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andrew

this flesh and bone...it's just the way that we are tied in

About Me

"In a dream, a girl meets a boy and sees that he is dying. She is happy to meet him but unhappy to see him dying. We should understand that all phenomena are like this." -Buddha

My Interests


meditation, Buddhism, music, teaching, reading, all Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's books, batman comics still?, evening jogs, laughing, not eating meat, old grainy b&w monsta movies, creating --anything artistic that may bring happiness, smiling and making other people smile, Bodhichitta--what else in the universe compares?? ....

I'd like to meet:

evey...

Music:

the f*ckin' beatles, tool, deftones, switchfoot, david gray, rage, the postal service, the pogues, portishead, massive attack, motown cause-a-ma mamma, classic rock cause-a-ma pops, oldies cause i like em, peter gabriel, al green, M83, elliot smith, dredg, incubus, institute, jimi hendrix, frou frou, u2, queen, the killers pink floyd, pine, keane, quanah, audioslave, bjork, billy joel, wyclef jean, outkast, ben harper, the arcade fire, the police, coldplay, tonic, sex pistols, dashboard confessional, a perfect circle, ween, tori amos, muse, radiohead, bob marley, stars, ani difranco, some classical, some jazz, thelonius monk, smashing pumpkins, 3eb, cro-mags, old blink, dave matthews band, jethro tull, beasties, black star, the roots, eminem, crosby, stills and nash, aqualung, sarah mclachlan, led zeppelin, metallica, killswitch engage, fiona apple, imogen heap, imogen heap & imogen heapjeff buckley, jose gonzalez, opeth, bush, victor wooten, the mighty mighty bosstones, better than ezra,rainer maria, pixies, rush, modest mouse, claude debussy, miles davis, beethoven, the appleseed cast, hector berlioz, arch enemy, minus the bear, pixies, pearl jam, the hives, the doors, elton john, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, ellington, jack johnson, death cab for cutie, tenacious...just to name a very few...

Movies:

let's see... favorite is matrix(all 3), Kundun, v for vendetta, a beautiful mind, batman begins, batman(1989), sixth sense, unbreakable, titanic(can't believe i let that one out of the bag), hero, dodgeball, finding neverland, shawshank redemption, the fisherking, the good the bad & the ugly, ghost, rocky I & II, godfather I & II, rain man, stand by me, the mothman prophecy, lord of the rings, superman I and II (what the heck the new one too), true romance, fight club, the shining, rushmore, 40 year old virgin, big fish, starsky and hutch, star wars(all 3), young frankenstein, abbott and costello meet frankenstein, bride of frankenstein, actually just about all the classic monster movies, gangs of ny....

Books:

anything by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Heroes:

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

My Blog

answer

"The difference lies in their intention. A wise person is someone who has a good intention, not someone who merely possesses knowledge." -Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Posted by andrew on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:22:00 PST

question

"What is the difference between a wise man and a fool?" -Gungtang Jampleyang
Posted by andrew on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:18:00 PST