thanks, everyone for all your advise

[Marie Rosado]

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From: "Sarah Leiser" <sarahdoddaEARTHLINK.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: thanks, everyone for all your advise


> >Dear Sarah
> >
> >I am leaving home regardless of what else might be going on in the
> >world and think that at the very least I can walk for peace.  I already
> >have my ticket.
> >
> >> Are there any
> >> Buddhists out there who have ideas about blending Buddhist and
> >> Christian
> >> spirit while on this very Christian pilgrimage? Thanks. Cheers, Sarah
> >
> >Do the pilgrimage with mindfulness at every step, with gratitude that
> >we have the ability to do it, with loving-kindness and caritas toward
> >every living being.  Be open to the moment, take everything as it comes
> >with generosity, patience, discipline, perseverance, concentration and
> >wisdom.  Practice tonglen when you can't.  Dedicate the merit you
> >gained for the benefit of all living beings when you are done. And at
> >the end realize that it was all empty of inherent existence.
> >
> >On the more prosaic side I am considering visiting Plum village
> >(http://www.plumvillage.org) in France after the pilgrimage, but I will
> >be at Assisi before the pilgrimage. And by the way when Lama Yeshe and
> >Lama Zopa visited Assisi, I have heard, that lama Yeshe recognized a
> >kindred spirit in the Franciscans and wondered whether Christianity
> >lacked the system of teaching the techniques which would help others
> >get to the same realizations.  You may also want to read Thomas Merton,
> >especially his Asian journals.
> >
> >Best Maura
>
> Maura....I just went to the Plum Village website. It's not been up-dated;
> for instance, the costs are still listed in FF. Do you know where else I
> can get info? Maybe you know more...have you been there before? Like, how
> far ahead does one have to register, etc, etc? thanks, Sarah
>
>