Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The trouble with Buddhists

[Llundrub]

This is one of the most coherent and wise posts on this board in my opinion. Thank you. I had an interesting introduction to Buddhism as a young boy living in Indonesia on the island of Java: my Dad, ever the nomad, took us to see Borobudur near Jogjakarta, on our way east to Bali. It is one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world. I ran up and down the steps and around the terraces all day. Also reaching into the stupas on the monument as a curious young boy would to touch the seated Buddhas within. Many years later I read that to touch the foot of the Buddha within one of the stupas on Borbudur brings good fortune. Then ten years ago I met a lovely woman to whom I am now engaged. She had recently sailed around the world, visiting Borobudur during her travels. While there she purchased a beautiful batik showing Borobudur, which we then had framed and is now displayed in our living room.   ------My wife and I honeymooned in Bali which we loved. We visited all the temples there. And we had a priest at Besaikih do a puja for our happiness. This was before I went Buddhist. However on the flight home it was Saka Dawa, which means the full moon, and the flight goes all night for like fourteen hours straight. The time we left was the full moon, and it was full all night on the airplane, and since we were going west the moon had just started being full when we got back, and all in all it seemed liked the moon was full for three or so nights. Strange synchronicities come about through a rotation of ones reference point. Partners are one of the strongest synchronicities of all. It's nice when things line up ;) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.