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megan

Tashi Delek! My name is Konchok Dolma

About Me

MySpace Graphics MySpace Icons MySpace Editor Steal Layouts MySpace LayoutsWe have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. --Emily Bronte------------------------------------------------------ --Well, hmmm. I'm just this girl, you know? I love to be always learning, and creating. I believe in kindness and honesty and freedom of expression. I like to think of people as just people, not their gender, or history or any other distinction. Not because I think differences should be swept under the carpet, but because everybody shares so much. I also think those differences are what make people beautiful. I have serious health problems, the biggest of which have been Chronic Inflammatory Demylinating Polyneuropathy , with Peripheral neuropathy (say that ten times fast!). And some clotting issues in my legs, and lung. However, these issues have given me alot of time for learning and reflection, for which I am generally grateful. Thankfully, I seem well enough to return to school this semester to push on with my psycholgy degree. I have a great interest in melding eastern and western psychology-though I am still researching which area will be the most appropriate. I have a great interest in working for an organization such as hospice, because I wish to work with the elderly, and terminally ill. I am an artist, who sometimes finishes things :) and occasionally they even turn out interesting. I've recently been learning yoga , which I would suggest to anyone, but which has been great fun for me and a boon to overcoming my neurological difficulties. I am also a member of the Drikung Kagyu of Vajrayana Buddhism, and am doing the Ngondro practice. Just recently I'm a new a knitter, inspired about stories of the Dulaan Project . I am also unswervingly devoted to the cheesy, the unusual and the brilliant- in most senses it can be taken. May all mother sentient beings, boundless as the sky, have happiness and the causes of happiness. May they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering. May they never be seperated from the happiness which is free from sorrow. May they rest in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion.
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My Interests

Hmmm. Thai food, strange herbs (because theres a f*cking h in it), big flames, strange art, neuropathy, insanity, compassion, religion, cheesecake...heh, heh...philosophy, politics, tapas, mythology, energy, your universal construct, fantasy, bad movies, reality breaks, motor bikes, travel, tibetan dance, buddhism, art, knitting, truth and laughter, stupid time. :)webcomics...sluggy freelance, goats, fallen, scary go round and sinfest. :) And any other thing any given day.

I'd like to meet:

I would really love to see H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, and H.E. Thritsab Gyabra again. I hope in this life or the next to meet The Most Venerable Drubwang Rinpoche, and The Most Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyantsen Rinpoche, and of course to see H.H the Dalai Lama teach again...

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Music:

Varrtina, The Dresden Dolls, Diamonda Galas, Rasputina, Shusheela, Donna the Buffallo, David Bowie, Social Distortion, Ani DeFranco, Tori, Dylan, MYSPACE MUSIC: Peyoti for President, Helios Remedy, Thubtenkway, Mt. Sai-tao, Yungchen Lhamo, on and on and on

Movies:

Igby goes down, Night Watch, Much Ado about Nothing, Jane Eyre-except BW version (deviates from book in disturbing ways), City of the Lost Children, Izzard-Dressed to Kill, Glorious, Nightmare bf Christmas, Dracula, Nosferatu, Curse of the Vampire....etc., Sense and Sensability, Sabrina, new and old, Father Goose-(Is my blood too salty?), Lawrence of Arabia, Many things with Audrey Hepburn-like Roman Holiday, Cleopatra, The Last Unicorn, The Godfather 1,2-not three by God, Scarface, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, etc. Give me a break...I'm not writing all this stuff down.

Television:

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Books:

I read in strange fits and bursts, currently reading: "Transformation of Suffering," rereading "Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre," and the "hitchhikers guide 2 the Galaxy," but mainly my schoolbooks.
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Heroes:

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 37 mexican jumping Llamas (nevermind) Eleanor Roosevelt, People who can manifest their ideas eloquently into something tangible and beautiful. People who risk imprisionment for their ideals. Mr. Colbert..you know it. Amnesty International. My mom, brother,.. and father, who had a wonderful life. My friends. Also, as i'm coming to realize it, though I wish I had none, my enemies. :) This list keeps getting longer, it would not fit.

My Blog

dharma music video, and things..

It's been a long day, and after my four hour algebra class I decided to relax with some websurfing. I found this really sweet music video mentioned on Tricycle Blog, tricycle blog by Sakyong Mipham R...
Posted by megan on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:45:00 PST

The Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices

Note: there is a new translation of the 37 praxtices on H.E Garchen Rinpoche's Garchen institute site, with downloads set to music, and different languages. garchen1.)At this time when the difficult-...
Posted by megan on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:51:00 PST

Ego, Narcissus & The Alchemist

A spin on the classic story..The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus. The alchemist knew the legend of Nar...
Posted by megan on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:44:00 PST

Yet another buddhist film that looks good...

There seems to be a recent surge in buddhist films, or maybe I'm just more aware of it now. One of the most interesting and inspiring figures in Tibetan buddhism to me, and I think many, many people ...
Posted by megan on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:47:00 PST

Words of Buddha

Make an island of yourself,make yourself your refuge;there is no other refuge.Make truth your island,make truth your refuge;there is no other refuge.Digha Nikaya, 16Solitude is happiness for one who i...
Posted by megan on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:28:00 PST

H.E Garchen Rinpoche tour schedule

His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche- brief background, more to be found on- http://www.garchen.net/teachers.html#garchenHis Eminence Garchen Rinpoche is a Drikung Kagyu lama who was known in the thirteenth...
Posted by megan on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:45:00 PST

Some thoughts on compassion

At the heart of my choice to be a buddhist practitioner is the simple idea of everyone being happy and free. Also that to this aim practicing loving-kindness and compassion. I've noticed some arrest...
Posted by megan on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:12:00 PST

Ani's Food Pantry

Ani's Food Pantry Last week after Ani Drolkar of Ratnashri Sangha of Tampa Bay (a Drikung Kagyu Lineage Dharma Center) was admitted to Morton Plant hospital in Clearwater, Florida, for Cancer treatmen...
Posted by megan on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:55:00 PST

buddhist attitude towards art

I've been very interested in the art and expression which supports Tibetan Buddhism. The fierce masks of wrathful dieties, paintings and statues of dieties and their consorts, and the wild artful dan...
Posted by megan on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:15:00 PST

Florida Teachings

If you live in/around FL, a wonderful teacher lama Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche is in Gainsville right now. He is also coming to Tampa and will be here on the 16th through the 19th. More info abou...
Posted by megan on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:51:00 PST