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- Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:08 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: the great vegetarian debate
- Replies: 5693
- Views: 972297
Re: Poll: Are you vegetarian/vegan?
For the curious, the limit, in a 500g (roughly one pound jar) is 150 insect fragments. They are allowed 5 rodent hairs in there too. [puts fingers in ears]LALALALALALALAA I can't hear you LALALALALALAL[/puts fingers in ears] Speaking as one who works as a quality professional, I'd be interested to ...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:31 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: the great vegetarian debate
- Replies: 5693
- Views: 972297
Re: Poll: Are you vegetarian/vegan?
Calculations show that the amount of food necessary to raise a calf from birth to slaughter weight would feed me (a typical male) from birth to age 75. That's one head of cattle. Holy crap. I thought that I was somewhat versed in these kinds of statistics, but for some reason I've never heard that ...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:52 pm
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: What is holding you back from ordaining?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 31562
Re: What is holding you back from ordaining?
I have 2 things that hold me back from becoming a monk of some stripe: 1)Family obligation: I have a wife and 2 fairly young kids; my interest in Buddhist teachings didn't really sink in 'til just the last couple of years. 2)I'm still figuring out my path. I'm focusing on teachers rather than school...
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Twitter....what is it?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2481
Re: Twitter....what is it?
I currently subscribe to BuddhistGeeks, SmartBuddhist, aquietmind, and tinybuddha; sometimes a nugget of wisdom or a link to a good dharma read comes through. :) I also follow the feed of a friend that is battling cancer, cnn headline news, and tech news feeds, and find each to be worthwhile. What i...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1449
Re: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
I'll have to check that out! Thanks!meindzai wrote: There's something that just came out for Accesstoinsight for the iphone.
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:04 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The secret to a successful meditation session
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8003
Re: The secret to a successful meditation session
I've never had a "pre-meditative" ritual, but as a result of this thread I've begun experimenting with doing a brief metta prior to sitting. First impressions are that I start in a "clearer" place, if that makes any sense.
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:27 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Ingram, et al - "Hard Core Dharma" & claims of attainment
- Replies: 1063
- Views: 224021
Re: Daniel Ingram
I've read his book, and have lurked at the forum. (http://www.dharmaoverground.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) He does manage to be a controversial figure; he does indeed consider himself to be an arhant, and others who have followed in his footsteps at the site will ov...
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:46 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Girl Scouts
- Replies: 56
- Views: 12636
Re: Girl Scouts
I agree with this. With many things in life, creating a roadmap for your kids (what profession you want to steer them towards, what kind of person you want them to marry, and surely, what religion you want them to be) strikes me as a recipe for epic failure. I have two daughters, 8 and 10; very brig...
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:29 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Practicing with no sangha
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5799
Re: Practicing with no sangha
I'm not yet sure about where it's going...but I'm a bit intrigued with the Second Life Buddhist centers that have sprung up. The only ones I've sampled are actually in the Zen tradition, but it's interesting to take your avatar to a dharma talk, and "sit" with other people in that setting....
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:25 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1449
Re: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
Honestly, I read mostly fiction on my iPhone, though I do keep a Kindle copy of The Miracle of Mindfulness on there to save me when I need a Buddha blast. Though I am very open to new tech, I still buy my dharma books as physical copies. I think it's because I know that I may want to refer back to t...
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Joseph Goldstein: Achieved is the End of Craving
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16084
Re: Joseph Goldstein: Achieved is the End of Craving
My thanks for the great link!
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:29 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1449
Re: Anyone read books on a handheld device?
This amazes many people, but I read a lot on my iPhone. The free Kindle app means that I can select, buy, and be reading a new book from Amazon in under a minute. Ultra-portable, so I have it with me at all times. I turn down the brightness a bit to prevent straining my eyes. I turn up the font to n...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:59 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Noting and labeling practice
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2998
Re: Noting and labeling practice
I am in a similar place, figuratively speaking. I use the noting technique in my vipassana practice, and when doing simple tasks around the work and home..but when trying to deal with an upset 10-year-old, a wild lab pup, or when debugging Visual Basic code, it gets a little tricky.
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:52 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Girl Scouts
- Replies: 56
- Views: 12636
Re: Girl Scouts
The Scouting experience will vary widely, depending on the leader and the group..my own time in the Boy Scouts (30 years ago) involved nothing that was overtly or forcibly religious, and certainly nothing that was paramilitary. Churches tend to be the hosts for Scout troops in my area, and I suppose...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:30 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What does a Buddhist do on a Saturday evening?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2728
Re: What does a Buddhist do on a Saturday evening?
I did choose that, and no criticism to you was intended.
Annapurna wrote:Rayfield, this board offers 10 options maximum....perhaps simply choose 'hobby'? Your family is your hobby, right? Sort of.