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By Alexis WileyFox 2 News ReporterDETROIT -- Detroiters spend more than $1 billion a year shopping outside the city. The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is working to change that. A unique program is drawing dollars and praise."I moved into the neighborhood in April, and we really needed a coffee shop," said Angela Foster. (pictured above)So she opened one in Detroit's cozy West Village. It's called Coffee And...."I do three day themes, and I never wanted to pigeonhole myself into having to bake the same thing every day," she explained.This pastry chef can be as adventurous as she wants because Coffee And... will only be open for 30 days. It's a pop-up, the perfect way for entrepreneurs to test the market."You're given a chance to try out something that you had an idea of without being tied into a lease," Foster said.The clothing store next door is also a pop-up, both breathing new life into vacant storefronts."I could not be more excited about what's going on here," said Michael Forsyth, who leads the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation's REVOLVE program."When people ask me what it's about and someone's peaking in the window, I say that's what it's about," he told us.REVOLVE is designed to fill vacant spaces with interesting pop-up restaurants, stores and art installations generating buzz and creating an environment where viable, permanent businesses can thrive.Forsyth says the West Village is the perfect place to start."In West Village, in particular, you have the right ingredients. You have density. There's incredible consumer demand here," he explained.The DEGC along with the village's community development corporation worked with the owners of the Parkstone and West Village Manor connecting them to grant dollars to revitalize their storefronts, identifying potential tenants and giving them the support they need to be successful."We are going to take the bars down from the windows and open it up," said Kirsten Ussery, one of the owners of Detroit Vegan Soul, which has been serving the neighborhood and beyond as meal delivery and catering service. Next spring it will be a cafe."We take your conventional soul food favorites like mac and cheese and things like that and we take out the animal products and the dairy products, but we don't take out the flavor," Ussery said."We know the neighborhood has to support it first, and so we wanted this place to be a neighborhood restaurant/bar," said Hubert Yaro.He is opening a restaurant called Craftwork just doors away from Detroit Vegan Soul. He's a partner in two of Royal Oak and Birmingham's hottest restaurants. Yaro is bringing that experience to the West Village.But why the West Village instead of say Midtown or Corktown?"The architecture, the character, the being so close to Belle Isle," Yaro told us."The customers are here. We just need to build it and they will come," said Forsyth.Plus, what's happening in the West Village is just the beginning."Livernois Avenue -- the 'Avenue of Fashion' has all the right ingredients. It has incredible, stable neighborhoods, high consumer demand. We also have students at University of Detroit Mercy and Marygrove who want something to do after class," Forsyth explained."Everyone's been wondering could they sustain a business here. I have to say absolutely. Detroit is a city where we're creating what we want," Foster said.Detroit Vegan Soul, Craftwork and two other businesses are scheduled to open in that stretch of the West Village next spring.For more information on the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and the REVOLVE program, visit http://www.degc.org/available-properties.aspx/revolve-detroit-is-a-retail-evolution.
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10. Reflection. Thinking about where I've been, where I am now and where I want to go.
9. Water. I'm drinking so much hot tea and honeywater that my lips are going all Jolie on me.
8. Eat awesome things. I can't eat lame things because I don't have the energy for it.
7. Diving into my crazy hobbies. I have so much time to just memorize everything in the world now.
6. Eat, again. I bought lots of junk food from ÖoB. T'was awesome.
5. Hanging out with grandma. We're just very good at laughing together.
4. Music. I can't sing with this sore throat, but I've been compensating by playing piano.
3. Ideas for passing time. Like drawing on planes.
2. Lots of time for practising quasi-necessary things. Like transforming hoodies into a laptop carrier.
1. More time to watch Barcelona games.
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I love your blog! your pictures are so pretty! and the grandma picture made me laugh buckets! so thanks for brightening my day a little bit!

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Activision Blizzard Merger OfficialActivision and Blizzard Entertainment parent Vivendi Games announced the completion of their multibillion dollar merger resulting in the creation of Activision Blizzard.
Originally announced in late 2007, the merger was approved by shareholders earlier this week. The new Activision Blizzard corporation is valued at roughly $18.9 billion, marking one of the largest corporate consolidations in the industry's history.
"We are very excited about the opportunity for Activision Blizzard to create a broader entertainment software platform," said Activision Blizzard chairman Rene Penisson. "We are determined to 'think big'!"
According to the terms of the transaction, Vivendi will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision. Through the merger and a $1.7B stock purchase, Vivendi will acquire roughly 358.3 million shares in the new company, amounting to a 52% ownership stake in Activision Blizzard.
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Bianca Marroquin, originally from Mexico, made her Broadway in 2002 with this role. Other Broadway Credits: Daniela in In the Heights, Carmen in The Pajama Game. Regional credits: And the World Goes Round at Barrington Stage, Bye Bye Birdie at North Shore. Theatre in Mexico: Disney's Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Vagina Monolgues. Awards: 2004 Helen Hayes Award for the Chicago National Tour, IRNE Award for her role in Bye Bye Birdie, Premios Heraldo for Chicago in Mexico. Television: "One Life to Live," Judge on "Mira Quien Baila" (Univision) and "Pequenos Gigantes" (Televisa).
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Returns to Broadway after playing Velma in Chicago in the West End, Adelphi Theatre ('05) Cambridge Theatre ('06-'08); Civic Theatre, Johannesburg; and Arts Theatre, Cape Town ('05, '08) (Naledi and Fleur du Cap Awards) in addition to European and UK tours, a concert production in Marbella and both 10th Anniversary productions (Broadway & West End). Other theatrical credits include Vi Moore in Footloose (UK tour), Sandy in Grease at the Johannesburg Superbowl, Sheila in A Chorus Line (Civic Theatre, Jo'burg), Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk (Guild Theatre, London) and Viva Sun City (Extravaganza Theatre, Sun City). Amra-Faye has written and performed many one-woman shows, including It's Not Where I Start, Drinks on Me and Rouge Pulp, and starred in numerous musical extravaganzas worldwide. Her many commercial credits include soloist for SPAR International (Sun City Superbowl) and for the South African VIP Gala at the Sydney Olympics, and guest artist for World-Cup Rugby Gala.
Brent Barrett received an L.A. Drama Critics Award for his portrayal of Billy Flynn. He most recently starred opposite Cathy Rigby in the National Tour of Peter Pan, and before that as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular. Broadway: West Side Story (revival), Annie Get Your Gun (revival), Grand Hotel, Candide. London: Kiss Me, Kate (Olivier nomination). He also starred in the Encores! production of The Pajama Game and in Paper Mill Playhouse's Camelot. Brent has received national and international acclaim as a soloist with the Boston Pops, Berlin Philharmonic, at Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Albert and Royal Festival Halls. Solo albums: The Alan Jay Lerner Album, The Kander and Ebb Album, Christmas Mornings. Film/television: The Producers, Longtime Companion, "Hercules," "All My Children." BrentBarrett.com.
Christopher Fitzgerald most recently starred opposite Kristin Wiig and Annette Bening in the Lionsgate feature film release, Girl Most Likely. Broadway: The Merchant of Venice, Finian's Rainbow (Drama Desk Award, Tony and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Young Frankenstein (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Wicked, Amour (Drama Desk Award nomination). Off-Broadway: Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Lincoln Center), Saturday Night (Second Stage. Drama Desk Award nomination), Wise Guys (New York Theater Workshop), Corpus Christi (Manhattan Theatre Club), and The Cripple of Inishmaan (Public Theater), and most recently the title role in Barnum at the Chichester Festival Theatre (UK). TV: "Twins" (series regular, WB), "Next Caller" (NBC), "The Electric Company" (PBS). Film: Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant, Personal Velocity, Dedication. M.F.A. American Conservatory Theater.
