Emptybill, you carried close to your body She who carried in Her body God's Son, the two of them as if creating a cocoon around two monks
trundling along in an ice storm, burdened and unburdened at the same time. But Bill how to unravel physical events from spiritual realities? They seem to dance ever more closely together. That is both the blessing and the crazy making of being human I think. ________________________________ From: emptybill <emptyb...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:03 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: dear everyone on FFL to Emptybill Share Here is the wonder-working icon for which the monastery was named. I carried Her (with another monk) in an ice storm for about 15 blocks. Our destiny with the church was mirrored in how long and how closely we held Her icon I learned the technique from Milarepa's teacher, Marpa Lotsawa, who explained how to interprete physical events as they mirrored spiritual realities ... i.e. those not happening yet. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Thank you for telling us about this Emptybill. What I'm wishing for you now > is both the deep silence of the monastic life along with the varied richness > of non monastic life. And lots of opera and laughter too (-: > > > PS I almost became a nun. But then I went to college and learned about > the Inquisition. And I was cured of Catholicism and all aspects of it. > > > ________________________________ > From: emptybill > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:49 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: dear everyone on FFL to Emptybill > > >  > Share, > > I was a monastic postulant in a Russian Orthodox skete, > which is a small monastic group. It was under the watch > of the Orthodox Church in America, meaning that everything > was done in English. > > It was a revealing look at original Christianity without > the sin-guilt-redemption concepts of Western, Augustinian > Catholic-Protestant teachings. > > It cured me of my Christianity. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > No but I did have some spicy tandoori chicken at India Cafe yesterday > (-: > > Thank you Emptybill and are you a monk? Where did I read > that? An opera loving monk. > > > > I wish I could love opera and marry an opera loving monk. Am > doing art of neutrality on opera. Will bet back to you on that. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: emptybill > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:40 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: dear everyone on FFL > > > > > >  > > Unabated mugging as usual. > > > > Just goes to show that vasana-s > > can't be tricked by braggadocio > > nor by lightly disguised aggression. > > So ... channeling a rakshasa again? > > > > Yep, them ol' sanskara-s just > > won't stop poppin' off. > > Must be the old "carnivore instinct". > > You eatin' at McDonald's again? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > > > > > Ditto this - dear Share, a really clueless, crazy post and.."You and > I > > > never began anew, and even if we had, this post of yours would have > > put us > > > right back where we were." > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:30 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > > > > > During my Christmas vacation I realized that if I'm lucky, I > have > > about > > > > 30 more years on this planet. I intend to use that time as > juicily > > and > > > > joyfully as possible, and hopefully at the exact same time add to > or > > at > > > > least support the enjoyment of others. > > > > > > > > > > As part of this, and perhaps some of you have noticed, I've > > decided to > > > > not reply to certain kinds of posts to me. I have felt so much > > better > > > > since beginning to do this. And FFL has seemed more fun too. > > > > > > > > > > As far as I'm concerned the new year is the time to begin anew > > > > > and to drop conflicts from the past year. I'm so grateful > > > > > because it seems that Judy and Ravi and I have begun anew. > > > > > > > > Sorry to disappoint, toots. You and I never "began anew," > > > > and even if we had, this post of yours would have put us > > > > right back where we were. > > > > > > > > You're not the least bit interested in "dropping conflicts > > > > from the past year." Rather, you're intent on keeping them > > > > going. > > > > > > > > If you don't understand why I say that, show your post to > > > > your pastoral counselor. Maybe she will have the patience > > > > to explain it to you. I don't. > > > > > > > > "Love and hugs" indeed. Dig yourself, Share. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe Raunchy and I a little bit too. I hope so. > > > > > > > > > > But Ann and Emily have continued at just about every opportunity > > to > > > > snipe nastily at me. They continue to have a confrontational tone > > towards > > > > me, even on the most mundane of topics. Weird! Plus they ignore > it > > when I > > > > do post a positive reply to them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You would think that Ann with her full life and Emily with her > > running > > > > out of money situation would have better things to do with their > > time and > > > > energy and attention than to nastily carry a grudge against me > into > > the new > > > > year. Plus their grudges began with an upset between me and > Robin! > > So IMO > > > > there's something decidedly wacky about their carrying this grudge > > into the > > > > new year. And I won't be a part of it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will continue to reply to them such as I have been doing. But > I > > will > > > > not reply to any posts that are nasty, condescending, > > confrontational, > > > > snide, etc. In other words, grudgy! Who does such exchanges > > benefit? NO > > > > ONE! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OTOH thank you to everyone who's made FFL so enjoyable during > the > > > > holidays and even more recently. You all have shown me that it's > > possible > > > > to have great discussions and good humor without being nasty. > > > > > > > > > > love and hugs > > > > > > > > > > Share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
