On Jan 6, 2011, at 1:25 PM, sparaig wrote: > Well that's what I'm saying...dishonesty is encouraged. >> What a bunch of hypocrites~~that's their idea of whirled >> peas? >> > > Well, is dishonesty encouraged, or are they simply hiding their heads in the > sand?
I have no idea, spare. > I attend Buddhist chanting meetings with a Japanese friend because he asks me > to attend. I sometimes practice my program while they chant, not because I > think their chanting adds anything to my program, but because I have no > interest in what they are doing and am only there because my friend asked me > to attend and sitting with my eyes closed is probably less rude than reading > a book (the fact that I'm pretty irregular in my practice, so sitting down > with nothing to do for an hour gives me a time to actually DO it, is another > reason to be doing it at that time). > > Were I to move to Fairfield with the intent to practice in the Dome, I > wouldn't be attending Buddhist chanting, or "visiting saints--I'd be doing > program. For me, anyone who doesn't see things that way is strange: why move > to and continue to live in Fairfield and practice such an odd thing if you > don't take it seriously? I agree with this more or less. A lot of people are like myself, though...came to FF to be part of the meditating community, then for various reasons stopped going to the Dooms, or stopped meditating, or both, but still enjoy living here for a number of reasons. Just because someone goes to a place with a certain intention, doesn't mean their journey stops cold or that that intention will always be there. It's called Life, and it's what happens while you're busy making other plans. Sal