Broadway/Tour: Chicago, Full Monty, One Mo Time, Follies, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Stepping Out, Goodbye Girl, Grind, Big River, The Crucible. London: Blues in the Night (Olivier Nomination), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Film: Steam, Across The Universe, Honeymooners, Sweet and Lowdown, Stepping Out, Television: The Practice, Third Watch, Law & Order, Parent Hood (Series Regular). www.carolwoodsonline.com
Donna Marie made her B'way debut at age 11 in the revival of GYPSY starring Angela Lansbury. Next she played Terry Turner in the Stephen Sondheim/Harold Prince musical MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. At age 19, Ms. Asbury was chosen by Mr. Prince to portray Eva Peron in the national tour of EVITA (the youngest actress ever to perform the role). Other B'way: SMILE, JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY. Other nat'l tours: CHICAGO (Velma Kelly). Favorite Role: Cleve's wife. Favorite production: Daughter, Jacqueline.
Nicole has performed on and off Broadway and has done several National tours as well as many regional productions. She is thrilled to be here and thanks God and family for life and living.
Broadway: Curtains, Oklahoma!, Chicago. Tours: Annie, A Chorus Line (Europe), Spamalot (Germany), Chicago (Japan). Outside the cellblock, Jenn is a digital artist & retoucher. www.thepixelcake.com
Broadway: Chicago, White Christmas. National tour: Young Frankenstein (Inga). NY: Music in the Air (City Center Encores!). Regional: Gretchen in Boeing-Boeing, Bambi Bernet in Curtains (both at Paper Mill Playhouse), Shelby in Steel Magnolias (North Carolina Theatre), Polly Baker in Crazy For You (Sacramento Music Circus), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Natalie in All Shook Up (both at Music Theatre of Wichita), Hope in Anything Goes (Taipei National Theatre). Television: "Royal Pains," "A Gifted Man" and "Law & Order: SVU." BFA, University of Michigan. annehorak.com
Adam Jepsen is 'jazzed' to be doing Chicago. Broadway: Cinderella (Original Broadway Cast). Tour: Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow). Regional: MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse. BFA: Penn State University. Gratitude: Duncan Stewart & Co. and the Chicago creative team. For Rosie. www.AdamJepsen.com
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J.Loeffelholz is thrilled to be a part of this amazing production for the past 17 years. Original revival cast (Richard Rodgers, Shubert, Ambassador theatres). Many thanks to everyone!!
Nathan Madden is thrilled to make his Broadway debut. Tours/other credits: Come Fly Away, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Fall for Dance (City Center), BJM DANSE. Juilliard (BFA09). Eternally grateful to God, for getting to live this dream! 1 Corinthians 15:10
Broadway: The Producers (Usherette, Ulla u/s), 42nd Street, Cats(Cassandra), Sound of Music, Radio City Rockette, Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Boston (Rita). Point Park University Graduate. Four national commercials running - keep your eye out for me!
Broadway credits: Fosse; Once Upon a Mattress; Hello, Dolly! (with Channing). Also, Oh, Kay!; Encores! Golden Boy; Radio City productions, South Pacific.
Broadway: Promises, Promises; The Pirate Queen; Beauty and the Beast; Annie Get Your Gun; Steel Pier. International tour: Spamalot. Signature Theatre: Kander & Ebb's The Visit.
Denny Pashcall is excited to return to Chicago. Credits include: Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, Anyone Can Whistle, Sondheim: The Birthday Concert. Love to my families in Denver and LA. Special thanks to Haven and Hudson -- you guys are the best.
Broadway: Pippin (Astaire Nom.), Fosse, ...Forum, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly's Last Jam, Will Rogers' Follies, Sweet Charity, Big Deal. Nat'l Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, Smokey Joe's Cafe. "...unmerited favor."
Broadway: A Chorus Line (Don), Legally Blonde, The Producers. National Tour: Chicago (Billy Flynn). Film and television: Kinsey, The Producers, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Much love and thanks to Mom and Dad, Mamaw and Papaw.
Brian Spitulnik holds a BFA from the University of Michigan and a MFA from Columbia University. Winner of the Hopwood Award for Nonfiction, Brian is the author of McSweeney's "The Chorus Boy Chronicles;" "A Good Boy;" "Angels, Twice Descending" and "Hollywood and Vine," a new TV drama.
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The Fabled Australian Beauty Brand Opens the Doors of its Research Studios
In celebration of its 25th anniversary this year, Melbourne-based science-beauty brand Aesop invited photographer Rene Vaile to document the laboratories where its team of specialists analyse each extract, vitamin and nutrient that goes into the holistic range. Founded by Dennis Paphitis in 1987 as an alternative to the chemical-filled cosmetic goods of the time, the brand focuses solely on using ingredients that benefit the body, including green tea, geranium leaf and mandarin. "A good product needs to begin from a sincere and authentic perspective," explains Paphitis of the company's ethos. "It must be designed with integrity and a sense of timelessness." Taking sustainable living as a basic mantra, Aesop is also known for its sensitively placed and design-strong outlets across the world, such as the Grand Central Terminal booth opened last year and built out of 1,000 copies of The New York Times. Here Senior Chemist Rebecca Watkinson talks to us about the processes involved in developing Aesop's celebrated products and the best way to take care of your skin.
How do you come across new ingredients to experiment with?
We are continually researching and exploring new ingredients, and often look to other industries for inspiration, particularly the food industry. The most recent example of this would be blackcurrant seed oil, which we use in our Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Facial Treatment. Blackcurrants have long been known as a "super-food" for their anti-oxidant properties and essential fatty acid content. We saw that this could be an interesting topical ingredient.
How long does it take to perfect a new product?
It typically takes 18 months to two years to fully realize a product, with much collaborative effort and many iterations between concept, development, testing, manufacture and launch. Sage and Zinc Facial Hydrating Cream was ten years in the making, and not without its challenges, but was certainly worth the wait.
Everyone's skin is different. How do you define and test health and beauty?
We endeavour to make our products as applicable and relevant to as many skin types as possible. Our philosophy of skin care is based on scientific evidence that what most skin types require is to be cleansed, moisturized and protected. We counsel our clients to take care of their skin by using the highest quality skin care products and sun cream, drinking pure water, eating fresh food and getting as much sleep as possible.


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44 U.S. Code § 506 - Time for printing documents or reports which include illustrations or maps
Source(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)
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Blessed Contardo Ferrini
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- 17 October 1902 at Suna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy of natural causes
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11 U.S. Code § 903 - Reservation of State power to control municipalities
This chapter does not limit or impair the power of a State to control, by legislation or otherwise, a municipality of or in such State in the exercise of the political or governmental powers of such municipality, including expenditures for such exercise, but—
(1) a State law prescribing a method of composition of indebtedness of such municipality may not bind any creditor that does not consent to such composition; and
Source(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 492,July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 383.)
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Section 903 of the House amendment represents a stylistic revision of section 903 of the Senate amendment. To the extent section 903 of the House bill would have changed present law, such section is rejected.
senate report no. 95–989
Section 903 is derived, with stylistic changes, from section 83 of current Chapter IX [section 403 of former title 11]. It sets forth the primary authority of a State, through its constitution, laws, and other powers, over its municipalities. The proviso in section 83, prohibiting State composition procedures for municipalities, is retained. Deletion of the provision would "permit all States to enact their own versions of Chapter IX [chapter 9 of former title 11]", Municipal Insolvency, 50 Am.Bankr.L.J. 55, 65, which would frustrate the constitutional mandate of uniform bankruptcy laws. Constitution of the United States, Art. I, Sec. 8.
