Gee, Blackbird, now you're really doing it.
I'm happy for you.
May you be happy! May you realize all the ultimate truths!
Stay with us!
With the very best wishes,
Anna
Farewell Blackbird!
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I enjoy your posts a lot Jack. May you find what you seek.
Clayton
Clayton
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I would like to echo both thanks and well wishes for you, Jack.
I have enjoyed reading your posts. Best of luck/joy/progress on your path
I have enjoyed reading your posts. Best of luck/joy/progress on your path
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May you attain ultimate freedom in this lifetime!
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The first step on a journey of ten thousand miles,
Seemingly the hardest step.
Seemingly the hardest step.
My recently moved Blog, containing some of my writings on the Buddha Dhamma, as well as a number of translations from classical Buddhist texts and modern authors, liturgy, etc.: Huifeng's Prajnacara Blog.
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Best wishes on your journey, Jack! You will be missed, but in the best possible way.
"To reach beyond fear and danger we must sharpen and widen our vision. We have to pierce through the deceptions that lull us into a comfortable complacency, to take a straight look down into the depths of our existence, without turning away uneasily or running after distractions." -- Bhikkhu Bodhi
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." -- Heraclitus
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." -- Heraclitus
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Good-bye, and the best of luck to you Jack!
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Jet lag and then culture shock will be your first enemies. All I can say is be aware and keep your head up. Don't expect it to be easy. You'll probably feel a high at first. Don't make any rash decisions for the first two weeks. And then don't get too down when it is not all you hoped for.
Good luck to you friend!
Alan
Good luck to you friend!
Alan
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I whole-heartedly agree with everyone else.
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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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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Good luck Jack! Looking forward to see you in SL....
much metta!
chan.
much metta!
chan.
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Haere ra Blackbird.
Haere, haere, haere.
Kia kaha brother.
Haere, haere, haere.
Kia kaha brother.
kia kaha Buddhadhamma
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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