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04-30-2007, 09:44 PM
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Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
...is imminent I feel, tomorrow being the first day of May. Now I just need to find a diary with the phases of the moon in...
.... goes rummaging in drawers......... ....carry on without me..... s. |
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04-30-2007, 10:43 PM
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Re: Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
Snoopy, Pathless, and everybody,
Happy Wesak Day! This is a very special day for me, and I join all of you in celebrating it. (Nick sits patiently at the computer, waiting for Snoopy to reach the bottom of his junk drawer....) Miss Amy, Wesak Day is the day we celebrate the Enlightenment of Budda. Miss Amy, are you a Buddhist? |
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Re: Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
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Significance of Vesak - Buddha Day s. |
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Re: Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
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I can only find bits of notepads, pens that don't work and a clock with no battery in it. Maybe my diary at work... |
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04-30-2007, 10:48 PM
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Re: Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
well until about ten minutes ago I would have said "yes, I am Buddhist" and I have been reading all different materials for about five years now.
I have the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibetan Buddhism, A book about Kindness, about two binders of stuff I have printed off and (a gift) The Idiots Guide to Buddhism. But no Vesak Day. I am humbled... However... Happy Vesak Day! |
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04-30-2007, 10:49 PM
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~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~
"I can only find bits of notepads, pens that don't work and a clock with no battery in it."
(Nick quickly glances at his own junk drawer across the room, feeling ashamed of how many dried-up pens he has....) Miss Amy, I consider anyone who simply calls themself a Buddhist to be a Buddhist. Which Buddhist tradition resonates with you? (Nick's curiosity gets the better of him, and he finds a battery in his junk drawer, with no clock to go with it. Hmmm....) |
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04-30-2007, 10:55 PM
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~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~
Wesak is a special day for all Buddhists. Theosophists say Buddha actually returns to Earth once a year, on Wesak Day. This makes it even more special.
Miss Amy, let us know if you are interested in exploring the different types of Buddhist traditions. The more you get into Buddhism, the more you will eventually end up studying with a particular teacher. All teachers belong to a specific tradition, and you will end up becoming a member of that tradition. |
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04-30-2007, 11:01 PM
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Re: Happy Vesak/Wesak Day...
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Are posts appearing out of sequence or is my dementia accelerating? careful how anyone answers..... |
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04-30-2007, 11:03 PM
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