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by dsaly1969
Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada
Replies: 10
Views: 4122

Re: Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada

Thanks for the great feedback. I'm still practicing. :buddha2:
by dsaly1969
Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:45 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Visiting Wat Padhammachart in La Puente, CA
Replies: 5
Views: 2985

Re: Visiting Wat Padhammachart in La Puente, CA

Hi Hiker! I live up in Tehachapi and work in Lancaster, but I get down to the Long Beach / Los Angeles with my wife and kids about one weekend per month to visit the parents and in-laws (they live around the corner from each other). We will be down for MLK Day weekend this month. I have not been to ...
by dsaly1969
Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:07 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada
Replies: 10
Views: 4122

Re: Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada

Thanks all for the great suggestions! I will be checking out the links and the Sutta study group here at Dhamma Wheel. I'm also hoping to find some good Android apps to support my practice while I am at work (I supervise social workers in the field of child abuse and neglect investigations, interven...
by dsaly1969
Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:17 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada
Replies: 10
Views: 4122

Going from Mahayana to "Secular Buddhism" to Theravada

Hi all, I've been away from the forum for a while but have been keeping up with my practice. I came to Buddhism through the Japanese Mahayana schools of Jodo Shinshu (Shin Buddhism, which is a Pure Land sect) and Rissho Kosei-kai (aka RKK, which is a Lotus Sutra centered group). Due to the fantasica...
by dsaly1969
Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:10 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings
Replies: 4
Views: 2057

Re: Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings

Mindfulness has been found to be a powerful tool in the treatment of particular mental health concerns (as well as coping with other health issues). The scientific research out there in this area is very encouraging.
by dsaly1969
Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:51 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings
Replies: 4
Views: 2057

Re: Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings

Excellent questions Ben! To got to your second question first - I absolutely agree with you! However, most of the American general public (at least) seem to have this overall impression of Buddhism based upon a lack of exposure as well as cultural bias/stereotype. And obviously they would not know a...
by dsaly1969
Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:39 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings
Replies: 4
Views: 2057

Hoza - Practical Application of Buddhist Teachings

I'm going to share an idea/practice that I learned while studying with a Japanese Mahayana Buddhist group but fits in well with a Theravada Buddhist practice. It is something that we all probably do at some level informally but makes more of a formalized process of it and makes it workable within a ...
by dsaly1969
Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:28 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Members Bios - please contribute yours
Replies: 209
Views: 278178

Re: Members Bios - please contribute yours

Hi all, I've been a lurker on the board for quite a few months so I thought I would post a short bio. I was raised Mormon but was spiritually seeking even when I was young. As a kid I read Socrates and Plato, the BIble and Book of Mormon (both from cover to cover), the Qur'an, the Upanishads and the...
by dsaly1969
Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:00 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Looking More Closely at Theravada
Replies: 11
Views: 2915

Re: Going from Mahayana to Theravada

Thanks for the welcome!

:buddha2:
by dsaly1969
Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:09 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Lay Practice at Home
Replies: 8
Views: 3386

Re: Lay Practice at Home

A while back I made a little booklet for chanting that had a preliminary homage and the Discourse on Loving Kindness for the morning and a closing homage and the Five Recollections for the evening, as well as a guide to the Uposatha days, precepts, refuges, etc. I could upload it for you somewhere ...
by dsaly1969
Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:05 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Looking More Closely at Theravada
Replies: 11
Views: 2915

Re: Going from Mahayana to Theravada

Thanks for the welcome! I will review some of the suggested resources and will post more as I feel led and am able (I'm going through a bout of bilateral renal stones and am on pain medication while I wait for my surgery on Thursday morning so I am often tired, groggy, and in pain). Kidney stones ar...
by dsaly1969
Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:36 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Lay Practice at Home
Replies: 8
Views: 3386

Re: Lay Practice at Home

Ben wrote:Greetings,

Check out this booklet: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el206.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
kind regards,

Ben
Wow! Great resource! Thanks!

I'm also interested in how others do their practice at home. :smile:
by dsaly1969
Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: the great rebirth debate
Replies: 7539
Views: 1327168

Re: the great rebirth debate

Scanning through this thread and the metaphysical speculation, it seems to remind me of the parable of the poison arrow. Deal with the dukkha. :tongue:
by dsaly1969
Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Lay Practice at Home
Replies: 8
Views: 3386

Lay Practice at Home

I first learned about Buddhism through Japanese Mahayana Buddhist lay schools which focus on home-based "liturgical" practice in front of the altar so I am looking for something similar in the Theravada traditions. I would think it would include the recitation of the Three Refuges (with pr...
by dsaly1969
Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:26 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Looking More Closely at Theravada
Replies: 11
Views: 2915

Looking More Closely at Theravada

Hi all! I first started studying Buddhism through the Japanese Mahayana Buddhist traditions (Rissho Kosei-kai, Nichiren Shu, Jodo Shinshu, etc.) but I have found myself increasingly drawn to the teaching and practice style of Theravada Buddhism. I am still very grateful for the teachings and I think...