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Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:14 am
by Cittasanto
Hi Fade,
if you resize the image it may allow you, if not PM me I'll send you my mail and I can post it online and send you the links if you don't have an account to do it with.

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:15 am
by Hickersonia
Cittasanto wrote:Hi Hickersonia
how did you bind the Book? it is something I am interested in myself.
Ahh, yes. Another thing my loving wife took the time to teach me. I had to look a little but I found a page that fairly closely explains the basic process here:
http://stacienaczelnik.hubpages.com/hub ... Step-Guide" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't go to quite the same level of specificity on my materials as the above link suggests, so I guess I could say that you ought to let your inner creativity guide you, and be patient. As with all good and fruitful things, it takes some practice.

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:50 am
by Fede

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:52 am
by Fede
Image

Image #2 - green Tara...

She's a close and personal friend of mine...... :smile:

(Still haven't got the image pasting quite right though.... and trust me, for me, this is h-u-g-e!!)

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:12 am
by Cittasanto
Hi Fade, all I do when I forget is quote a post that has images then past the URL where the original URL is and delete the rest of the post and post mine.

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:25 am
by Fede
what a good idea!
And it doesn't break the second precept! :jumping:

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:36 am
by Fede
This is in my entrance porch... It's the 'welcome home' Buddha, if you like.
Nice to come home to.

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(By the way, it snowed like stink last night. Can you tell??)

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:31 am
by Bhavana
a little girly, I know, but I like it that way. I use what i have. (no, I am not a believer in the mystical powers of crystals. I just think they are pretty)

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:46 pm
by VictoryInTruth
I like your altar it is very beautiful. I especially like your Buddha statue... If you don´t mind me asking...where did you buy your crystals...online or at a local store? I am looking to buy some crystals myself but am leary of buying them online and then they end up not being genuine. Thanks.

:buddha1:

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:50 pm
by Kokoro
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Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:19 pm
by Hickersonia
My home shrine has, for six or seven months, resided in a small bookcase in our living room (next to my desk). Anyone looking back can see it on page 4 of this thread. Anyway, I've always felt that it's location was somewhat inadequate, but I've been very cautious to not "shock" my wife with anything she might consider "crazy." I guess you could say I've been breaking her into the idea of my being Buddhist slowly and deliberately so as to not cause too much friction in the home.

Keeping the story to a minimum (to keep the thread on topic), she has been fairly supportive of me, or at least not restrictive / prohibitive. She sees my spirituality as important, and maybe even valid (she hasn't said that specifically, but through her actions thus far it can be inferred). As such, I've decided to claim some space in our classroom for my quiet space and established my shrine there.

This entailed a new table and a lot of cleaning, but offers me a place to read, and possibly meditate if I so choose, something into which I'm only barely starting to venture. I figured I could share this change with friends here, maybe as a testament to the fact that multi-faith families can be made to work if both parties are fair and willing to work together.

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I carried over most of the items from the original shrine area but may make further changes eventually... I don't have a cushion, for instance, so I'm borrowing one from our couch when I need one. Fact is, ultimately, that I'm limited to a budget of about $15 per week and have usually been inclined to buy books before anything else. As I'm in the middle of the 1,400 page Majjhima Nikaya, I don't imagine needing any new books for a few... months at least.

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 4:39 pm
by plwk
Bhavana wrote:a little girly, I know, but I like it that way. I use what i have. (no, I am not a believer in the mystical powers of crystals. I just think they are pretty)
What's with the Catholic rosaries in the background, if I may ask...

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:59 pm
by Coyote
Hi,

Love all the pictures of shrines, they give me so much inspiration because I have been meaning to make one for myself soon, although I don't have a lot of room being a student and all.
Where do you guys get your Buddha statues (I live in UK)? I have looked on ebay and there are some really nice ones, but I also want to make sure there are no rules such as being a certain shape, or having to be blessed.

Thanks,

Coyote

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:28 pm
by Bonsai Doug
Great thread. This is the place in my home-office where I meditate.

Re: your home altar/shrine

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:43 pm
by Cittasanto
plwk wrote:
Bhavana wrote:a little girly, I know, but I like it that way. I use what i have. (no, I am not a believer in the mystical powers of crystals. I just think they are pretty)
What's with the Catholic rosaries in the background, if I may ask...
its known as a mala, they are used to count recitations, I have one made of bone!