This section provides that the municipality can consent to the court's orders in regard to use of its income or property. It is contemplated that such consent will be required by the court for the issuance of certificates of indebtedness under section 364 (c). Such consent could extend to enforcement of the conditions attached to the certificates or the municipal services to be provided during the proceedings.
1984—Par. (2). Pub. L. 98–353struck out "to" before "that does not consent".
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"1. Step away from the computer." SERIOUSLY!!! Where do you people find the time?
"1. Step away from the computer." SERIOUSLY!!! Where do you people find the time?
Btw, that soup nazi pic literally made me "LOL".
I always find it lame when people imply that you have "no life" or have "too much time" because you spend time on a computer.Originally Posted by mahakalaugh
I enjoy the things I can do on my computer in my leisure time, and I find Treeleaf just as valuable--if not 'moreso'--than any sangha I've ever participated in. To me, it's worth getting invested in. I'm a nerd who enjoys studying literature, playing video games, and following the latest screwed up Jersey City news stories on Twitter. I've been an avid Internet user since Compuserve and 14.4 modems. It's an endless source of information and discovery. It's not like I do these things because I don't have options. This is what I choose to do.
I care about what happens here because it's a real thing in my life. If this was just a hobby or a boredom buster, of course I wouldn't bother.
The most important thing in my life is this spiritual path I have embarked upon. I'm still struggling to fully engage with practice again after losing all of the illusions that tied me to practice for so many years. Coming here inspires me to sit. I learn a lot about people here and I care about what happens to them. I don't see this as any less valid than my "real life" friendships. One cannot substitute for the other, but I don't do it to substitute. I do it for its own unique virtues.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:Originally Posted by chicanobudista
Okay, how about we all go back to the topic of "how to attain enlightenment?"
Yes, one thing that led me to joining Treeleaf despite my initial reservations was the realization that online human interaction was no less real than face-to-face interaction. Maybe the methods for communicating are different, but it's no less real.Originally Posted by Stephanie
Now, back to enlightenment.
Originally Posted by pinoybuddhist
I agree!
Can I just...please, say something.
I came to Treeleaf to learn from Jundo and then now together with Taigu. I came here to learn about Zazen ever since that first day when an old zen monk pointed me to a cushion in his temple with the command, and it was a command: Sit! And I've been sitting ever since. I don't know about Kensho but I've been sitting ever since.
I came to Treeleaf to learn. I ask questions and I make my comments, not often but from time to time. If one or two are helped by my questions or comments or sharings, thank Buddha!
Jundo and Taigu are ultimately the ones I listen to because When I came here I acknowledge them as the ones to lead me on this path. They are not the only ones I consult. I go to other Teachers but they really don't diverge much from the Soto school which is the one that seems to appeal to me.
I cannot teach Soto Zen. I'm not an expert on it. Now if you want me to teach you about the mystical tradition of the Catholic Church or about pastoral practice, well that I can do gladly, ably, and confidently. But then we're already in a different forum.
For example, Father Kyrillios and I share a common Tradition but of different Rites. I cannot teach his Rite anymore than he can teach mine. Yet we honor and respect each other nonetheless--I hope.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm here at Treeleaf to learn Soto Zen....from Jundo and Taigu. And to the rest "Thank you and gassho for your companionship...and your compassion to accept me in your company."
Thank you for listening.
I would speak as one of the "new members" mentioned in the drama. I had an exchange with Chet just before this started, so I feel part of it. I never complained of him to Jundo or Taigu and I did not feel that he bothered me. He came through as arrogant and as people probably saw, I questioned what I perceived as an attempt by him to "teach" me, but it was sort of clear to me he was "just" another student and not speaking with any sort of authority, and I do not feel what he said made me confused about what Jundo and Taigu teach.
Which, while I might not consider it to be THE TRUTH ABOUT EVERYTHING or any such thing, I nevertheless consider what passes as The Thing on these forums. If you willingly go to someone else's school or church, yes, you can question what they teach, you can ask for explanations, you can discuss the teaching with others and you can respectfully disagree with them, but in the end, it's their effing school, and what they teach matters more than what you think they should teach. Don't like it? It's a free Internet, go found your own.
I am not here so that Jundo and Taigu can tell me how things really are. But I am here to learn what Jundo and Taigu think about it and how they practice. If I wanted a general Buddhism forum where everyone is equal, there's plenty in the internet. I did not choose to go to any of those. I value comments from others (yes, Chet too), but I think we should all be respectful and make it clear when we speak where our interpretation disagrees from J&T's, and to simply say "we disagree" instead of "they are wrong". Not because we should in general respect them any higher than any other being -- but because we should respect them in their own zendo.
Chet seems to share a very human tendency to polarize matters. I hope he will get over it and come back.
And now I am really really curious about the Story About Brad.
If you search enough this forums and Brad's own web page, you will get the gist of it. Or you can always fork over $$ to Brad for his last book and get the one side of the story.Originally Posted by Jaana
Certain things have passed and maybe Jundo will PM you if he chooses. :wink: 8)
Originally Posted by Stephanie
Just to clarify since I was quoted. My comments were not to tsk-tsk members about their time spent in the internet. My comments were regarding that we sometimes get into arguments and become like tumbleweeds riding on the winds of emotions.
Be it in person or in forums (flame wars, trolling, etc), we need to stop being tumbleweeds. And maybe more like a nopal. :mrgreen: :wink:
I didn't take your post that way at all, Erik.
mahakalaugh's post, on the other hand... :roll:
i think you may have projected something or at least overreacted... you pretty much answered my question though. you apparently MAKE the time (and the effort)to contribute a significant amount because of how much you truly care about this forum/community... i think that's what you were saying.
I have a syllabus for my courses. It clearly explains the rules. I, and only I, decide when those rules are bent and when they are enforced rigidly. There is no other effective way to run a classroom. Students are not my equals in certain regards. They are equal on a human level, but not on an educational one. There are many times that students truly have no idea what would be the logical next step in their studies. Sometimes they do. I have to figure out when that happens, and take responsibility when my students either excel or fail.
Taigu and Jundo are teachers. Not saints, not without faults, but teachers nonetheless. This is their classroom. They will run it the way they think best. It is not hypocrisy for me to chastise a student for chastising another student. It is not their place to do so. It is mine. Them's the breaks. We all want teachers who will lead us exactly where we are comfortable going, but that isn't good teaching. Good teaching steers us where we need to go, whether we want to go there or not.
Men and women cannot always live by the same rules. Children and adults cannot either. Students and teachers cannot. There is a great burden carried by teachers that is not carried by the student. Part of that burden is "classroom management." Making sure that the class behaves in a way that fosters learning AND is in accord with the teaching style of the educator. So, two teachers may be equally effective but may have VERY different ideas about what is appropriate classroom behavior. The students who talk during class rarely like it when they are reminded that it is disruptive to others. Other profs may have teaching styles that can accommodate the same amount of chatter.
This is no big deal for either party. This is not abuse of power as some might say. What power? The power to turn off access to an internet forum? If you can't tolerate the idea of leaving a thing, you are too attached to it.
Sometimes a teacher reprimands a student after class . . . tells them not to do it anymore. OK. No one was abused here. Some curt talk certainly shouldn't discourage someone as tough as Chet (I don't say this sarcastically either. Chet strikes me as a pretty tough dude). So, why all the fuss?
