Farewell Blackbird!
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Dhammabodhi
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Good luck, Jack! I wish you the very best in this noble path! May you be liberated in this very life!
"Take rest, take rest."-S.N.Goenka
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nissaranamagga
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Re: Farewell Blackbird!
Good luck Jack! Looking forward to see you in SL....
much metta!
chan.
much metta!
chan.
Re: Farewell Blackbird!
Haere ra Blackbird.
Haere, haere, haere.
Kia kaha brother.
Haere, haere, haere.
Kia kaha brother.
kia kaha Buddhadhamma
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christopher:::
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Best of luck to you, Jack. Your contributions here have been helpful and insightful. Your commitment to the Dhamma continues to be an inspiration.
Looking forward to your eventual return.
Looking forward to your eventual return.
"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
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Alright guys, once again thank you for your kind wishes. I'm flying out to Sri Lanka tommorow at about 9am. Hope you are all well and will try to check in every so often.
maha-metta
Jack
maha-metta
Jack
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
Re: Farewell Blackbird!
BlackBird wrote:Alright guys, once again thank you for your kind wishes. I'm flying out to Sri Lanka tommorow at about 9am. Hope you are all well and will try to check in every so often.
maha-metta
Jack
Alright, Jack, you have my highest respect FWIW.
adosa
"To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas" - Dhammapada 183
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Best Wishes Jack!BlackBird wrote:Alright guys, once again thank you for your kind wishes. I'm flying out to Sri Lanka tommorow at about 9am. Hope you are all well and will try to check in every so often.
maha-metta
Jack
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB
Re: Farewell Blackbird!
Good luck.
Don't get bogged down. Make an end.
Bye.
Don't get bogged down. Make an end.
Bye.
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Rock on, Blackbird. I'm rooting for you. Come back and teach us all.
Oh, and when you get a mouthful of that hot Sri Lankan curry...don't go for the water!
A bit of rice will be much better.
Best of luck on your new adventure.
Oh, and when you get a mouthful of that hot Sri Lankan curry...don't go for the water!
A bit of rice will be much better.
Best of luck on your new adventure.
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retrofuturist
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This bird has flown.
Metta,
Retro.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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appicchato
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All the very best to you Jack...
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Four types of letting go:
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
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James the Giant
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Has anyone heard from Jack? I wonder how he's doing over there.
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
Re: Farewell Blackbird!
Coming back to NZ in late August, 'tis a long story and I don't have much time at this internet cafe. So in a month or so I will sit down and tell you everything (if you want to hear it). Moved from Meetirigala to Sumantipala, Kanduboda today. It's easier for the occidental here in Kanduboda and there isn't much of a schedule to speak of, so more time for bhavana.
Hope everyone is well and your meditation is good. Look forward to catching up
Maha metta
Jack
Hope everyone is well and your meditation is good. Look forward to catching up
Maha metta
Jack
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks