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Again: Begging (Updated)SlowZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-86048884548709732512008-12-12T18:14:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:14:00.000-08:00Hey, thanks for the tip!Hey, thanks for the tip!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-91864588536654173172008-12-12T15:21:00.000-08:002008-12-12T15:21:00.000-08:00I was going to mention this be4, but I forgot, www...I was going to mention this be4, but I forgot, www.uptontea.com my favorite place to buy bulk tea, has both matcha and sencha for much much cheaper than the links you provided, I believe they have varying grades of each as well...so one can buy according to what they can afford...they have some exceptionally good deals on Sencha right now... like Sencha Special Grade Yamato is only $49 for the largest size they offer...1 kilogram!!! they also sell it in smaller amounts too of course... but yeah, you should go there and search for sencha and matcha, you can get it for really cheap there compared to most other places cause they are wholesalers...Curatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188513480884458214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-6659735861161734532008-12-11T19:41:00.000-08:002008-12-11T19:41:00.000-08:00Mumon,I think that is a trait my wife shares with ...Mumon,<BR/>I think that is a trait my wife shares with yours!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-51758791826202591102008-12-11T16:19:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:19:00.000-08:00You're almost in my neighborhood. We should practi...You're almost in my neighborhood. We should practice together at some point; and although I don't have sencha there is an abundance of Chinese green tea in my house.<BR/><BR/>My e-mail address is jmk666 at {extraneous characters} yahoo dot com.<BR/><BR/>Although my wife has a different opinion of "abundance." ;-)Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-43569081640907628262008-12-09T13:33:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:33:00.000-08:00For example, when a very young child gives her fat...For example, when a very young child gives her father a cuddly toy, her desire to give something is very pure. But around the time of the terrible twos, she starts becoming able to think about my, me, and mine. And that may be where a lot of the trouble starts! So how to recover our original pre-terrible-two child-mind is the problem we are struggling with -- even me and Ted with our mammoth word-counts are struggling with that essential problem!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for giving me the means-whereby to make the link.Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-10827336909577042682008-12-09T13:06:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:06:00.000-08:00Hi Mike,Thank you for the link!Funny as it may sou...Hi Mike,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the link!<BR/><BR/>Funny as it may sound I had never considered putting ads on this blog until I read my own post. That inhibition I am sure came from my own shallow view that the Buddha exhorted us to serve Buddhas without any expectation of personal gain.<BR/>But here is the fault in my logic I found; whatever is made will ultimately be used for serving Buddhas. So how can it be wrong? <BR/><BR/>I have doubts that the advertisements on this little blog will produce much, But <BR/>I have already considered transparency in whatever earnings I do get from it, even to the extent of being open as to where it goes. Again, that comes from those fundamentalist roots (or reptilian faults?) so I may drop my attachment to that idea too.<BR/><BR/>In your translation there is a reference to a desire to <I>gain something</I>, what about a desire to <I>give something</I>?<BR/><BR/> I will keep on keeping on!<BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-85241926099908442192008-12-09T11:58:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:58:00.000-08:00Your update and change of advertizing policy has b...Your update and change of advertizing policy has been duly noted! Evidently and naturally, as a cash-strapped father of a young family, you want to make some money out of your blog, if you can. <BR/><BR/>So-called "Soto Zen" practioners of shallow views generally think that the Buddha exhorted us to serve buddhas without any expectation of personal gain.<BR/><BR/>In fact, knowing human nature better than that, the Buddha encouraged us just to follow his example of <A HREF="http://nothingbutthelifeblood.blogspot.com/2008/07/87-bringing-fish-to-fry-and-other.html" REL="nofollow">serving buddhas for countless lives, even WITH expectation of gain</A><BR/><BR/>In practice, if we waited until we were totally free of expectation of gain before we started serving buddhas, when would we ever start? <BR/><BR/>Keep on keeping on!<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-83501967735755096962008-12-09T11:37:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:37:00.000-08:00Molly,Thanks for the intentions!And good luck on t...Molly,<BR/>Thanks for the intentions!<BR/>And good luck on the book!<BR/>I like exclamation points!<BR/><BR/>I am really appreciating your destinationthejourney.com blog.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your efforts,<BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-61291110926009484432008-12-09T11:02:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:02:00.000-08:00I also live a life of service, so at this point in...I also live a life of service, so at this point in time I cannot send you anything, but your post really made me smile and I thank you for that. Peace to you. And if and when my book publishes and I have more of a disposable income, you'll be getting yours. Promise :)<BR/>MollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-80784930488337291572008-12-09T09:09:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:09:00.000-08:00Mike H,Indeed!Who, what, when, where, why, how?Mike H,<BR/>Indeed!