tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post9110484079517949023..comments2012-06-21T14:49:11.242-07:00Comments on Buddhafyer: Keeping a Sense of HumorStoneCutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-35113193739082989122012-05-26T13:32:56.770-07:002012-05-26T13:32:56.770-07:00Indeed, indeed. And thanks for writing!Indeed, indeed. And thanks for writing!StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-53802921628258122252012-05-25T09:07:52.396-07:002012-05-25T09:07:52.396-07:00I very much believe that both gratitude and gentle...I very much believe that both gratitude and gentle humor practices are crucial for an emotionally and spiritually healthy life.Wearegratefulfourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496670605681378765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-8558369701671721972012-04-09T20:39:26.337-07:002012-04-09T20:39:26.337-07:00love that:). going to try and sit w/ gratitude ton...love that:). going to try and sit w/ gratitude tonight.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348772202223621232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-17670642746873078112012-04-08T19:10:30.647-07:002012-04-08T19:10:30.647-07:00The craziness you describe, I've been tempted ...The craziness you describe, I've been tempted to personify it as Coyote or Old Crow, and let it be. <br /><br />Certainly I share your relief that this situation has forced me to shift in a major way from behavior patterns that I'm now very glad to be amending out of my life.<br /><br />There is a sense of gratitude also in what you express above, not just relief. A Tibetan teaching I was reading last night suggested that if you can sit with gratitude it drives out fear, hate and other barriers.<br /><br />Relief, gratitude, humor, may we all have more of it in our lives.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-61701615148184231322012-04-08T19:06:21.282-07:002012-04-08T19:06:21.282-07:00Appreciate your above and your visiting -- I had s...Appreciate your above and your visiting -- I had seen your site earlier this week jumping off from ZenDotStudio. LOVED the toilet/heart post.<br /><br />I will also try to keep opening to the lighter messages from the universe.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-83549837990882264712012-04-08T19:04:49.253-07:002012-04-08T19:04:49.253-07:00Thanks for this good reminder..."Has anyone e...Thanks for this good reminder..."Has anyone ever told you that living in a practice center is exactly like living in a house hold? I want to confirm this from an inside perspective." <br /><br />Oddly enough, I ran into a website describing the principles and practice of Tonglen only yesterday and was floored. About thirteen years ago I used to commute a great distance every day, and filled some of that time listening to tapes from teachers like Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron, etc. There was an entire 8 tape set from a Tonglen retreat she led, and I even practiced it for a short while before I settled into Zen and the process for jukai. I had completely forgotten about it, and found that stunning when I ran across the website yesterday. Now you posting this. Hrmmmmnnn. A tool that has perhaps been too long in the back of the toolbox and worth bringing out again. <br /><br />Thank you again.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-20280583507194457712012-04-08T18:27:41.112-07:002012-04-08T18:27:41.112-07:00I came from a very humorless family yet I find mys...I came from a very humorless family yet I find myself surrounded by laughter the older I get. My friends have changed since illness struck and with that this deep urge to laugh whenever the the opportunity arrises. I know it's good for me and so I jump at any chance to indulge in laughter.<br /> <br />Often it's at the craziness of all this, of where I've landed compared to where I thought I'd be now. Laughing in relief that I am not where I thought i wanted to be, that I was spared that path. It lightens my heart and puts things in such perspective.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348772202223621232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-64217689788608392492012-04-08T14:24:43.196-07:002012-04-08T14:24:43.196-07:00I've always tried to use humor when things get...I've always tried to use humor when things get tough in family situations - you know, the "keep em' laughing", relieve the stress and just keep dancing kind of humor - to keep everybody "happy" - which is not exactly a healthy dynamic either :) But I'm also finding lately that "the Universe" has a sense of humor all its own, presenting me with little reminders to not take things so seriously, to lighten up, to see the lighter side type thing - and to look for the Heart in everything. Not that I do that so well, which is why I keep getting the reminders... :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-2690695087936843162012-04-08T08:18:25.114-07:002012-04-08T08:18:25.114-07:00I've been encouraged to practice tonglen so th...I've been encouraged to practice tonglen so that I might stay with emotions that arise (or seemingly arise in this imagined reality? Lankavatara has taken away my periods ?) <br /><br />Today was the first day I tried it out. Really helpful! Stories stopped!<br /><br />Labor intensive, perpetual care. Has anyone ever told you that living in a practice center is exactly like living in a house hold? I want to confirm this from an inside perspective. Living here is my preference, but karma rolls on relentlessly. <br /><br />Fooled again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com