2008.06.15 07:00 - Loving Care and Patience

Rajah was the guardian that morning. He sent me the following log, with his comments.

Rajah Yalin: hi Adams
Adams Rubble: Hello Rajah. How are you today?
Rajah Yalin: I’m good, how about you?
Adams Rubble: I am too, thank you
Moon Fargis: hello everzone>(
Rajah Yalin: good to hear
Rajah Yalin: hi Moon
Adams Rubble: Hello Moon
Adams Rubble: Your session at the Itari Temple is the same time as PaB?
Moon Fargis: zes
Moon Fargis: yes
Adams Rubble: I was hoping to attend but I am torn…I am learning so much here
Moon Fargis: >(
Moon Fargis: :)
Adams Rubble: But I have learned from you too
Adams Rubble: Om my goodness…I just saw you
Adams Rubble: Oh
Adams Rubble: Very nice
Moon Fargis: thank you!
Adams Rubble: namaste
Adams Rubble: The old tea kettle is still here
Adams Rubble: brown tea today?
Moon Fargis: yes dakini just logged in
Rajah Yalin points at green cha.
Adams Rubble: Rajah, are there many Buddhists in Vannatu?
Rajah Yalin: no there arent many but I know s few
Rajah Yalin: * a few
Adams Rubble: It is so good you are here :)
Rajah Yalin: yep

You can’t argue that. Fael walked in.

Rajah Yalin: hi Fael
Adams Rubble: Hi Fael
Fael Illyar: Hello :)
Moon Fargis: rehi fael
Faenik: ah :)
Adams Rubble: Hello Faenik
Faenik purrs contently.
Moon Fargis purrzzzzzzzzz
Adams Rubble purrs too
Rajah Yalin hums.
Adams Rubble: haha

I decided to break the ice.

Rajah Yalin: so Fael how has your PaB practice been?
Fael Illyar: I’ve been trying to move to doing them eyes open.
Fael Illyar: I’m already meditating that way :)
Adams Rubble: I find it easier to keep my eyes open for 9 seconds than for 20 minutes
Rajah Yalin: lol
Fael Illyar: it doesn’t mean I don’t blink
Moon Fargis: i cheat
Moon Fargis: i do zazen with open eyes in the dark :)
Adams Rubble: OH that is interesting :)
Adams Rubble: I spent much time looking over the logs this morning
Adams Rubble: and I am very touched
Rajah Yalin: what did you find?
Adams Rubble: by the warm loving care I have received
Adams Rubble: from so many people
Adams Rubble: and patience
Faenik loves wells!
Adams Rubble: :)
Rajah Yalin: group hug?
Moon Fargis: haha
Fael Illyar: :)
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: It is true though
Moon Fargis: nice to hear :)
Rajah Yalin: yes
Rajah Yalin: I like to read over the logs

I do.

Adams Rubble: It takes quite a bit of time
Rajah Yalin: yes lol
Fael Illyar: Yes, I tend to read them too :)
Adams Rubble: Many fifteen minutes are up by the time one is done
Adams Rubble: :)
Moon Fargis: sadly i never give me enougth time reading all of them
Fael Illyar: Funny how I tend to have an idea of how long I’ve doing something now by counting the bells :)
Adams Rubble: :)

Adams broke the ice again.

Adams Rubble: Since it is quiet I have another question
Adams Rubble: or sort of
Rajah Yalin: okay
Fael Illyar: Often happens that I hear a bell and suddenly wonder, oh, I’ve been doing this for 3 bells already :)
Faenik: なるほど^^
Adams Rubble: I am not sure I know eactly what “Being” is
Adams Rubble: Is it just being alive?
Adams Rubble: everyone uses the word
Moon Fargis: adams: hmm well in german its easier to separate because is a part of the word @awareness@
Adams Rubble: so are we playing at awareness?
Fael Illyar: Pema has meant for it to mean something at the core of PaB. Like Zen in Zen
Buddhism. Could be the same but not necessarily.
Moon Fargis: mayebe just - be-
Adams Rubble: then alive?
Adams Rubble: or more?
Adams Rubble: aware that I am alive?
Moon Fargis: brb need a relogin
Fael Illyar: At least it seems to be equally hard to explain as Zen ;)
Rajah Yalin: suffer, see, detach, evolve
Adams Rubble: as four steps?
Adams Rubble: or stages?
Rajah Yalin: thats the Three Characteristics of Being Buddha said
Rajah Yalin: you suffer, change, and lose ego
Faenik: could be
Adams Rubble: Faenik is a sceptic?
Adams Rubble: Thank you Rajah
Rajah Yalin: but thats Being from a Buddhist perspective, and PaB is not neccessarily Buddhist
Faenik: could be
Adams Rubble: :) for me it doesn’t matter
Adams Rubble: or maybe it should
Adams Rubble: on second thought
Moon Fargis: take it as addition to buddhism practical work

We then went into doing random gestures. Funny, funny gestures. A lot was removed after this.

Moon Fargis meows “Meow Meow Meow Meow”
Moon Fargis: haha
Moon Fargis: who sung that ?
Rajah Yalin: some cat
Moon Fargis: LOL!
Moon Fargis: Chocolate Disco ♪
Moon Fargis: Chocolate Disco ♪
Rajah Yalin flexes muscles.
Moon Fargis: ca you give me the cat song ?
Fael Illyar: cat song?
Moon Fargis: exaaaclty
Adams Rubble: :)
Moon Fargis: so silly:)
Moon Fargis: Cows with Guns!
Moon Fargis: Day-o, me say daaay-o~
Adams Rubble: >
Fael Illyar: When thinking about Zen (or Being), I often find myself unable to say much. Or even ask anything.
Moon Fargis: well asking questions about being nothing is not easy:)
Fael Illyar: Yes, I’ve noticed
Rajah Yalin: hey look
Moon Fargis: found it :)
Fael Illyar: :)
Faenik: why not?
Rajah Yalin: Good DAY Sir!
Moon Fargis: wuv u ~~*~SiSsy!!~*~~
Rajah Yalin: YOU LOSE!
Moon Fargis: I saw a squirrel……
Moon Fargis: it was doing like this!
Moon Fargis: so strange stuff
Rajah Yalin: Whudevah
Faenik: could be
Moon Fargis: Ewwww…
Rajah Yalin: yuck
Adams Rubble is concentrating on keeping her eyes open
Moon Fargis: ~`~*Rooaarr*~`~
Fael Illyar is, however, thankful that she doesn’t have to decide what to do with the log.
Adams Rubble is thinking the same thing as Fael
Moon Fargis: official pabtime ended about 12 minutes:)