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Frank

Frank

About Me

Hallo Leute, Hi everybody ! My name is Frank, I am from Germany, I live in a nice village in Rheinland Pfalz. I am a gardener and I also have an online shop ( http://www.buddha-art-shop.de )where I sell buddhist art (statues, thangkas, malas...). I am 34 years old (or young). I am buddhist (Kagyu & Nyingma), my teachers are Lama Ole Nydahl, Karmapa, Sharmapa, Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche. positive : I can listen, give suggestions, I care, I do my work very nicely, my staying power, I try my best. negative: I worry too much, I think too much, sometimes angry. My hobbies : I read, mainly buddhist, psychological or shamanistic books. I like to drive my bicycle, to take a walk in nature, swimming, cooking...

My Interests

Buddhism, meditation, my business : buddhist art, flowers, plants, herbal medicine, chinese medicine, psychology, my family & friends, nature, butter & fresh bread, simple & honest style, hard work in fresh air, interesting conversation, Nepal, black & green tea, music, my bicycle, organic food, sweets, incence, Japanese movies, Senor Rossi & mostly all cartoons, I-Ging, psychology, comics, I love indian food, Samosa, curd, chickpeas, indian sweets (!!!),

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet nice people ! I like to meet people who are involved into Buddhism, who like nature and simple lifestyle, people who care for others, powerful people who dont complain about their life. I am engaged to be married. I look for friends only .

Music:

I love music ! I love Jazz : George Braith, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Clifford Brown, Maceo Parker, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Glen Miller, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, Earl Hines, Etta Jones, Jackie Mc Lean, Carmen McRae, Thelonious Monk, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Smith, Nina Simone, Horace Silver, The Three Sounds... I love also 60 Rock : Deep Purple, Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Stooges, ZZ-Top, The Who, Yes, Bowie, Beatles & Stones, Yardbirds, Ten Years After, Free, Taste, Can, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, James Gang, Jethro Tull, Velvet Underground & Lou Reed, Jeff Beck Group, Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Eric Burdon & the Animals, AC DC, Black Sabbath, Cream, Iron Butterfly, Lovin Spoonful, MC5, Rainbow, Roxy Music, Status Quo, Woodstock 1 &2... Hardcore & Punk : Jerry's Kids, Negative Approach, Bad Brains, The Freeze, Dead Kennedys, TAD, Sex Pistols, Minor Threat, Helmet, Gore, Killdozer, Melvins, L7, Angry Samoans, Black Flag, Butthole Surfers, Chrome, The Exploited, DRI, Gorilla Biscuits, Prong, Stranglers, Suicidal Tendencies, Agent Orange, Agnostic Front, Blast, Cro Mags, Ramones, Beastie Boys, Misfits, Monster Magnet,SOD... Metal : Metallica, Slayer, Motorhead, Attitude Adjustment, Voivod.... Black Music : Prince, Mary J Blige, Sly & the Family Stone, Aaliyah, Black Eyed Peas, Erykah Badu, James Brown, Foxy Brown, Brandy, Bootsy Collins, Terry Callier, Cameo, Destiny's Child, Fergie, Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Isley Brothers, Isaac Hayes, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Chaka Khan, Khia, L L Cool J, Tyrese, Usher, MC Lyte, Nelly, Parliament, Sean Paul, Wilson Pickett, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, SWV, Total, TLC, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson,Oran Juice Jones, Sheila E ... Reggae : Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo, Jimmy Cliff... 70's & 80's : the Cure, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Madonna, the Smiths, Wham, DAF, Phil Collins, Fehlfarben, Flatsch, Human League, Nena, Patti Smith, Specials, Talking Heads, Spacemen 3, Kim Wilde, Tears for Fears, Frankie Goes To Hollywood .... Eritrean Music : Tekle Tesfazghi (very good!) Indian/Bhangra : Jasbir Jassi, Simran, Tripal, Satwinder Bitti, Ms. Scandalous, Ajay, Sonia Panesar, Manpreet Kaur, Baldip Jabble, Ananda Shankar,Ravi Shankar, old hindi music from the 40's to 60's, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh... And of course : Elvis

Movies:

all Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, Eddy Murphy, I like Comedies & Japanese Films, I hate violent films & horror films

Television:

The Nanny (I love Fran Drescher, her style is so great!)King of Queens, Father Tad (I die laughing),Simpsons, Greys Anatomy, Charlie Brown, Childrens prog, cartoons & serials, serials from the 70's & 80's, Takeshis Castle. TV is the last thing in my life !

Books:

Lama Ole Nydahl, Karmapa, Sogyal Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Sharmapa, Choegyam Trungpa, Genduen Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, C.G. Jung (all), Carlos Castaneda, Robert Antony Wilson & Robert Shea, Peter Schellenbaum, Byron Katie, Gary Larson, Lao Tse - Tao Te King

Heroes:

people who are true to themselves, my guru, my parents. Everybody is a hero in a way,