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Week One


So it's Thursday...I think.  The days are a bit of a blur, even though I think I'm over the jet lag. Being so busy the first several days made the transition easy. Last Friday, I met with my vocation master's brother, Beopjang Seunim, the head of the education department for the Jogye order an ...>

Say…what?


I've finally arrived in Korea!  I got to the temple around midnight last night, but more on that in a moment. First, I must say I had a great time during Shakya's visit to the Midwest.  He said one of his favorite things was horseback riding, and I must agree.  We also spent a total of 3 nights ...>

I’ve Returned to Normal


I'm back in my hometown of Normal, IL now visiting family before taking off for South Korea.  My nephews Tommy (five 1/2) and Danny (2) are cute as can be.  They both call me "Uncle Buddha."  Danny doesn't know me so well, so he's a bit shy still, but he's warming up to me, I think.My dad has go ...>

Red Lotus Society


Some friends and I from UWest visited The Red Lotus Society on Saturday.  Our friend Peter, who used to live at UWest while working for a sutra translation project, has been heavily involved in the project and currently lives with some of the other people involved.  Based in San Diego, the Red ...>

Prayers for Disaster Victims


I've been watching some of the news coming out of China about the earthquake, as well as from Burma/Myanmar about the cyclone.  It's mind-boggling--the extent of the devastation.  The death toll has reached 78,000 in the cyclone tragedy.  As for the earthquake, the death toll is now ...>

I’ve been Bikkhu-ed


A lot has happened in the past week.  First of all, I finally graduated. I now have a master's degree in Religious Studies with a concentration in Buddhism.  My thesis was approved (now I have to print two copies and submit them to the library) and have finished all my other papers...almo ...>

Global Hunger


See this post on Danny's blog. ...>

News Link


Check out this news link to stories related to Buddhism in Korea on the Buddhist Channel. ...>

Cool Dharma Videos


I found a couple of interesting videos through Google last night.  The first one is of nuns doing the evening chants.  It's about 19 minutes long.  I also put it directly in my blog.  The other one is a photo montage set to music of a Buddhist funeral.  It's all quite inter ...>

Travel Blog Now Up

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

We have a quick travel blog up right here. It is a simple Wordpress.com blog with a set of posts for the days we've been traveling. In case you want to follow up briefly. I might post some updates here as well, but that blog is updated daily... well almost. In any case, leave a comment if you visit! ...>

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