I am presenting here items which people have shared with me and which the individual has given permission for the sharing. I will post them in the order received and with a Chapter reference. I will include a first name of the individual or if a person wishes to remain annonymous I will indicate such.
Comments have been disabled for this page. To the extent possible all rights for publication or distribution elsewhere are denied. In short, this may not be shared, republished, redistributed, or reproduced except by the owners of the original works and they may share only their work. All contents are the sole property of the owner/creator. This may mean nothing and be unenforceable, but those are the intentions.
Submitted via email 7 February 2016 – a reflection from Bill – partial quote
My life was in a transition,…it was a painful transition to be made. I have followed the Eigthtfold Path to the best of my abilities, meditated daily and read what I could, mostly Thich Nhat Hahn’s books, particularly The Heart Of the Buddha’s Teaching. I decided to dedicate my time and energies to my music and teaching of music, my grandaughter, some social causes, mainly helping the homeless, and pursuing Buddhism formally. I’ve had attending a Buddhist Temple on my bucket list for many years….
What is interesting about reflection, and Buddhism, I think, I am still a beginner, is I could have picked any events of the past 56 years and followed that thread of thought into this exercise. My story is one, but telling it has different paths the story can unfold, some depressing, some happy and inspiring, yet they are the same story of my life. My guess is this will come up in expedient means, you can only tell so much in one sitting, and after many sittings, things can get confusing to the listener.
Submitted in person at the temple 27 February 2016 – David
Artistic expression by David of the Buddha in Chapter 1
