in which I am an insufferable hippie

Hello, dharma pals. =) I have a very mundane question for you. I meditate with a Vipassana sangha on Sundays. On the first Sunday of every month there's a little potluck afterward. I ordinarily flee from ..., I thought: say, wouldn't some locally/humanely-sourced tea eggs be lovely funny things to bring to sangha potluck? But then I thought hrm, not vegan. Would that be Not OK? I know the snacks ...

Dir en grey: In His Eyes - chapter 16

Title: In His Eyes Chapter: 16/? Pairing: Kaoru/Die Author: sangha_ff Rating: R Genre: bandfic, drama, romance Summary: How little do you know a person when you only see the assumedly obvious? Kaoru had always seen Die as a spineless guy, but he truly finds out only when he doesn’t see him at all. This is reflecting on the past, coping with the present and a chance in the ...

[Kaoru x Die] In His Eyes - chapter 16

Title: In His Eyes Chapter: 16/? Pairing: Kaoru/Die Author: sangha_ff Rating: R Genre: bandfic, drama, romance Summary: How little do you know a person when you only see the assumedly obvious? Kaoru had always seen Die as a spineless guy, but he truly finds out only when he doesn’t see him at all. This is reflecting on the past, coping with the present and a chance in the ...

MEASURING & REFLECTING

1. When a part of a Sangha is overwhelmed by a wrong desire, it stops the rest of the Sangha from being able to approach that person. 2. The bhikkhu who praises himself and despises others is difficult to approach. 3. A bhikkhu who is angry and who is mastered by his anger is difficult to approach. 4. The bhikkhu who is angry and ...

Receiving the Zen Precepts

...Buddha I take refuge in the Dharma I take refuge in the Sangha I take refuge in the Buddha The incomparably honored one I take... the Dharma, honorable for its purity I take refuge in the Sangha, honorable for its harmony I have taken refuge in the Buddha I... taken refuge in the Dharma I have taken refuge in the Sangha The Three Pure Precepts Not Creating Evil Practicing Good Actualizing Good For...

King Ashoka's edicts.

" Piyadasi, King of Magadha, saluting the Sangha and wishing them good health and happiness, speaks thus:[36] You know, reverend sirs, how great my faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma and Sangha is. Whatever, reverend sirs, has been spoken by Lord Buddha, all that is well-spoken.[37] I consider it proper, reverend sirs, to advise ...

E-Sangha

Just curious, but does anyone know why e-Sangha is down? Or did the site move? Thanks.

Friday is my Buddhism Day

...lecture was held in English with almost simultaneous translation into Swiss German to make sure everybody understands at least one of the languages. The subject was "Refuge to Buddha and the Importance of the Sangha (the Buddist Community)". We were a bit shocked to see that it was already 11PM when the lecture finally finished and had to hurry a bit with the meditations following it to make sure ...

Buddhism(s)

... improper procedures at meetings" (19). "According to Mahayana accounts, a monk named Mahadeva initiated the Second Council by raising five criticisms against the supposedly enlightened arahats who dominated the Sangha at the time. According to Mahayana accounts, Mahadeva's criticisms of those who claimed to be arahats were that they 1) had not fully conquered passion because they still had wet ...

I got to introduce myself to Theresa Flynn on Sunday. Now I think I've run across all their teachers. Exactly why this particular sangha seems to be run by committee when all the others around here are centered around one person, I'm not sure. December 1st-7th is the major retreat time in Zen. So that was a major topic. During mingling, I told a guy whose name I've forgotten that I'd wanted to ...