Recent content by Durga

No, Buddhism does not require a belief in God or Gods. It is as Vajradhara and Dharma Wheel have said.

Spiritual paths - I have been most interested in Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism. Not commited to any particular path yet. Main spiritual interests- discovering who I am. Do you belong in a spiritual group/coven?- Not at this time, although I am looking for a Zen group Happiest when-...

Vajrahadhara, agreed. Most Christians don't seem to understand non-Christian religions, nor do they desire to. There is a lot of unwillingness to even consider another point of view. I don't see a lot of interesting topics here recently since I am not intersted in Isalm, which seems to be...

I wouldn't think of leaving the house without it. Some foundation, lipstick, mascara - I would feel undressed if i didn't.

I have worn glasses all my life. I can't speak for everyone, but its best if you are very pale that you emphasize your eyebrows with a little eye pencil. My hair stylist told me this just makes my eyes pop. I have him do the eybrow waxing whenever I get my hair cut. You can also get some...

Being in South Florida I have been in a state of high anxiety watching Ike approach all week, only to turn south. Its whereabouts after it heads out into the Gulf is anybody's guess. My thoughts, best wishes and hopes go to all friends in the gulf coast states who must now watch the progress...

Thanks gratefulgrace. She is a most intelligent girl. She likes to play fetch with her toy mouse. Brings it right back to me and drops it right in my hand. Her only vice is she likes to chew on power cords. She chewed a phone cord and a DSL power cord in half. Naughty girl!

Mostly I lurk but think I could find a home here. Please put my name on the list.

Here is my cat, Peaches:

Hurricane Ike is not going to hit us!

Events in time and space - birth and death, cause and effect - these may be taken as one; but the body and the embodied are not of the same order of reality. The body exists in time and space, transient and limited, while the dweller is timeless and spaceless, eternal and all-pervading. To...

The world here over most all of the state of Florida is pretty soggy. Last week we had about 5 or 6 inches of rain due to tropical storm Fay. Its still hanging around in North Florida and we still feel some effects here in the Palm Beach area with some rain every day but we did not get it as...

I don't know if this is the introduction thread but Hello everyone :wave: From a former Episcopalian.

That I did not have any damage to my home from tropical storm Fay.

Durga still here (change of avatars). I just bought a Nikon D60. Fantastic camera.