Comments on: I’m a bad Buddhist http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/ experiments in wordpressionisms Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anitra http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Anitra Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:39:43 +0000 http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/#comment-34 When I saw the title of this post, I just chuckled. I tell myself I am a "bad Buddhist" far too often. I am not nearly as diligent in my practice as I would like, even though I've been practicing seriously for about a year. Some of that is laziness and poor planning, and some of it is the process of changing from being a person who had no real organized religious leanings to being a person who's trying to integrate all these new ideas and practices into her life. When I focus on the latter, I give myself a break and decide to be kinder to myself throughout the process. Every little step matters. Here's wishing you a good journey and patience along the way. :) When I saw the title of this post, I just chuckled. I tell myself I am a “bad Buddhist” far too often. I am not nearly as diligent in my practice as I would like, even though I’ve been practicing seriously for about a year. Some of that is laziness and poor planning, and some of it is the process of changing from being a person who had no real organized religious leanings to being a person who’s trying to integrate all these new ideas and practices into her life.

When I focus on the latter, I give myself a break and decide to be kinder to myself throughout the process.

Every little step matters. Here’s wishing you a good journey and patience along the way. :)

]]> By: Jennifer http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jennifer Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:17:52 +0000 http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/#comment-12 As a Christian wannabe Buddhist/Jewish or whatever, I can relate. It is sometimes hard to find a service and a community that will embrace you and give you the space you need to grow into your spiritual awareness. This past year, I have been reading a lot of spiritual literature from http://www.unityonline.org/ which has helped me on my walk in faith. Have you read this book: Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace by Angel Kyodo Williams. Her book let me know exactly what I need in my spiritual life which is clarity to realize my desires in growing into a patient and caring individual. As a Christian wannabe Buddhist/Jewish or whatever, I can relate. It is sometimes hard to find a service and a community that will embrace you and give you the space you need to grow into your spiritual awareness. This past year, I have been reading a lot of spiritual literature from http://www.unityonline.org/ which has helped me on my walk in faith.

Have you read this book: Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace by Angel Kyodo Williams. Her book let me know exactly what I need in my spiritual life which is clarity to realize my desires in growing into a patient and caring individual.

]]> By: tiffany http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/comment-page-1/#comment-10 tiffany Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:30:06 +0000 http://jbrotherlove.com/2008/im-a-bad-buddhist/#comment-10 Oh join the club :-). That's part of any faith journey, really: working it in to your life and your schedule, particularly if (like me) you weren't all that in the habit of attending a religious or spiritual service in the first place. We're all works in progress. So just work on sitting with a sangha. Let's make a deal: I'll go more often if you go... hee hee. Oh join the club :-) . That’s part of any faith journey, really: working it in to your life and your schedule, particularly if (like me) you weren’t all that in the habit of attending a religious or spiritual service in the first place.

We’re all works in progress. So just work on sitting with a sangha.

Let’s make a deal: I’ll go more often if you go… hee hee.

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