i am lightly surprised to find i have no need to ‘finish’ this list. it is finished. the last three items are little more than redundancy.
11-06-06, early am
today’s thought from the sangha comes from a woman who just died. a member of a sangha i have been blessed to know at distance. i am soon to be doubly blessed to know this sangha personally.
11-05-06, early am
made the mistake of napping earlier, so here i am, pop-eyed at o’dark-thirty. heh.
11-04-06, am
i am listening to a recorded Dharma talk by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche on the bodhichitta teachings – generating loving-kindness and compassion. setting thoughts here…
advice to another
this item, copied here from a post i made to an e-sangha. the particulars will remain unsaid. the message is a good one, regardless.
the list – 10 – emotional manipulation
continuing in the wee hours, having awakened from a deep sleep ‘for no apparent reason’.
Florida or bust!
i got the job offer today. now i just need to come up with the funds to secure a place to live upon arriving there. want to help? if so, read on…
the list – 8 – blindness, inability to listen, and intolerance
continuing this, feeling somewhat relieved and perhaps even eager to be done with it all.