Just my bit,
I just listened to a blog that I must have missed in the past.
I think it is relevant here. It really meant alot to me and I
hope it will to you too. I am going through some "stuff" right
now (as we all are, ah life :| ) and this talk really cut to the
heart. I hope it's okay to post it here.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/treeleafzen/2 ... do-ev.html
Thank you Jundo.
I think the local library carries Brad's latest so I might get it without spending my money. :P (The need to own the books I read is something I am sort of proud to have been able to give up, incidentally.)
Gassho.... :wink:Originally Posted by Stephanie
Think of it as two musicians (Jazz, Blues, Conjunto, etc), Jundo and Brad, having a bit of give and take on styles, riffs, etc. :mrgreen:Originally Posted by Jaana
Fear not! I come not to prolong the sadness in this thread. Just the opposite!
Frankly, I'm glad I missed all the ruckus, though sorry about the outcome. Chet is a voice to be missed. But I am a process guy, so I move on (and I assume he will too, maybe even back here), and the thing I like about soto zen is the process stuff. So this late-comer to the firestorm tread his way through all the above posts to try and cull out some of the process wisdom, at least as I see it. There is value in all this open struggle, though sometimes hard to find, and below is my attempt to find it. I quote it here because I am afraid that the outcome may have derailed or detracted from what I view as the truly worthy original intent, with a little of the extra stuff that seemed appropriate. I apologize to all that I do not quote if you felt your comments were worthy of quoting, and I apologize to those I do quote if you don't approve of my editing. Zen process teaches to let it go, so that is all I can ask you to do.
Jundo: And, yes, finally ... this practice makes me happy, joyful, deep down and pervading. It is an abiding happiness and joy at a life in which I do not need to, and will not, feel happy and joyful all or much of the time. And that makes me happy! It is a Peace which sweeps in all peace and war, is at home with all ... at peace in, as and with a life that is oftimes anything but peaceful, thus True Peace.Jundo: And thus we sit Zazen ... as a sacred act, as natural whole holy ... as a flower reaching for the sun.
In Zazen, we learn to see and penetrate the deep interpentration and interbeing of all things, all time, all events, all beings. Phenomena on worlds countless light years away, and the dew on the nearest blade of grass are each as much "you" as the winking and blinking of your own eye.
In that way ... the mystery of life and death is no mystery at all ... for the simple reason that there never was a separate self to be born, thus no separate self to die. Where is the air when the wind stops to blow? Where does the sea "go" when the single wave vanishes? We are as the little wave, looking for the water and afraid of what lies ahead when it crashes on the beach.Christopher: Our practice is to realize when, how, and why delusion leads us away from true understanding. This is the work that we need to do to get to a point where we realize that the act of living free from these ideas is Nirvana. This is why we say that even though there is no attaining and nothing to attain, that we still need to work toward something, because we are working on ourselves to realize that our selves are standing in our way, blocking the view. When you can accept the perfection of a rainy day as effortlessly as a walk on a tropic beach, or when you can accept the sadness and emotional pain of the loss of a friend or loved one as completely as accepting that water is wet and the sun rises in the East, this is true enlightenment .
I feel that this could be enlightenment. The though that no matter where I am (physically, emotionally, mentally, Zen-ally) that this is home, this is where I belong, because I could not possibly be anywhere else, the whole time I am continuing to walk, always moving forward in a direction that is both East and West, forward, backward, side-to-side, and always arriving Home. This is my practice, and I struggle with this concept often because my attachments still dog me at times, but I am constantly trying to improve in my practice, while always trying to being content where I am.Christopher: Im saying that the student / teacher relationship is indispensable, from my own personal experience. A person may study the Dharma from a book, but I think that unless you are an exceptionally realized person, the likelihood is that you will have filler thoughts, and they will be barriers on the path. I believe that I can safely say that the only reason that I understand what little of the Dharma that I do now, is because of this sangha, its members, and Jundo and Taigus teachings.Rich: Some of the scriptures talk about 'speaking little' but forums bring out the 'speaking much'. Its not a middle way thing in the sense of a huge amount of talking on one side and silence on another but the fact that most of us probably speak far too much and alot of that is useless.
I am finding more and more that speaking about the practical things in life- the nuts and bolts, plus kind words and supportive talk make a better and more pleasant day than endless discussions, disagreements on philosophies and debates on this and that.
Sometimes the poison of anger just wouldn't arise if we didn't speak unnecessarily..some of the simple stuff Thich Nhat Hahn talks of but I have ignored well in the past...
I really do think that the restrictions of the eightfold path are something many of us Westerners into Zen (at least) miss often even though they are perhaps easy and practical ways to avoid much suffering. We might think the idea of healthy anger is real or being able to freely express our opinion is good. I challenge those things. Sure if we are angry then be angry, don't deny. However, if we truly are that anger it'll fade quickly..it may well be our resistance that keeps it going...but if angry we can accept it and then go off and sit, or "take care of our anger-TNH", or watch it pass just like the clouds we often talk about.Eric (chicanobudhista): we sometimes get into arguments and become like tumbleweeds riding on the winds of emotions.I also found these two quotes from the "Odd thought" thread to be especially beautiful and quite relevant here.Elka [as close as I care to come on a comment regarding the whole issue this thread became]: I have a syllabus for my courses. It clearly explains the rules. I, and only I, decide when those rules are bent and when they are enforced rigidly. There is no other effective way to run a classroom. Students are not my equals in certain regards. They are equal on a human level, but not on an educational one. There are many times that students truly have no idea what would be the logical next step in their studies. Sometimes they do. I have to figure out when that happens, and take responsibility when my students either excel or fail.
Taigu and Jundo are teachers. Not saints, not without faults, but teachers nonetheless. This is their classroom. They will run it the way they think best. It is not hypocrisy for me to chastise a student for chastising another student. It is not their place to do so. It is mine. Them's the breaks. We all want teachers who will lead us exactly where we are comfortable going, but that isn't good teaching. Good teaching steers us where we need to go, whether we want to go there or not.
Men and women cannot always live by the same rules. Children and adults cannot either. Students and teachers cannot. There is a great burden carried by teachers that is not carried by the student. Part of that burden is "classroom management." Making sure that the class behaves in a way that fosters learning AND is in accord with the teaching style of the educator. So, two teachers may be equally effective but may have VERY different ideas about what is appropriate classroom behavior. The students who talk during class rarely like it when they are reminded that it is disruptive to others. Other profs may have teaching styles that can accommodate the same amount of chatter.
This is no big deal for either party. This is not abuse of power as some might say. What power? The power to turn off access to an internet forum? If you can't tolerate the idea of leaving a thing, you are too attached to it.
Dosho [I though this especially beautiful]: I comment very little lately because I don't think I know squat about zen, Soto or any other kind. I can see one part of what Chet and Stephanie are saying...that without the existence of "enlightment" or flashes of kensho, there is no "something" to make what we study more than a temporary escape from reality. But I also think that Chet and Stephanie spend a lot of time reading about that "something" and desperately want it. They have an emptiness the same as the rest of us do...that is no different. But speaking only for myself, I know that "something" is there, but if I think about it too long I will get trapped in the feeling and will never give up my quest to find it. But that "something" is not the sustenance of my life...it is the candy.
