teacher and...

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Is all western buddhism actually full of sex and drinking and all kinds of things ? Probably no more than Thai, Japanese, Korean, or any other kind of Buddhism. Back in the 60s a reporter asked Thich Nhat Hanh if he was from North Vietnam or South Vietnam. He answered neither, he came from the cent...

i cant be both can i ? Hi Ella, If you were born and brought up Catholic then you will always be a little bit of both no matter what! Even if you decide to follow a Buddhist practice, you will have been influenced by the church a lot in many many ways. So you'll always actually be a little bit of b...

However, without exception, the basics of ethics and morality are vital to this Buddhist way, whether one follows 227 or 16 ... Wonderful post, thank you. The Buddha-dharma is relevant to all people everywhere, and the path of refuge and precepts open to all. But yes, if making and working through ...