Buddhist discussion

Here we are again at what is fast becoming the highlight of my month! Please feel free to renominate your previous nominations if we havn't read it.

Nominations close 10th April.

My nomination is for fiction again (determined to get some in!), Buddha Da by Anne Donovan.

PLANT SEED PULL WEED by Geri Larkin

I like the look of that one Blynnk. Shame I don't have a garden :( I think I could do with some allotment meditation.

Just a reminder, could we link our nomination please, just to make sure I get the right one? Thank you.

Nominations:
1.Buddha Da by Anne Donovan
2.Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life by Geri Larkin

Amanda wrote: "I like the look of that one Blynnk. Shame I don't have a garden :( I think I could do with some allotment meditation.

Just a reminder, could we link our nomination please, just to make sure I ..."

Amanda...just a thought...maybe a just small pot of annuals could provide? :)

:)

Blynnk wrote: "Amanda...just a thought...maybe a just small pot of annuals could provide? :)

:)..."


Funny you should say that. A few weeks ago I decided to try and grow a tomato plant in my kitchen (everything I've tried to plant in my flat so far has died or refused to grow). I checked on my seed this morning and it looks like it has started germinating, putting out a little root! It made me very happy :D

hey, wow
very serendipitous!

My nomination is "The Wisdom of Sollitude - A Zen Retreat in the Woods", by Jane Dobisz. I'm currently doing research and planning for a retreat in the woods of Vermont; probably this summer. If anybody, here has an experience to share regarding this topic; feel free. I'm open to any input I can get. Thanks!


Tim

Please Link to your Nomination

We can't count the nominations unless we are sure of the book you want to nominate.

Nominations:
1.Buddha Da by Anne Donovan
2.Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life by Geri Larkin
3.The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods by Jane Dobisz

Sounds great Tim, shame Vermont is a bit far for me :P

I hope it goes well.

Edit - with regards to Kristi's post, please check I have linked the book you nominated. If not, please link to the correct one.

Hi Tim

I have had some wonderful solitary retreats at Karme Choling in Vermont. They do large programs as well but have 7 cabins in the woods. They have a full time retreat support person so that even though you are completely on your own there is help if you need it.

You can check them out at
http://www.karmecholing.org/index.php

There are photos and descriptions of the different cabins.

Have a great retreat
Larry

I nominate Eat Sleep Sit, an enthralling fast moving read.

Nominations:
1.Buddha Da by Anne Donovan
2.Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life by Geri Larkin
3.The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods by Jane Dobisz
4.Eat Sleep Sit by Kaoru Nonomura

Got it Ashley! Interesting stuff. I've love for us to read a biography sometime.

Brilliant Moon is the Autobiography of one of the most significant masters of Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...

He takes us on his journey with him from his earliest years in Tibet, his training, and having to leave Tibet and then travel throughout the world spreading the dharma. Very inspiring.

Nominations:
1.Buddha Da by Anne Donovan
2.Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life by Geri Larkin
3.The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods by Jane Dobisz
4.Eat Sleep Sit by Kaoru Nonomura
5. Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse by Dilgo Khyentse

I've taken that as a nomination, Larry :)

Nominations now closed and the poll is up!