I once heard a comic talking about watching his son while driving and seeing him stare out of the backseat window smiling, lost in thought. The comic asked, "What are you thinking about?" The son replied with a gleeful smile, "Candy." The comic said that as a child he could do what his son was doing 24/7, but as an adult there is the reality of cavities and the fact that candy has no nutritional value. The metaphor is crude since I'm not saying that enlightment causes cavities, but I think the seeking of it can. If that "something" is there, fine. If that "something" is not there, fine. I think we have to be ok with either one, even if those who come to zen do so because we really do believe that "something" is there. We come here for the enlightment, we stay for the non-attainment. We practice to let that desperate seeking go.
If there is enlightment, I go to the grocery store to feed my family. If there is no enlightenment, I go to the grocery store to feed my family. In either case I might pass by the candy aisle every few trips, perhaps think about it for a bit, but then I walk away...and live.And that quote brings us right back to where the thread started, so gassho and goodnight,Jundo [I found this so profound I wrote it down word for word in my journal, because, yeah, this is my Path]: Rather, if someone is experiencing all life ups and downs and tears and disappointments and stresses and struggles ... and is not struggling with all that ... is at home to the marrow in this crazy life ... ... not struggling in the least with the fact that we all must struggle in life sometimes ... taking all conditions as they come ... up down smiles and tears, the whole catastrophe YIPPEE! ... that is Enlightenment, being wholly "at one" with life as it is, the "self's" demands and "should be's" on this life-world dropped away, all the walls to life knocked down.
Just a note:
I've been reading Brad's book, and I've been reading some random stuff on the internet about The Incident.
I think it was just about what I needed: an example of how these zen circles are just human circles; nothing more and nothing less.
Does not make me respect anyone involved any less. Just a bit differently, and in a way that is probably better in line with how things are, rather than how I'd like to imagine them to be.
It's all good practice.
Ah, don't believe half the stuff you read out there, on the web or on tv. Did you know that Barack Obama is a secret Muslim born in Africa?Originally Posted by Jaana
The only part you can be sure of is the "human beings are just human" part.
Gassho, J
Hi.Originally Posted by Jundo
And not even that sometimes...
I've got to admit, these dramas have had the tendency to suck me in.
What is important, I think is how we react to them.
Do we add to it?
This to me, is like throwing gasoline on a fire.
Do we try to block it out, walk away?
I did this for a while to, and lost a feeling of connectedness I had enjoyed for a while.
Observing it again, I find an increased level of bodily tension.
Maybe I care too much?
Dont know. I think I'll sit with that... again.
I don't believe quarter of it, Jundo. I've been in similar sort of dramas elsewhere and I know how they play out. It is impossible for an outsider to judge what is (was) true (at the time of the incident), and it's not very important either.
I was not reading on it to "find out the truth", "make a call on who was right" or "pick a side". I was just interested on what it was about. It is obviously(*) impossible for a stranger to act as a judge, especially after the matter. Lucky for me, I am not interested in doing so. These dramas are human. It's useful for me to be reminded that you zen folks are still human. Who is somehow more human is not of interest at this point. I'll make my own calls as I get to know you better.
(*) Alright, calling it obvious is snobbish of me. It is not obvious to most people, judging based on how many want to publicly do so.
This "human beings are just human beings" is mildly confusing.Originally Posted by Jundo
Does this mean that there is no need for a bodhisattva anymore? If humans are just humans, who consistently err, is there no way to rise above? To actually live in accordance with the eightfold path? Isn't that the reason we're on this path in the first place?
If we consistently refuse to change, if we consistently make the same misjudgments, then there is no real need for a Way anymore. Everything can be Buddhism: slander your neighbor, cheat on your wife, hit your kids, kill. It's all good practice, and it's all very human.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but it's a sentiment that I heard from different people from different places. Humans are just humans. That simple sentence can be used in defense of virtually everything.
To err is obviously human, but mustn't we learn from our errors and see to that it doesn't happen again? If we are all Buddhas, maybe it's time to act that way. All of us, me included.
Perhaps I'm just confused. That's human too
I have felt exactly this way too. But it is important to keep in mind that this practice, while yes it is about those Bodisatva vows to save all sentient beings, is about also you. I have also been gawking at the actions of others but that isn't at all what this practice is about for me. It is as Master Dogen admonishes: Put aside the intellectual practice of investigating words and chasing phrases, and learn to take the backward step that turns the light and shines it inward.Originally Posted by anista
Oh, don't get me wrong, I wasn't talking about anyone else but me. In that you're absolutely correct. But since the path is for ourselves (and by changing ourselves, we can positively contribute to the lives of others) it's imperative that there actually is a path, which will be of benefit (even though we're not striving to get there - I'm not saying this from a dualistic now-then perspective). If I'm consistently the same rotten collection of skandhas that I call "me" that I've always been, what's the use of this practice? If I can reach the place where I am now by practicing wing chun, or ballet, well ... you get my point.Originally Posted by Fuken
Well, your in luck! You can never be consistently the same rotten collection of skandhas.Originally Posted by anista
In fact, every moment the entire universe is on the move, constantly changing.
Thing is, there are parts that take a lot longer to change than others. I suppose it is kind of like belly fat in that way.
For me studying and the eightfold path http://asuradharma.blogspot.com/2008...fold-path.html has been helpful and informative as I have stumbled along the way, a great work out routine if you will.
I think I would recommend revisiting it over and over again to anyone. But don't pay attention to my thought doodles too much, make your own!
Well, that's a bit of semantics right there, but sure, your are right . I'm perfectly aware of the meaning of anicca, but anicca doesn't mean that the changes automatically are for the better, does it?Originally Posted by Fuken
However, I am more interested in the "anything goes because we're human" approach, and how far we could stretch this. We can't take our western individualism too far - there is always the collective, the interdependence, as well, to keep in mind.
Is it up to me to make my own definitions of the eightfold path, or is a joint understanding from the students and teachers of this sa?gha, as well as from the wider buddhist community?
I think that things won't likely change for the better on their own. I think that way leads to nihilism and entropy. And I think things are interdependant wether we keep it in mind or not. :wink:Originally Posted by anista
For me, it is not a matter so much of making up my own definitions for the eightfold path, as taking ownership of the eightfold path. By that I mean to integrate those things into daily life. As far as the joint understanding, a teacher whose name I forget said something like "The sangha is like a rock tumbler, rough stones bouncing around in the tumbler and polishing each other as they go through the spin cycle. Kind of like what we're doing now.
Hi,Originally Posted by anista
I think you did not get what was meant by "human beings are just human beings".
Yes, this practice is a path ... and we do as we can to live in accord with the Bodhisattva way. We try to be better. And we do, in fact, get better and better.
But it is a "path" ... and Bodhisattvas (even Buddhas) are ultimately human beings. That means that, as on any path, there might be chances to stumble, regress, lose one's balance and fall. That is to be human.
However, surely, the more we practice this practice ... and walk this path ... the better we get at it, keeping our balance more, overcoming obstacles more. We can become like finely trained athletes, perhaps, in our skill.
Still, even the greatest champion may sometimes miss a shot, trip over her own feet.
There is the ideal of the "Buddha", and that is perhaps someone who never makes a mistake, never is un-Buddhalike, never fumbles the ball. But until we are all "Buddha" like that, we must just keep walking this path ...
... avoiding the obstacles as best we can. Picking up and dusting off when we fall.
Gassho, Jundo
We had a sit-a-long related to this just a couple of months ago ...
http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=15407A few days ago, an excellent article by Lewis Richmond appeared here on SunSpace entitled What If? Guidelines for Choosing a Buddhist teacher. I would really like to recommend that article to everyone. If I may add my own test for finding a teaching, I would say find a man or woman who sometimes falls down, makes mistakes, makes a donkeys ass of him or herself and observe closely what happens, watch how he or she does it. Oh, dont get me wrong probably you do not want as a teacher someone who falls down each and every day, nor someone who falls down too BIG (robbing banks, lying profusely and intentionally starting fires, for example). No, I mean someone who every so often, now and then, like everyone makes a fool of him/herself, loses his Zen Master cool, over-indulges, does a real face-flop, says something she regrets, breaks some (hopefully not too big) Precepts in some very human way.
