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PWNed… by a Christian?
I don’t really know what PWNed means… but this morning, after writing a long post about God, I was alerted to the fact that my display name had been changed to “James Lloyd”. A quick google shows that he’s a … Continue reading
Letter From A Meditator
How I came to be… Every day was a struggle, from getting out of bed, going to school, going to work and everything else in between. I had no real understanding of life and the people who surrounded me; I … Continue reading
Tagged Internet, meditation, quote, suffering, writing
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To Share or Not to Share
The mind is a funny thing, to be sure I thought taking the copies of the Visuddhimagga down would bring peace of mind, but it didn’t really… only doing the right thing can bring peace of mind, I think. So, … Continue reading
Cease and Desist Spreading Our Dhamma
Got a letter this morning: Dear Venerable, John Bullit of Access to Insight wrote to me that you have unlocked the Path of Purification and put it online in different formats. This file was only to be distributed by Access … Continue reading
Dial-A-Monk
From the What-Will-They-Think-Of-Next Dept. Google just rolled out a new feature for Google Calendar, and like many of the things Google does, it fits right into the lives of millions, this monk included. The feature is called “Appointments”, and it … Continue reading
Tagged computer, contact, dhamma, Internet, meditation, news, speech, talk, teaching
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State of the Monk
If you’ve been keeping up with my going-ons, you know that we have two new bathrooms almost finished here. Roof is on, floor concrete is poured, all that’s left is plumbing and finishing. Tomorrow is the full moon of Asalha, … Continue reading
Tagged construction, Internet, monastery, rains, religion, teaching, update
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Take A Breath
Just taking a step back today to look at where things are going. The foundation has been set on the two new bathrooms and the walls are going up (the front part for a second time, after I realized I … Continue reading
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International Refuge Ceremony
It’s probably not the first time this has been done, but it’s a first for me – today we open radio.sirimangalo.org, the new home of monk radio, and our first event is a regular refuge and precepts (both five and … Continue reading
Monk 2.0
Living in the digital age… should have realized alms has reached 2.0 by now. So much support for the things I do, thanks everyone. Food courtesy of New York, Georgia, Romania, Winnipeg; pizza online, reservations via email, etc. The medium … Continue reading
Ask A Monk Reincarnated
I’m trying something new… let’s call it a “beta” test. One of the big problems with Ask A Monk is that there are too many questions for me to answer on my own. Another is that answering and linking videos … Continue reading
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