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Re: Tibetan Book of the Dead

null@example.com (SiriArc) — Sun, 27 May 2007 07:54:44 +0000

Yea, Lest WE Not Forget:

http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=4132

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Re: Tibetan Book of the Dead

null@example.com (zenden) — Sat, 26 May 2007 18:53:18 +0000

ur brilliant Millenium. very very smart. i havent read the tibetan BOD since study hall in HS . and need to go back and revisit on this quest, arm the self with info and then banter with you/the colleagues on here. i loved the bardo definition of being on retreat with/as the western tradition sees it. instead of purgatory. we have threads on that, viewing from the bardo. and what u said of memories in the bones. U BETCHA.

im gonna heed ur suggestion (whilst partying down on 'retreat'). and aint it funny--we're either on recon, recapit, or on retreat but WE'RE NEVER EVER RETREATING from anyone or anything. the warriors we are. we are with you Millenium. i vibed u strong yesterday PM and sent much. take care, know u r loved.

Re: Tibetan Book of the Dead

null@example.com (Millenium) — Sat, 26 May 2007 15:52:45 +0000

Thanks to all for your kindest sympathies. Pamalejean, "for she who remembers she who remembered," I found this quote this morning and thought it seemed appropriate to send you.

"From Misery to Meaning" by James Hollis

Grief, is the occasion for acknowledging the value of that which has been experienced. Because it has been experienced, it cannot be wholly lost. It is retained in the bones and in the memory, to serve and guide the life to come.

I studied The Tibetan Book of the Dead when my grandmother was passing. In the West, the term bardo refers to times when we are on retreat. This Memorial Day week-end will be a great time for me to re-read this book and reflect upon the meaning of rebirth.

Re: Tibetan Book of the Dead

null@example.com (zenden) — Fri, 25 May 2007 19:41:59 +0000

my god, BLESS YOU Millenium. i feel for u. the dogs--our children, our truly beloved. i will send u vibes of respite, continued restful, peaceful solitude, and strident good faith. u will be with her again.

Tibetan Book of the Dead

null@example.com (zenden) — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:48:36 +0000

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/dead/

look at http://www.hermitary.com/ while ur at it. this place is so cool. id love to live in a hut like a real hermit and do esoteric thinking all day and night long.

which is what i pretty much try to do but in a bigger hut with running water and electricity. some of the abodes here are the coolest and check out the links they have on tarot symbols, and the difft hermits that lived in difft times. particularly interesting the hermits and huts from difft cultures. there's one with the look of being in a cave with about 20 steps all carved out in a sweeping motion thats astoundingly beautiful. i could see many of us living in these huts and gathering at night with torches burning to share the knowledge imparted. neato.

an excerpt from the first link on the left : the hermit symbolizes "introspection, spiritual maturity, discipline or control, protection of the reservoir of wisdom versus dissipation of energy, active cultivation of sagacity, equilibrium between reality and wisdom and between authority and self-confidence, self-enrichment by all things that contribute to wisdom, prudence associated with silence and measure, love as the protection of universal balance, creativity as the life force preserving wisdom and harmony, ability to give as renunciation and as humaneness."

there's more to see on that link that turns me on. i know u will like it. there's even a ditty on "the wanderer"

http://www.hermitary.com/lore/wanderer.html read the poem and be there with it. beautiful thoughtful work on hermits and their lifestyles here. love to the creator of that site. he should be so proud. they have a forum too. way cool.