How does this person recover their balance? With what grace do they fall or, at least, get back up on their feet? Do they profoundly reflect on their mistakes, learn from them, apologize sincerely to anyone hurt (hopefully not too badly) and move on? As a matter of fact, since this crazy practice is greatly about living with some grace in this imperfect, often disappointing, trap and temptation filled world, a teacher with a couple of serious imperfections may be a good guide on how to avoid, lessen or escape the worst of it!
The Buddhist stories are filled with characters who, in the writer's idealized imagination, act like robots. This practice, I feel, is for human beings of flesh and blood who can be better in being human, even transcending it all.
Gassho, J
Say Chet, travel light and be well. Stay with us and be silent for a while. It can be a great experience not to be taken lightly. THIS requires no commentary. Zak
For sure.Originally Posted by Jundo
Lecture by Suzuki-r?shi
Wednesday, March 22, 1967
[Suzuki-r?shi read a rendition of "J?shu's Mu." He said J?shu began serious study, including travel and visits to various masters, after the age of 60. Before that he spent most of his time caring for his old Zen teacher.]
Has a dog Buddha nature? Everyone knows that Buddha nature is everywhere and includes everything. (It is so stated in a sutra). But if we all are Buddha, i.e., if buddha-nature is everywhere, why practice zazen? Consider the air; it too is everywhere; but until we use a fan, we are not aware of it. Zazen may be likened to the fanning. However, awareness of Buddha nature, or the solution to mu are not our only problems. So there is no need to be narrowly over-concerned with what Buddha nature refers to. You should not strain too hard to know what Zen is. One cannot study Zen in the usual manner. The way to study Zen is to be always aware of yourself, to be careful, to be sincere with yourself. Awareness means that when reading (including Zen materials), your mind should not get caught by any idea. It should remain open. Similarly with sights and sounds dont allow your minds self-awareness to get lost or absorbed. In other words, always remain conscious of what you are doing, of what is going on. In all our activities we should have inward eyes. This is especially so during physical actions, because then our minds are not as full of activity. When we are reading or thinking, our minds are not as full of activity. When we are involved in physical activity, then the mind is at full operation it is open. When we are thus attentive and one with our activity, we can deepen our understanding. When we practice this way, everything that happens is within our mind and everything we are involved in is the content of our practice. Such awareness of body-mind means that sounds, for example, arise from within the mind. Here (in body-mind) there is no duality. Body-mind arises when practice is within yourself-Zen conduct is occurring when there is no duality.
Though most people desire birth and avoid death, if death is included in our non-dualistic body-mind, then it cannot be an outside occurrence which we need fear. Death is not something outside of us.
In Zen practice, mountains are not over there, but instated are here within our mind. If we pursue such practice continuously, action and non-action are not distinct phenomena. When our mind is river, the whole world is river. When this non-arising of outside phenomena is attained, inflexibility is cast off. When we feel that phenomena is outside of us, then the mind loses its flexibility i.e., is inflexible. When mind includes all things, e.g., rivers and mountains, then it is big and flexible. The various things we are aware of are temporary forms and colors of our mind.
[From D?gen]Those who study Zen can gain awakening if they reflect on themselves at the halfway mark. And we should not stop when we have attained enlightenment. Do not stop it when you have it. This means that when the mind is constantly active in various ways, i.e. is always open, we are then enlightened. The instant we believe or say the idea that we are enlightened-at that instant our mind stops, freezes, no longer is open. So we have it (an awakened, open mind) as long as we are open i.e.; seeking it. Thus when we have it we should not stop, or enlightenment ends and becomes a static impurity.
Even though we should not be caught by the ideas of Buddhism, there are plenty of good reasons for studying it. The Zen way is to know ourselves through and through, each moment to moment.
The original post was great, thank you! The rest was interesting. BTW, your video for the rakusu was very helpful for me. After a couple of years of daily sitting, I will have ordination in a couple of months. I hope to become more active in the forums, if my 'dual citizenship' would not create a problem. Though, the more I sit, the less I find to say.
I wish you a pleasant day.
Hi all.
I arrived in Afghanistan a few weeks back, I have had decent internets for a few days now but have delayed saying anything in this thread for fear of speaking too soon, before I truly gathered my thoughts. I did send a few messages/emails to a couple of people. I may have spoken to them too soon to be honest, I spoke to them from an emotional state of mind and I now wish I had waited on sending those messages as well.
I had a wonderful conversation with a very wonderful and grounded individual yesterday, about the things that have been "happening" over the last few weeks. This is something I said to them and I still feel it is important, 24 hours later...
This is slightly out of context so I will explain further. Members of this website should be expected to adhere to wise "speech" or communication, I agree. HOWEVER, compassion is far more important a concept to remember than ethical speech. If someone fails in "wise speech" then I guess we all need to accept it and maybe ask why they said what they said. After all, at the end of the day no matter how many lessons are learned through words, whether positive or negative, they are still just words and ultimately meaningless. But, Teachers....use those words uttered to your advantage, provide wisdom through them. That is why we are here, to learn from you.Sila. Is an opportunity for Jundo to provide wisdom, broken ethics are great talking points. I don't think members should be expected to be held to any sort of specified conduct.
Censorship, however, is NEVER appropriate. Telling someone that their statements or comments are not constructive is ALWAYS a lie. Everything positive or negative can be learned from, therefore everything is constructive.
Do people sometimes need to learn the lesson of STFU!!! Yes, but it is not appropriate for us to say directly. Even from a teacher's standpoint. In my opinion, I might add.
Oh yeah, this is my opinion and noone elses. Take it or leave it, use my words or ignore them. My opinion DOES NOT matter, and neither does yours. Not even Jundo's opinions matter. They only matter if you want them to.
Jundo. I want to officially say that I have the utmost love and respect for you and your words. Even the shit recently that I simply do not agree with. This is because I chose to love and respect. I would never suggest that I should censor things you have said. I want to say more but honestly I am running out of words...whatever that means...
Oh yeah, and back to the subject of Enlightenment. You are all wrong. Enlightenment is a mouth full of Lemonheads. Take it or leave it.
Without this being a commentary on the past events, I take objection on the above statement in this context.Censorship, however, is NEVER appropriate.
Banning someone from an internet forum is not "censorship". We do have a right to free speech, but we do not have the right to say anything anywhere. If you come to my home and behave in ways that are not acceptable, I am fully within my rights to ask you to leave. You have a right to peaceful mass demonstration, but you cannot expect to hold one in a hospital ward or a church without being asked to go elsewhere. You have the right to be religious, but if you go to an atheist society's meeting and disrupt it by trying to convert the people present, you are being a righteous asshole and will, again, be asked to leave.
Internet forums are no different. They are spaces kept up by someone (a private person, an association, an organization) and whoever is that someone has the right to decide who gets to say what. Even if their decisions of blocking words and people are completely arbitrary (from your point of view), it's still their space and they make the calls. As long as you can easily set up a web forum of your own (and in the current internet, you can), banning you from those in existence is not censorship, and it is perfectly appropriate. You can argue it is not kind or wise or honest or sensible or whatnot in the particular instance, but that's a different issue altogether.
