tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post6650955754938085475..comments2023-10-26T01:30:06.692-07:00Comments on Charm School: Teacherskissyfacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-30638269909159857612008-12-24T13:38:00.000-08:002008-12-24T13:38:00.000-08:00I like this. I am guilty of trying to run away fro...I like this. I am guilty of trying to run away from myself,not willing to look at the ugly bits. I need to learn to love myself with my imperfections.GrizzBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229663134377237230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-1396074841132719522007-06-25T18:36:00.000-07:002007-06-25T18:36:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reminderxoThanks for the reminder<BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-16318040524067781722007-06-20T17:01:00.000-07:002007-06-20T17:01:00.000-07:00Except I'm wrong, the lecture you linked here is t...Except I'm wrong, the lecture you linked here is the Maitri disc - From Fear to Fearlessness. Even better.kissyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-35335546348393266862007-06-20T17:00:00.000-07:002007-06-20T17:00:00.000-07:00Thank you, Peteski - I think have that lecture on ...Thank you, Peteski - I think have that lecture on a three cd set - I believe it's from the "Pure Meditation" disc (the other two focus on maitri and tonglen practice), she talks about the Three Lords of Materialism - form (things), speech, and mind. These are the things we cling to for comfort when we are in a state of fear. It's just great. Thanks for making me listen to it again, which was clearly on my mind, anyway.kissyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-60954365897636168702007-06-20T14:41:00.000-07:002007-06-20T14:41:00.000-07:00look for Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 12 midnight - 5:30...look for Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 12 midnight - 5:30am<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://64.27.15.184/parchive/index.php?sort=dateaz" REL="nofollow"> here - Something's Happening with Roy of Hollywood Part B </A>Peteskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634020418381686568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-27275434784482731092007-06-20T11:36:00.000-07:002007-06-20T11:36:00.000-07:00but peteski, if i did THAT i wouldn't be ME. and ...but peteski, if i did THAT i wouldn't be ME. and that would be "running away from myself." believe it or not, i've thought about being a nun, but it always followed some huge emotional disappointment in my life where i wanted to hide away from the clamor of the world. i could be quite content, i believe, living a life of service and quiet contemplation, but i don't think it would serve me or be authentically me. i huddled up on myself for a very long time, this life is better for me, and probably for those around me as well.<BR/><BR/>you don't have to be an ascetic to live an authentically spiritual life. really, conscious or not, i believe every life is a spiritual pathe. consciousness and conscientiousness maybe just accelerates growth, is all.<BR/><BR/>anyway, pema went through that transformation after she married, raised a family, and all that. i'm not quite ready to let go of my fertility yet. oddly, some spiritual traditions teach that one cannot be in a spiritual discipline if progeny are involved. i think that's possibly the biggest load of crap to date. but that's just my perspective.<BR/><BR/>Mother of Invention - just in case there's any confusion, those are Pema Chodron's words, not mine. but if you mean that based on the fact i try to live that way, i thank you for your compliment and demur to say i only can hope and try...kissyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-80326650222682018302007-06-20T11:11:00.000-07:002007-06-20T11:11:00.000-07:00"Real safety is your willingness to not run away f..."Real safety is your willingness to not run away from yourself."<BR/><BR/>WOW...bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-42396031411227503212007-06-20T10:56:00.000-07:002007-06-20T10:56:00.000-07:00pinky, I'll believe you if you cut your hair like ...pinky, I'll believe you if you cut your hair like that.<BR/><BR/><BR/>ps. and start wearing the frump.Peteskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634020418381686568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-50496243245171580782007-06-20T09:11:00.000-07:002007-06-20T09:11:00.000-07:00I always tell my friend Barbara @ Looking to Live ...I always tell my friend Barbara @ Looking to Live that she should become a bodhisattva because I am always impressed at how proactive she is on her Spiritual Journey. I will direct her to here!bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-87953383307051992092007-06-20T04:58:00.000-07:002007-06-20T04:58:00.000-07:00This makes a lot of sense to me, even though I don...This makes a lot of sense to me, even though I don't practice it. You sound like a fabulous, understanding teacher.Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.com