It’s done. Not much to look at, but there you have it. If it is of use to people, I’m happy. If it’s not, well, I guess I still have to be happy… why let my happiness depend on the happiness of others? It is sad to think that inevitably there will be people [...]
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First, for those of you who thought you were following me on Twitter, you’re probably not; when I deleted my Facebook account, my Twitter account went with it. Then I realized Twitter is actually useful, so I restored my account with them. It’s a good way to keep up with what I’m doing, especially [...] Okay, so I’m writing a book. Well not actually a book… probably only twenty or thirty pages long. And not really writing it, either, more like editing transcripts of my How To Meditate videos and reformatting them as a book(let). Anyway, here’s chapter one: Chapter One: What is Meditation? Just a quick update. Tomorrow I’m taking one of my students to the Metro Detention Center to help translate during my volunteer chaplain service. It’s nice to be on the giving side, helping the incarcerated deal with the stress of confinement and an uncertain future. Having been falsely arrested and spending a night in [...] After the hit that was this year’s Visakha Puja celebration, I wouldn’t have thought we could manage to pull it off again. In another amazing feat of determination and perseverence, we managed as a group to pull off another makeshift Buddhist celebration to rival any I’ve seen. Maybe I just like the small nature [...] Dear friends, I apologize for the late announcement; I’ve been a bit preoccupied lately. Today we will be celebrating the Buddha’s first teaching a day early, since today is Sunday and we hope more people will be able to come today than tomorrow. Please join us at 8 PM on this Sunday, July 25th [...] Okay, found this neat service called ustream that lets me broadcast both audio and video for free… the quality is not so good but, hey, free is free. Check it out: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/monkradio Next broadcast is at 7 PM Pacific… I’ll try to broadcast our evening group meditation. Update: the 7 PM broadcast was a [...] This Wednesday, July 7th, 5 PM, at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center, see the monk go back to jail. I’m volunteering with Religious Services at the Federal Detention Center in downtown LA. Not quite sure what I’ve gotten myself into, but thinking back over the mental anguish of imprisonment, a once-a-week chaplaincy [...] Here’s a list sent graciously by the Vice-President of the Tourism Authority of Thailand at an off-hand request. Maybe it will be of some use to someone, somewhere, looking for something. (PDF version here) Meditation in Thailand : International Buddhist Meditation Centre (IBMC) Dhamma Wichaya Hall, Wat Maha That, Tha Prachan, Bangkok [...] Settling in at what looks to be a home for at least a few months. Peaceful, quiet and conducive to meditative calm and insight. 4946 Vanalden Ave, Tarzana, CA |
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