Maybe my idea of Non-Censorship is borderline Anarchy and a little extreme in some people's view. But, I stand by what I said. You are right about "asking people kindly to leave your area" if you are offended. I would rarely put up with obnoxious behaviour in my own house, as well. I think you read too much into my point though. THIS is the "forum" to put forth what is on your mind, hopefully using SILA as your guide in expressing yourself. If not, if you act like an out'n'out jackass...well then I think that creates learning and hopefully wisdom for others and maybe you will see the error in your ways. Simple as that. Maybe I am overly simplifying the situation so as to justify my own opinions, but maybe not remember they are just mine and are utterly meaningless. :wink:
"Do No Harm"
So when I sit and manage to drop everything else. Am I enlightend that moment?
As you sit and drop everything, any question like: Am I enlightened? ... has gone too.
it is funny to see how the ego always want to be the witness of it all, included its vanish.
when I do gassho, no more feeling-consciousness of a particular hand, when I practice, realization and practice are the same, Theis boundless universe and I too...
Taigu Roshi, I did not know you were Deshimaru lineage also. I am a student of Tony Bland, whose teacher is Robert Livingston, whose teacher was Deshimaru.
HI hobbie,
Please don t call me roshi or anything fancy. Taigu is enough, it means great fool, big stupid head, and believe me it suits me very much...As to the Deshimaru lineage, I don t belong to it anymore, I am a great grand son of Niwa Zenji abbot of Eiheiji and Nishijima Roshi. I received Dharma transmission from Mike Chodo Cross. And all I do is to sit, study the kesa and deepen my practice everyday. I also work a lot and have a family.
Thank you for your kindness
Will do. Thank you for clarifying and sharing.
Thanks, loosing the ego its not easy... Everytime that my mind is blank, and I feel at peace.. I start to think about it..
Don't worry about it. Blank doesn't always mean peace, sometimes it means dead :P I rarely find my mind blank, in "blue sky". But I am becoming more "at peace" with that. The striving for the blank slate, white wall only left me frustrated and angry as to why I wasn't doing it right. Now I try to be less like a rock, and more like a leaf, landing and blowing when I do for however long I do. Then again, maybe a bit of trash floating in the river is a better analogy, but less scenic I suppose :mrgreen:Originally Posted by Ola Nelsson
With joyful, tear-filled eyes I watch my fingers tap this meager response into the keys of my net-book.
Thank you, for this talk. Thank you for opening my mind to the fact that by not-being me, I can allow myself to be ME.
With renewed conviction and joy I can state, Zazen is my way.
How to attain enlightenment: This topic fascinates me. Here are my two and a half cents
An eager student walks into the Dokusan room scared and slightly nervous, being it will be his first time in front of the Teacher. He rehearsed his question again and again feeling his palms becoming moist with sweat. When the bell rings he quickly runs into the Dokusan room, quickly goes through the bows and faces the golden smiling face of his Teacher. The teacher, sitting in a silence that beckoned the student to speak, simply smiled. Teacher", said the student in a low voice. "You have an index finger. No, you have two index fingers. You can point people in the right direction. What can I do to attain the Index finger that can point people in the right direction? It is impossible to attain the index finger that points people in the right direction replied the teacher keeping his eyes fixed on his student. Then what should I do? Simple, open your eyes and see that you already have what you seek. With that, the teacher rang the bell singling the end of the Dokusan.
Gassho and Happy New Year!!!!!
We are like small waves at the sea ... they move in so fascinating ways, don't they?
But it's so beautiful!
Despite the impermanence, I hope this Sangha remain active for many years for the benefit of all.


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The American Special series Jazz Bass® guitar puts genuine U.S-made Fender quality into the hands of players at any level.
- Lightweight alder body with gloss urethane finish
- Slim "Modern C" neck with 20 medium jumbo frets for ultimate playability and comfort
- Single-coil alnico Jazz Bass pickup for warm, complex tones
- Greasebucket™ tone circuit for reducing treble while sustaining low-end definition
- Vintage-style plastic Jazz Bass knobs
- Includes portable deluxe gig bag
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I have owned my AS J bass for a solid 19 months now and have been playing in church, at friends houses, on the road at venues ranging in size from 10 to 3,000 people. I still haven't had to adjust the setup from day one! The tone is very warm, yet can get real gritty really fast, a very dynamic set of pickups here. I used to run with about 3-4 basses at a time, since thinning the herd, this is only bass I still play 24/7.
One thing I would love to see Fender do with it is build it standard with either Fender's own stockier bridge or a BadAssII. I also added block "inlay" markers for looks.
Overall... buy it. Play it. Love it.
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Returning to playing bass after 20 yrs of not playing, previously played a Precision but since age is a factor, the thinner neck line is an easier play than the wide PBass. This bass came right out of the box set up well enough I didn't have to make a single adjustment, it plays fantastic, sounds really good and the price point is great. I would recommend the American Special Series to anyone who wants a well made, great playing bass. Oh, it's made in the USA, a very important factor when considering my purchase. Get you one, you'll LOVE it!!!
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I bought my JB at Guitar Center Orlando, FL in February 2013. Excellent place.
I live in Brazil and I am already playing with some friends. Its sound and performance are awesome.
I recommend Fender JB American special for every bass player interested in Jazz and MPB.
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A local woman is one of 21 people killed in a Taliban bombing attack
at a popular restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan. Basra Hassan of
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Her colleagues call her a true humanitarian, someone who was passionate and dedicated to making the world a better place. UNICEF confirms Hassan died Friday night along with a doctor and 19 others when a Taliban bomber blew himself up outside a popular restaurant; gunmen also opened fire inside.
One worker says he escaped by running to the roof where he hid behind a chimney for hours. The restaurant owner reportedly died in a gun battle trying to shoot back at the attackers. Afghan officials are calling the incident one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the Afghan war 13 years ago.
"These sorts of attacks which focus, and which target civilian locations are unacceptable," said Ari Gaitanis, a United Nations spokesperson in Afghanistan. "We call for their immediate halt. We emphasize these can be described and they are, gross violations of international humanitarian law."The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the mass killing that ended Hassan's life and so many others. Another victim is reportedly from Chicago. According to her Linked-In account, Hassan earned a Master's Degree at Eastern Michigan University and started working with UNICEF in 2005. The organization promotes the rights and well being of children.
"These colleagues were an integral part of the UNICEF team in Afghanistan and the larger community of international staff... who are dedicated to improving the lives of others and building a better, safer world for all. The loss of our colleagues is therefore not only a personal one; it is a loss to that indispensable cause. We honor their sacrifice, and deeply mourn their deaths," a UNICEF spokesperson said in a statement.
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I hope your workload lightens up for you soon, even just a little. I hate feeling like I'm drowning at work.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Good for Josh!
Congratulations, Chrissy! The kids have certainly not chosen an easy path for themselves, but with your support, I'm sure they will do fine.
I'm really glad Josh really enjoyed performing. Sounds like he's found his niche.
So much I want to respond to but... Chrissy!!! You're going to have a new baby in your life! How wonderful! Congrats, Gramama!
Wow! That's big news! Congratulations and best wishes to all of you.
I am feeling the same about missing everybody's stuff. I realized that I never told you (Chrissy) that I'm sorry you lost your kitty. I'm sorry that your bad boss is such a terrible manager and that you are feeling so overwhelmed.
Lydia, I get exhausted just reading about your days sometimes. I hope that things improve soon and that S starts sleeping so you can get some sleep.
Jennifer - maybe as spring approaches you can go out to some local art fairs. It's a fun day and then you can see the stuff in person. You don't even really have to buy it that day - just look around and take photos, get business cards and then when/if you decide you can call the artist to talk about shipping. You might find something really unique and then you would have the memory of the day out to go with it.
