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Contemplando la Enfermedad – Parte 5c – Consolar a los enfermos – 3 de septiembre de 2018
Caminar por la línea fina entre recordar el vacío del cuerpo y detenerse en la extinción final es a menudo la línea fina que muchos de los que brindan atención médica y los cuidadores viajan. ¿Cómo ser honesto sin estar desamparado o caer en la desesperanza? Vimalakirti vio esta dificultad y advirtió a la persona…
Birth of Buddha – April 8, 2012 Meditation
Birth of Buddha Hanamatsuri – Flower Festival Today we celebrate the birth of the Buddha. In different cultures and locations it is celebrated at different times. There are numerous stories that have been told regarding the birth of the Buddha, almost certainly apocryphal. We don’t know for certain the exact day. We are reasonably certain…
Polishing Gems – June 13, 2012 Meditation
Polishing Gems The area of North Carolina around Charlotte is rich in gems and there are many active gem mines where as an amateur you visit and actually mine for gems yourself. There is even a town called Hiddenite. One of the largest gem quality emeralds was discovered in North Carolina in 2009 and is…
Feels colder than it really is thanks to wind and rain. Can’t take pup for long walk ATM.
Starbucks Red Card
I like the idea Starbucks has with the Red card. I just wonder, since I can’t stand the taste of coffee is there a way for me to participate
This American Life
Listening to This American Life by Ira Glass. Show on maps for example a map of the glow pattern cast by street lights in a neighborhood.
Eating potato and pea samosas & black-eye peas while baking a loaf of bread. Pup is sleeping so I may get some reading done as well. Sky is darkening so maybe we will get a nice rain, would be nice to listen to rain while listening to classical music.