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About Me

Well, what can I say about myself? I am a Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. I took refuge on Sunday, April 23, 2006. My refuge master is Traga Rinpoche, a highly realized Tibetan Buddhist lama. October 19th, 2007, was a very special day. I received my root master. His name is Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche. Here is a brief bio.From an early age, Drupon Thinley Ningpo natural inclination towards religion developed into a determination to pursue higher spiritual studies. With his father's encouragement, Drupon Thinley entered Brong-ngur Monastery, and became a student of the eminent Buddhist scholar, Lama Kedrub Siddhi Rinpoche. While studying at Brong-ngur, he met the great yogi and scholar, Drubwang Pachung Rinpoche in Drikung Thil, the sublime seat of Drikung KagyÃ¼ Order. As a result, he had the great fortune to receive the profound essence instructions in the practice and mastery of the peerless Mahamudra.In 1988, Drupon Ningpo went on a pilgrimage to the sacred places of Western Tibet and took advantage of a fortuitous opportunity to escape to India through an arduous and perilous two-month journey on foot across the Himalayas. Once in India, he proceeded to the Drikung KagyÃ¼ Monastery and entered into the institute for higher education. After completing his course of study, he was appointed dean of the institute, where he served with distinction for 6 years. Over the ensuing years, he engaged in spiritual retreats involving practices of Five-fold Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa.In the year 2000, Drupon Ningpo participated in the Drikung Kagyu Snake Year teaching and received the entire body of Drikung Kagyu empowerments, transmissions, and instructions for advanced practice. In this body of Drikung Kagyu lineage, he earned the exalted title of Drupon, "master of spiritual attainment." With this well-deserved distinction, he has now traveled to America and is responding to the sincere prayers of many people for authentic guidance in Buddhist practice.Today, Drupon Ningpo tirelessly serves the dharma community from his home at the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick, Maryland.I attend the Gar Drolma Buddhist Center. I work at a public access TV station in Ohio. I've written and directed a movie titled, "Zombie: A Musical, Romantic Comedy". The title says it all. I love to read, hang out with friends and watch movies. I'm a romantic at heart. I love the theatre! I LOVE directing!

My Interests

I love directing plays and musicals. I'm currently directing You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. I love movies (all types), reading, writing, hanging out with friends, and going to the Theatre.Here's a skit with a friend of mine, Natalia. It's done by a group, ITTV, out of New York. The skit is, "The Facts of Life". Check it out.

I'd like to meet:

I am looking for people who are honest, down to Earth, and open-minded. I enjoy being around people that show the love and compassion of The Buddha and Jesus. I would also love to meet Madonna. :-) As far as a loving relationship, I'm looking for a guy that I can cuddle with. Someone to share things with. Someone that will love me for who I am and not expect me to change. I seem to be attracted to guys who are artistic. I would love to meet a guy that has both feet on the ground and sure of who he is. Okay, maybe I'm asking for too much. :-)

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Music:

The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Josh Groban, Cher, John Barrowman, Broadway musicals, and MADONNA. ..

Movies:

National.Geographic;Light At The Edge Of The World:Himalayas Science Of The Mind

Buddhism asks the fundamental question: What is life and what is the point of existence? Wade Davis goes on an anthropological and spiritual journey into the Himalayas of Nepal to learn the deepest lesson of Buddhist practice. Parts of this documentary feature H.H.Trulshik Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard. Funny Games, Maurice, Dinnie Darko, A Room With A View, Suspiria, The Last Temptation Of Christ, Kill Bill (1 and 2), E.T. Star Wars (all of them), Lord of the Rings, There's Something About Mary, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (original), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Goonies, Back to the Future, and Beautiful Thing. I love Horror films. Mostly the classics from the late 70's to the late 80's. Halloween. Friday the 13th series. Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Television:

The Golden Girls (I love those women). I'm trying to read more and cut down on the TV.

Books:

Books on Tibetan Buddhism. Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Herman Hesse, and Thich Nhat Hanh. The Holy Bible.

Heroes:

Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche. His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Jesus. My parents. My niece, Emily. She's 8, but I've already learned so much from her. She's becoming a little hippie. That's cool. Also my new niece, Sarah. BUDDHA, PLATO. ANTHONY RAPP.
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My Blog

Charlie Brown.......and me.

I'm directing another show, and it's You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. I love this show. The music is awesome, the story is great, and I relate to the material. Actually, I relate a lot to...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:40:00 PST

Better Than a Thousand.....(part 2)

More of my favorite verses from The Dhammapada. This comes from the catagory, "Better Than A Thousand". Verses 113-115. Better than a hundred years not considering how all things arise and...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:32:00 PST

The Dhammapada - The Mind

I love reading The Dhammapada. It's one of my favorite books. It's Buddhist scripture, containing 423 verses in 26 categories. These are verses that were spoken by The Buddha on...
Posted by Ray on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:35:00 PST

I have a root master.

Yes, I now have a root master. I took refuge about a year and a half ago. Since that time, I've been reading books and going to the local Buddhist center. I've been talking to other ...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:27:00 PST

Better than a thousand....

The following is from a Buddhist book, The Dhammapada. It is one of my favorite parts of the book. "Better than a thousand useless words is one single word that gives peace. Better than a thousa...
Posted by Ray on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:38:00 PST

Anger

This is from The Dhammapada (the teachings of The Buddha), verses 221-224. Anger Abandon anger, give up pride, and overcome all fetters. Suffering does nor befall him who is without attachment to nam...
Posted by Ray on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:49:00 PST

A story by Sogyal Rinpoche.

This is taken from the book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal Rinpoche. Something to make you think. After my master died, I enjoyed a close connection with Dudjom Rinpoche, one o...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:09:00 PST

I am ready.

I'm ready for a long-term relationship. In the past, I've kept myself so busy that I never had enough time for a solid relationship. Sure, I would say that I wanted to be in one, but I wasn't tr...
Posted by Ray on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:06:00 PST

OM MANI PEME HUNG

OM MANI PEME HUNG The following is quoted directly from the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama."It is very good to recite the mantra Om mani peme hung, but while you are doing it, you should be ...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:24:00 PST

A Poem by Thich Nhat Hanh

The following is a poem that was written by the Zen master and poet, Thich Nhat Hanh. It's called, "Recommendation". Enjoy.Promise me,promise me this day,promise me now,while the sun is overheadexactl...
Posted by Ray on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:12:00 PST