Very interesting Sue, and I agree about taking the guilt of having an animal put down rather than watching them suffer, but in that role I see myself as a...
hi steve et al you might also like to try a newer translation of 2 volumes of mila's songs - 'miraculous journey' and drinking the mountain stream' translated...
Cait Collins
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Hi everyone, As promised here is the link to the practices for the moment of death, from Lama Yeshe's web site. Best wishes Simon ...
Hi All After Thursday's discussion about difficulties with practice and the exchanging self for others; within the Gelugpa Lam Rim teachings the Tong Len is...
Following on from our Thursday discussion, I thought that the following website would be worth you looking at, it gives a number of approaches to Tonglen...
Hi jude, many thanks for tonglen info, I can't access it I seem to need a yahoo identity and password which I again can't access, am I just dumb? love margaret...
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Nov 23, 2006 2:33 pm
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I pasted the link from another source, it doesnt have the www. so try: http://www.lojongmindtraining.com X Jude...
My Experiences of the Tong Len Practice I practice Tong Len for around 5 minutes per day as part of a longer 45 – 50 minute practice. This longer practice...
Dear all, We've been in India just over a week now . We flew into bombay, tired only to find our main luggage was still in Milan! Amazingly it appeared 2 days...
Hi All Due to night shift commitments I'll be back on February 8th, 15th, 22nd; and March 1st. I've managed to get annual leave for Rinpoche's visit at the end...
Hi all thought you may be interested...... with love Ian The following is translated from a New Year's Eve teaching given at Tergar Monastery by HH 17th Gyalwa...
Thank you Ian hope I got the right e-mail address re CAT Introd. Day at www.acat.me.uk/eventsandtraining.php as I remembered you said you might be interested...
Pam Perry
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Jan 27, 2007 10:55 am
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Hi all........ I expect I've already sent this to some.... but I can't remember who....!! Fiona can you send this via the newsletter pls with love Ian ... ...
an email from margaret ford, i have said that i am interested love margaret richardson Dear Friends, I have an idea that for now is just at the planning...
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Jan 31, 2007 10:53 pm
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Dear All, How easy to sit back and take a 'holier-than-thou' stance!! Doesn't it just make you feel all smug and warm inside when something like this happens...
maybe jude does, it was her that sent the email and it was Rinpoche that translated the Karmapa's talk, so he couldn't have not had some reaction/response as a...
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Feb 5, 2007 9:17 pm
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Hi all, I was thinking about this today at work and I have to say I'm feeling all confused and at sixes and sevens about what to do. Like Sarah I've been a...
hi sue how about reducing the buying and cooking of meat by one day a week to start with and maybe after a few months maybe one of the family could buy and...
Rmrichardsonuk@...
Feb 6, 2007 10:55 am
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Hi Sue I agree, it's difficult (and not my idea of personal responsibility) to tell others what to do, it need sto be from them I think....... we make...
i do like all this gentle not-imposing-my-views-on-others-it's-not-BC (buddhistically correct!) stuff! however i can't resist spicing the discussion up a bit!...
Cait Collins
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Feb 7, 2007 11:56 am
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But... Don't I also have to honour the choices I made years ago when I decided to get married and have children? It would be easier for me to say 'I'm not...
A few weeks ago Cait read something to us which I said sounded to me like Roman Catholicism in it's tone of 'thou shalt not' and we all seemed to agree. Having...
Hands up anyone who thinks Cait pious!!!! I cna't believe that one! It's an interesting one.......... I'm all for a convincing argument that someone is...
whew thanks ian about the pious bit! re this whole discussion, i'm not actually so very interested in the vegetarianism per se, as in the issues it is bringing...
Cait Collins
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Feb 8, 2007 10:16 am
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Hey this is interesting; I am starting to think of how we in society attempt to get our message accross. listening to the news and th emedia in general I hear...
just found this on the web m QUOTE(Karma Gedun @ Jan 29 2007, 02:08 PM) HH The Karmarpa was not issuing a diktat on meat eating , he was suggesting a...
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Feb 9, 2007 8:03 pm
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For the pilgrims, from Bruno: WALKING WITH BUDDHA [Lumbini] Buddha is born in the here and now. The trees and the blossoms, the forest bears witness. ...