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monkglen




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  2. 1. live on a south pacific island
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  3. 2. flickr
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  4. 3. sleep with johnny depp
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  5. 4. zen
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  6. 5. own a black porche
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  7. 6. own a hotel
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  8. 7. experience nirvana
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  9. 8. win a million dollars
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  10. 9. loose weight
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  11. 10. write screenplays
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  12. 11. live in New York City
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  13. 12. write books for publication
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  14. 13. be a Zen priest
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  15. 14. photograph men and nature
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  16. 15. go to Paris
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  17. 16. be a contemplative
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  18. 17. swim
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  19. 18. photograph new orleans after the hurricanes
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  20. 19. photograph new orleans
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  21. 20. write and publish 20 novels
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How I did it
How to photograph men
It took me
3 days
It made me
Good

How I did it: The LABOR DAY before hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans I photographed a gay festival in New Orleans, and posted it on the Internet.   This was a festival that the next year didn't happen due to the devastation of the city by the flood.  Some said it was punishment. Read how I did it…

Nov 21, 2008, 12:19PM PST | 0 comments


How to tai chi
It took me
6 weeks
It made me
Balanced

How I did it: I began to feel like Tai Chi was calling to me, and went online and found, in my small town, a Tai Chi instructor beginning a class the next day, so I went and learned.  Six weeks on Friday at noon hour, and I was doing it.  I went back many more times for the course to refine the method.  It is possible to look up on the Internet a web site called TAI CHI CHIH.  I also got dvd. Read how I did it…

Nov 21, 2008, 12:15PM PST | 0 comments


How to be a monk
It took me
35 years
It made me
Twice as monkish!

How I did it: TO be a member of the Secular Franciscan Order, SFO, one joins a chapter of this order as a pledge or novice, and then after two years take permanent vows.  The joining of the Zen Buddhists was done by many years of study and meditation and being given the Buddhist Precepts by a Buddhist priest.  I did that in 2004. Read how I did it…

Nov 21, 2008, 12:11PM PST | 1 comment


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interview a buddhist monk
Interview with a Lama (Vampire, NOT!) 4 years ago

He was gliding down Mount Sumaru on a long snowboard. I mean, I was gliding down, pretty fast, the holy mountain and he appeared snow surfing on a cloud. He followed me all the way down, and at the bottom, he taught me the Four Nobel Truths.

This, believe it or not, is how SURFING THE HIMALAYAS begins. A young man, a lot like bhikku, was simply surfing the mountains in Tibet when his guru (lama) appeared and taught him the Eightfold Path.

Of course, if you want help with this story, just contact monkglen…

Good luck.

Oh, there is a great book about a man who was the translator for the Dalai Lama for many years who writes a beautiful “interview” style book entitled: The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys.

I listened to it on Audiobooks via www.audible.com

Great stuff!

Oct 09, 2005, 04:01AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments



 

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watch less TV and read more books live in tokyo do what makes me happy Evaluate my progress improve my english face my fears beccaspecca wants to Get a tattoo buy a Mac get married, stay married, and live happily ever after be a cop Have Kids Lose 40 lbs Get more sleep Be myself watch free movies look prettier care less about what others think of me learn to play the violin birdforbeans wants to find a job i love declutter my life find a part time job Stop wasting money Fly a plane design my dream home Finish what I start travel all around the world Open an art gallery
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