<BR/>Who, what, when, where, why, how?SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-47132988337607097772008-12-09T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:07:00.000-08:00Curator,Thanks again for the recipe!Curator,<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the recipe!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-48535228958823529512008-12-09T09:06:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:06:00.000-08:00Margie,Thank you for the gracious invitation. Are...Margie,<BR/>Thank you for the gracious invitation. Are you still teaching at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday Evenings?SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-58477076201008444642008-12-09T09:00:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:00:00.000-08:00Jordan,Ted's lent me his spare words and it would ...Jordan,<BR/><BR/>Ted's lent me his spare words and it would be a pity to waste them. <BR/><BR/>As for not judging, who said I was judging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-32400619227724668982008-12-09T04:29:00.000-08:002008-12-09T04:29:00.000-08:00As I am in that lower middle class section as well...As I am in that lower middle class section as well (only because, as work and my money ran out I ended up moving back in with my father,lol) I can only afford to do this, im gonna post that cake recipe, along with notations on what I altered which is probably what lead to it messing up,lol...Curatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188513480884458214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-37613841307264442222008-12-09T01:59:00.000-08:002008-12-09T01:59:00.000-08:00Jordan,If you have a craving for matcha, you are w...Jordan,<BR/>If you have a craving for matcha, you are welcome to come to class and have a sweet and drink a bowl of matcha with us.<BR/><BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-25263297236705644112008-12-08T08:42:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:42:00.000-08:00Mike Cross,I will!Thank you!JordanMike Cross,<BR/><BR/>I will!<BR/><BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-84088494725332642592008-12-08T08:40:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:40:00.000-08:00Mike H,Your getting Ted like in your word count. H...Mike H,<BR/><BR/>Your getting Ted like in your word count. HA!<BR/><BR/>Please don't be frank, be Mike H!<BR/>And try not to judge yourself to much OK? <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-88494617372809400192008-12-08T08:37:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:37:00.000-08:00Uku,The shipping prices for getting stuff across t...Uku,<BR/><BR/>The shipping prices for getting stuff across the big pond might discourage you, But the Finnish chocolate would be a big hit here!<BR/><BR/>I updated the post with the address towards the end.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Sinun on säädetty laissa</B>,<BR/><I>(that's from the google translator, I am totally clueless on finish, it is supposed to say yours in the law)</I><BR/><BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-49288882626722651702008-12-08T07:04:00.000-08:002008-12-08T07:04:00.000-08:00"I chose a life of service and plan to continue wi..."I chose a life of service and plan to continue with it until I can’t any more."<BR/><BR/>Those words have a ring of truth about them. Sounds like a noble plan. <BR/><BR/>Keep on keeping on!<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-31124701000661862342008-12-07T14:57:00.000-08:002008-12-07T14:57:00.000-08:00It is a bit of culture clash with the west. Monks ...It is a bit of culture clash with the west. Monks from China traditionally are self-supporting. Monks from other cultures - Tibet and Korea in particular are used to being supported. <BR/><BR/>The churches in the west are supported by donations still. When I was attending a church I made arrangements to send money to them on a regular basis. <BR/><BR/>So I believe two contradictory things at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I think that if you can afford it it is beneficial to practice giving money away; it doesn't matter how much really - perhaps enough so that you notice but not enough that you suffer. At the same time I think it would be better if monks in the west were self-supporting or largely self-supporting. <BR/><BR/>Somewhere there is a cross-over. When a monk is full-time involved or near-full-time involved in serving the community then it might be appropriate to live off a donations or a salary from a charity. <BR/><BR/>However, I suspect that the amount of time spent by a typical monk outside of a monastary in the west being monkish would amount to no more than the time many spend on a hobby. <BR/><BR/>To be frank, Monks who cite teaching the dharma as a reason for dana often struggle to offer anything above mediocrity. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile GM are begging for money to carry on producing cars that people don't want to buy. Go Figure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-81661053061100367282008-12-07T13:04:00.000-08:002008-12-07T13:04:00.000-08:00I just bought some new kapock for my zafu. Old kap...I just bought some new kapock for my zafu. Old kapock was still ok but I needed to raise my zafu's height. I have plenty of it left but it will be enough for a half-zafu. Maybe if someone else can send you other half's kapock, then you get whole stuffing for your zafu. :D<BR/><BR/>I'm not kidding, I can actually send you the rest of the kapock but it won't be ok for filling the whole zafu.<BR/><BR/>I live also in Lower class or what ever but I believe in helping each others. So, if you need a little bit of kapock, drop me your postal address and I'll send you some filling. And Finnish chocolate too. :)<BR/><BR/>Your brother in Dharma,<BR/>UkuUkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.com