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Chris

OM AH HUM

About Me

I'm just a guy working to change his world.
My favorite Dharma group(s):
Land of Compassion and Wisdom
Lone Star Diamonds

My Interests

Tibetan Buddhism, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ven. Thubten Chodron, Tibetan Language

Music:

Synthpop, Avante Garde, Noise, Electronic

Movies:

Waking Life, Downfall, Asian films, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Takashi Miike

My Blog

Lama Yeshe Reading

It is important to be conscious in your everday life.  The nature of conscious awareness and wisdom is peace and joy.  You don't need to grasp at some future resultant joy.  As long as ...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:30:00 PST

Quote From Meister Eckhart

"The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away, but they're not punishing you, they're freeing your so...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:03:00 PST

42

  So, it has been a bit since I've updated this thing and a lot has been going on with me, at least internally.    I spent almost a month at Vajrapani Institute where I was able to make...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:51:00 PST

Religion

  It's very rare that I enter a personal entry into my blog, but there has been something which has been on my mind lately.  I have done some contemplation on the nature of religion.  I...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

The 41 Prayers to Cultivate Awakening Mind (4 of 4)

(31) "May all the sentient beings' anguish be alleviated," when seeing someone suffering;(32) "May all beings be free from illnesses," when seeing someone sick;(33) "May all beings repay the kindness ...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:31:00 PST

The 41 Prayers to Cultivate Awakening Mind (3 of 4)

(21) "May all beings meet the Buddha," when meeting someone;(22) "May I walk toward the welfare of all beings," when placing the foot down;(23) "May I lift all beings from out of cyclic existence," wh...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:17:00 PST

The 41 Prayers to Cultivate Awakening Mind (2 of 4)

(11) "May all beings cause the fire of pristine awareness to blaze," when making a fire blaze;(12) "May all beings come to drink the nectar of pristine awareness," when holding a cup;(13) "May all bei...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:38:00 PST

The 41 Prayers to Cultivate Awakening Mind (1 of 4)

(1) "May I lead all sentient beings to the citadel of liberation" is the prayer of the bodhisattva when entering a house.(2) "May all sentient beings attain the dimension of reality of a buddha," when...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:33:00 PST

Dream 05/18/06

Nicole and I were planning to go camping at my parent's farm.  We were going to meet my Dad and some other extended family members there as well.  We arrived before everyone else and it was ...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 18 May 2006 12:19:00 PST

Dream 04/21/06

My Dharma group was preparing to do a puja for a "Buddhist" wedding. It was in a church with a large foyer. We were in the foyer while everyone else was in the chapel. My uncle was there participa...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:05:00 PST