Comments on: A Buddhist Podcast – An Introduction to the Juryo Chapter

By: Berta Brass

Berta Brass — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:08:46 +0000

Thank you so much Jason and Karen:
I feel no longer alone when I have you and your marvelous podcasts.
It really helps me staying encouraged.
I get so much out of it, that keeps me practicing.
Love you both, stay tune.

Berta, from El Salvador

By: danosmusic

danosmusic — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:56:56 +0000

Your mind will always think while you chant, your first step is to stop thinking about your thinking. Your not getting it, because there is nothing to get. You already have it.

Dan
http://www.danosongs.com

By: Robert Allen

Robert Allen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:45:07 +0000

Hello! My troubles have doubled and my happieness has quadroupled. In one of your recent podcasts you said words to the effect of “Now, more than ever in these difficult times, people need/want to see a warm smiling face and a cheerful attitude” or something akin to that concept. Thank You for that. That simple sentance is powerful to me. Mindfull of the need to encourage those around me is bringing me blessings from angles, and in ways I never could have imagined . The good just keeps outweighing the bad 100 to 1, Thank You From Radford Virginina USA

By: Cal Dickerson

Cal Dickerson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:41:19 +0000

Thank you so much for the Podcast on Chapter 16 of the LS.
I make it a point to do morning and evening Gongyo, I chant daimoku, but I just feel like something is missing, like I am not getting it. I know how to chant NMRK but my question is while chanting what am I suppose to be thinking? Most of the time my minds wanders around about the many problems in my life, the health of my friends, desire to be happy and happiness for my friends and family as well. Please help me to understand.

By: Deborah Carter

Deborah Carter — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:58:15 +0000

Hi Jason and Karen,
I was so glad that you had finally recorded a new podcast. I am not always good about attending meetings in my area, Amsterdam, but whether I do or not, your podcasts still inspire me more than anything else.

By: Vittoria

Vittoria — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:21:44 +0000

Dear Jason and Karen,

I downloaded this back when it first came out, but then got distracted by an ongoing family crisis. Now that I’ve heard it (just today), I realize that the crisis might have been made a little easier to bear had I listened back on the ninth.

The most helpful part to me wasn’t specifically about eternal life, but a supporting point. Of course, it’s reassuring to know that “eternity” is a boundless quality in every moment of our lives, whether we’re currently “roots” or “flowers.”

But the most helpful points, given my current situation, was between 27:58 and 30:11, when you made very clear the difference between “clutching onto” our problems and sufferings, and “reveal[ing] our limitless selves, whose presence can change any situation for the better.”

That sounds so logical, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. “Clutching onto” my child’s situation and trying like hell to change it feels exactly like holding onto HIM. That’s about as hardwired a maternal instinct as you could hope to find.

Still, I also realize that I have a tendency in general to try, out of fear, to control everything. So my challenge is to battle that tendency; to “cast…off the parts of [me] that have always caused [me] to suffer.”

So thanks for another heaping helping of reality. I’m just grateful you always serve it up with a big side order of hope.

love,
Vittoria

p.s. Oh, about when you were told off: Like you, I don’t think it was a coincidence that your sense of self-worth and the “roasting” came within an hour of each other. But I wonder if some self-sabotage followed on the heels of this new “wonderful sensation” and drew this unpleasant experience out of the environment. Just a thought. In any case don’t give the incident any more of your precious energy. Save it for more podcasts!

By: Patrick K Hendry

Patrick K Hendry — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:01:57 +0000

The world is in chaos. Honorable dealing is deteriorating, good friends are few, truth is held in disrepute, good service is underpaid, poor service is over paid. Whole nations are committed to evil dealings: with one you fear insecurity, with another, inconsistency, with a third betrayal. This being what it is, let the bad faith of others serve not as an example, but a warning. The real danger of the situation lies in the unhinging of your own integrity: accepting less than your best, being overly tolerant of stupidity, forgiving incompetence, fraternizing with the non spiritual. The man of principle never forgets what he is, because he clearly sees what the others are. – Baltasar Gracian

Thank you for sending energy into our hearts via your podcast. I feel safe in speaking for all your listeners when I say:
You inspire individual actions which wake community and love within humanity.

A very sincere,
Patrick

By: Subhorup

Subhorup — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:03:03 +0000

Hi Jason and Karen, For newer listeners of your podcast, can we get a re-run of the hoben chapter series? maybe you can slip them in between episodes of the juryo chapter that you started now.

To understand the Gongyo has been one of my determinations for the last one year, and this episode has helped add to my understanding. Thanks.

By: Hornit

Hornit — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:19:33 +0000

Thanks Mate,Its been so long since i last touched base,seems like ive been on a long journey and just got back,lifes like that some times.I really enjoyed your lecture, just like the old times but much MORE depth, same lovely WARMTH though.Big Hugs to you both. Pete

By: Gavin Handrup

Gavin Handrup — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:00:49 +0000

Thank you so much. This information is exactly what I need!

Hugs,

Gavin