I know I 'm missing a lot of other stuff, too, and I'm sorry and thinking of all of you having trouble right now.
I'm one event away from being done with my Easter season! I had a presentation at the local Czech society last night and it was just awful in a really funny way. It was in the church hall of a Lutheran church so out of the gate you know I'm not feeling comfortable! I was invited to be the first in line for the potluck dinner and almost got railroaded and run over by the old lady right behind me who was actually reaching over my hands to get to a dish of potato salad! Then no one invited me to sit with them to eat, so I sat by myself in this church hall feeling like an idiot, smiling and nodding and eating by myself (madly texting to my dh about everything that was going down). Then I had to sit through their meeting, with reading of the minutes, treasurer's report, listing of everyone in the hospital, who's home from the hospital, who died (because they were almost all over 75). Then we sang happy birthday to all the March birthdays. Then they planned a trip to the Couchatta casino in Louisiana: in case anyone is interested, they are leaving from the WalMart parking lot up on Parmer Lane and it's $38 with a free $25 credit at the casino, wooohoooo! Then they drew numbers for the door prize and guess who won!?! Me!!! But then they decided I shouldn't get the door prize and drew again so someone else won the cd of Czech liturgical singing. Then I had to stand up at a podium with a mike and give a talk about Ukrainian eggs to a bunch of people of Czech origin. It went reasonably well, all things considered. Then I gave a demo which was fine - about 10 people out of 50 were interested enough to stay. One of them was hanging over my left shoulder the whole time- she had been having a few little tipples over the course of the evening and was breathing hot fumes all over me and hiccuping as she asked questions that had already been answered in an over-loud voice. Most everyone told me that I should charge so much for my eggs because they could get them for like $8 apiece when they go over to visit relatives in Poland. But there were a few pleasant people who were interested and that was nice. I should concentrate on them. Because it was annoying to give up an evening in my busiest time of year for that. AND I hadn't read the instructions correctly for my Adobe Illustrator class and my professor called me yesterday at noon asking why I hadn't completed the online portion of my midterm which was due by midnight (because I didn't know about it!) I called in a favor and got a friend to take JoJo for a couple of hours so I could do the test before the presentation and then when I finished I realized that I had not done the test but instead I did the extra credit so when i got home at 9:30 I had to start over on the project. Whew! I got it done and uploaded by 11:45. Today I just felt tired all day. Tomorrow I clean the house (which hasn't been done properly in a long time - just the front rooms last week for my two workshops - because my in-laws come in town on Saturday and we are having a crowd over for Easter brunch. It's going to be a long day. I still haven't heard from the people of the Friday event - they have to raise money for me to come and I don't know if they have. I kind of hope not because I am tired but it would be a cool $400 that would come in really handy.
So which of these do you all like?
The last one is super cheap, but I'm not sure if I could deal with the pattern. I like the red one the best, but the stitching is too much like a regular quilt. I much prefer the coarser lines of the yellowish quilt. My bedroom has light turquoise walls and darker furniture. I am looking for the lightest type of quilt and these are that light cotton with light batting that are just a bedspread really. Opinions?
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Chrissy - what do you think you want to be called? I like G-Mama! That sounds bad-a**!
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Katy, that sounds like a nightmare. Easter is almost here. You can do it!
I like the first one you linked, but I can't picture your room so not sure if it would fit. I'm sure it will, though.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
No, Lydia, I feel so bad for you and wish there was something I could do for you to help you.
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
I'm still really bummed I had 2-3 desktops fail to image. It has almost broken my heart. I don't know how to fix it, and then there's the whole reimage process after SCCM is fixed.
But I'm not getting caught up in that. I'm going to be Gramama. A hot, energetic one at that.
Congrats Chrissy! You are going to be the rocking-est gram ever!! That baby will be lucky to have you in it's life.
I have a hard time keeping up with everything on here as well. Sorry for everyone who's lost pets recently
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Katy, I like the yellow-y one best. It is the most unique/different one of the three. Then, I like the blue (I am a big fan of blue), and then the red.
I'm cracking up about your talk at the Lutheran church. I grew up Lutheran and hanging around in little church halls that reeked of coffee, butter cookies, lutefisk and old folks. I would have felt right at home. ;) But it's really neat that you stuck it out and taught some people about what you do. Good luck with the rest of your work! I imagine the easter season is exhausting for you.
Katy, if I had to choose, it would be the dark blue one. The green and red are too garish for me, I tend to like muted colors (especially if I'm sleeping in them!) but that's me.
I uploaded the Lion King pics to facebook and I'm currently too lazy to get the wire to upload the videos to my computer. Apparently the minute and a half video is too big to upload to youtube just using my phone.
OMG when I first moved to my current city, I had a lot of people asking if I liked lutefisk and I was like, um what is that. That and leftse. Little old ladies have such a strong accent (especially from the nearby rural towns), Oh yeah don'tcha know what lutefisk is?
Um no, I'm from a town that is mostly Italians....I know pizza (which the ones they have where I live basically suck).
Ha, I can just hear them, dontcha know! My Norwegian grandpa, and his 13 brothers and sisters, grew up on a farm in North Dakota, and even after they moved to Cali, they congregated at their little Lutheran church with all of the other Scandinavians. It's funny to me that even though I'm a native Californian, I know I'd be right at home at any gathering in your neck of the woods. Lutefisk is pretty gross. I never developed a taste for it. But lefse -- we have lefse at every holiday meal. My gpa was the designated lefse maker in the family, but when he died, he passed the torch (and his griddle and his special homemade lefse turners, haha) to me and my mom. Ours will never, ever be as good as his, but we do what we can.
Yup it's very very Norwegian....half the people are Olsons or Andersons or something in that line. I said it is a sing-songy kind of accent that has a lilt at the end. It's cute. I mean really I just moved across the state but it was kind of culture shock. I have been here 6.5 years now and my family laughts at me when I got home because I guess I am starting to get a bit of the accent! LOL Plus some of the words and phrases in the language are different.
I did like the lefse the one time I had it at a local restaurant.
And a lot of people I know locally either grew up on farms or still live on one. And yeah I make a face when my boss talks about how they had pigs at his mom's farm last year....fed them and named them...and had no problem loading them onto the butcher truck and now they are having part of one for easter. Or the chickens and the process of them walking around to being on the plate. Um I'm a city girl....I don't want to know my food personally.
I really miss the Italian food....there is one place in town that is ok and Olive Garden. LOL We make homemade pizza instead.
And high school sports....wow, it's crazy to me how everyone follows high school sports and they show on the news the star teens signing to the colleges they chose. Vastly different from the Milwaukee area where people called about Packers and Brewers and that is it.
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I think I just pissed off a girl I know because we were texting and she said she wondered if one of her friend's kids was planned or not and I said "that's not really something you ask someone".
Is it really just because I've been hanging around here that I know that is a very insensitive question? Like, whose business is that and if you ask that question do you really want to know the answer?
Yeah, either the answer would be yes we were trying or no, we were just screwing around (pardon the pun LOL) but either way I feel like that's more than I need to know about anyone's sex life. Except you guys, I don't mind hearing all the details. I just feel like asking that question serves no purpose other than satisfying a curiosity. I'm just cranky today.
I'm with you Kate. It's absolutely no ones business. I didn't even think it in my head when Jesi told me she was pregnant. She told me she wasn't trying, but she volunteered that information. It really isn't my business. I'd never ask anyone that.


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