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WELCOME
WELCOMEHello. I'm a reincarnation of Bodhisattva, reborn after the third failed password attempt and forgetting the answer to my secret question. So much for mindfulness... Here's a temporary intro page, being an old version.
The name "Bodhisattva" is not a description of who I am, but rather where I'm aiming for. It is a Mahayana Buddhist term to describe someone who, although enlightened, chooses not to enter nirvana but rather to stay behind to bring happiness and freedom from suffering to others. There's a Buddhist prayer below which expresses this ideal; I hope you like it.
The following are some readings and thoughts I'd like to share.
IDEAS
IDEAS
"Ideas are such live, sparkling, dynamic entities. Most are born not in solitude but as a result of exchanges between people - conversation, reading, experimentation, or just swapping daydreams"
Vanessa Baird, "The Little Book of Big Ideas"... which is why I enjoy conversations on h2g2 and reading.
I'm currently reading...
I'm currently reading...
"Buddhists Talk about Jesus, Christians Talk about the Buddha", Rita M Gros and Terry C Muck, 1999, ISBN 0-8264-1196-7
I highly recommend this book to all Buddhists and Christians, and indeed to everybody who pursues a spiritual path.
THE TRUTH
THE TRUTH
There is a large, thick forest. It has plants and trees of every size and hue. There are streams running through it, and there are many different kinds of soil within it. Amidst the plants and trees there are medicinal herbs, whose fragrance spreads throughout the forest. A dense cloud hovers over the forest, and moistens all the trees, plants and medicinal herbs, so that they can grow and thrive.
In this parable the trees and plants represent the many different types of people that inhabit the earth. The different types of soil represent the different nations and cultures in which people live. The medicinal herbs are the enlightened teachers. And the dense cloud is the truth.
A BUDDHIST PRAYER
A BUDDHIST PRAYER
With a wish to free all beings
I will always go for refuge
to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
until I reach full enlightenment
Enthused by wisdom and compassion
Today in the Buddha's presence
I generate the mind for full awakening
For the sake of all sentient beings
As long as space endures
As long as sentient beings remain
Until then may I too remain
And dispel the sufferings of the world
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