tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post1734440793343938..comments2023-12-08T01:00:57.240-08:00Comments on My Buddha is pink: Teach your children wellRichard Harroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-576251298450690592019-03-20T05:33:36.921-07:002019-03-20T05:33:36.921-07:00Thanks for sharing this excellent blog about conce...Thanks for sharing this excellent blog about concentration excercises. Keep blogging!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sugsar.com/integrated-brain-training.html" rel="nofollow">Brain Development In Chennai</a><br /><a href="http://www.sugsar.com/integrated-brain-training.html" rel="nofollow">Baby Brain Development</a><br /><a href="http://www.sugsar.com/integrated-brain-training.html" rel="nofollow">Memory Improvement Techniquest</a><br /><a href="http://www.sugsar.com/brain-training.html" rel="nofollow">Kids Brain Trainer</a><br /><a href="http://www.sugsar.com/brain-training.html" rel="nofollow">Right Brain Training</a><br />tauruscitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715861125533843399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-16550019109880777522018-05-29T09:53:39.497-07:002018-05-29T09:53:39.497-07:00Late to the party.
Excellent post. Thank you so ...Late to the party.<br /><br />Excellent post. Thank you so much!Carrie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08671215341466060301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-3071378597304811102016-08-27T12:57:18.301-07:002016-08-27T12:57:18.301-07:00This is such an awesome find for me, I gave up my ...This is such an awesome find for me, I gave up my Christian religion as I grew older and questioned many things in the Bible. I have since then found Buddhism and have tried to find ways in which it would be simple to teach my children. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing. dreadblogsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757795848138446704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-73543913779208700402013-07-27T11:02:51.912-07:002013-07-27T11:02:51.912-07:00This is true, our religion practices will stick to...This is true, our religion practices will stick to us if we are being brought up in the right community, given with the correct knowledge that we all pursue. <br /><br />This is an example how kids that are being brought up with a religion, practices compassion. http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animals-vegetarianism/abc-fundraising.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271572713731050804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-7002243373184993532013-02-20T06:25:47.416-08:002013-02-20T06:25:47.416-08:00That's an interesting supposition an worth exp...That's an interesting supposition an worth exploring and experimenting. But my intent here was just to provide a basis for others to use. The beauty of Buddhism is it is testable.Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-86708759841803303942013-02-20T05:50:19.164-08:002013-02-20T05:50:19.164-08:00Additionally, I wonder if it's more effective ...Additionally, I wonder if it's more effective to teach children the three groupings for the N8FP, ethics, meditation, and wisdom, rather than all 8. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-76747297476134212302013-02-20T05:47:26.420-08:002013-02-20T05:47:26.420-08:00How about something a la "We are not our thou...How about something a la "We are not our thoughts but we are responsible for them"? So, "We are responsible for how we react to people and events and it is within our power to make wise, kind, healthy choices."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-65390074381782908972011-01-22T07:36:43.608-08:002011-01-22T07:36:43.608-08:00Interesting point. I see what you're saying. S...Interesting point. I see what you're saying. So perhaps instead of saying our unhappiness is our own fault - which it is, because it is our faults or flaws in our actions that cause it - it might be better to present it as "we create these feelings ourselves by wanting the wrong things, and we can stop doing this by learning how to want the right things."<br /><br />I can go with that. What do you think?Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-35020729037016933672011-01-22T04:15:23.647-08:002011-01-22T04:15:23.647-08:00Hi Richard, et al. we have a 9 year old and I real...Hi Richard, et al. we have a 9 year old and I really like the wording of Four Noble Truths for children, except for the word 'fault'<br /><br />"It’s our fault that we feel this way, and we can stop it when we learn how to want the right things."<br /><br />Kids (and mine in particular, and ME as well) are highly self-critical. I honestly don't know how to reword this but would concentrate on the power 'to stop it when we learn to want the right things.' The concept of 'the right things' I find wonderful and will bring that up with B today (our daughter).<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />ZachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-85472420389342827852011-01-20T03:38:09.863-08:002011-01-20T03:38:09.863-08:00@Genju, really? I'll have to Google that monas...@Genju, really? I'll have to Google that monastery and see if there are any pics of that Buddha.Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-49860914889453945352011-01-19T19:39:45.372-08:002011-01-19T19:39:45.372-08:00I usually read your posts on my Google Reader. Th...I usually read your posts on my Google Reader. This one gave me the excuse to drop by! btw, my favourite Buddha was a pink bubblegum coloured one in Blue Cliff Monastery in NY. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-14411909750583480112011-01-17T18:46:46.676-08:002011-01-17T18:46:46.676-08:00Thanks Genju! I totally agree with you. Imposing l...Thanks Genju! I totally agree with you. Imposing limits is not the same as imposing views. One says "this action is unacceptable and must stop," and the other says, "you should think this way and be like me if you want my affection." The first is done with love, the latter is driven by pure ego.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-24355219879049532522011-01-17T18:09:06.214-08:002011-01-17T18:09:06.214-08:00Great post! I get really frustrated with parents ...Great post! I get really frustrated with parents who hide out in various myths about not indoctrinating kids just because parenting has to be one of the toughest, deepest practices in not knowing. <br /><br />Face it, we're all indoctrinated - or at lest we tend to be blind to our indoctrinated nature. Kids need structure and guidance and that is not the same as brainwashing them. In fact, as parents who are Buddhists it's about skillful means and the path that is useful, beneficial and delivered with respect for the child's readiness to receive the teaching - as you point out well in your post.<br /><br />The Third Mindfulness Training (Freedom of Thought) of Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of lay practitioners admonishes against imposing one's views on others - even our children. It continually astonishes me that parents agonise over "violating" this precept when they have had to take a stand with their children. Me, I'd rather have burned in Buddha Hell than not to have set clear firm rules for my child.<br /><br />End of my rant too. :-)<br /><br />GenjuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-78757822141331142472011-01-16T15:48:15.313-08:002011-01-16T15:48:15.313-08:00I hear ya Nathan! And it's not "the older...I hear ya Nathan! And it's not "the older I get," it's that you're getting wiser ;-) Wisdom comes through investigation, not merely the result of age. Thanks so much for your rant! I wish continued success for you with your sangha's programs.Richard Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-62023591586863199242011-01-16T15:42:05.103-08:002011-01-16T15:42:05.103-08:00Excellent! I have written plenty about this, and c...Excellent! I have written plenty about this, and can't figure out what else to say to those claiming they don't want to indoctrinate their kids. That whole post Karen Miller wrote awhile back about not teaching kids is a great example. She writes that kids are naturally more in touch with their buddhanature (a romantic notion in my view), and then proceeds to say the only way to raise her children well is to focus on her own practice. There's a whole section warning about "all forms of ideological indoctrination," which I have seen repeated by several others either responding to her post, posts I have made, or in other posts. The same people seem to have zero issue submitting their kids to a public or private school system, to organized sports and clubs, to sitting in front of the TV, and other activities where "indoctrination" certainly can and often does appear. <br /><br />I think the older I get, the more I realize that the more young folks that can tap into their deeper "selves," act decent with others, and exhibit some control in difficult situations, the better. It seems quite foolish to me to worry so much about indoctrination when everywhere you turn, there are teens and young adults getting killed, killing themselves, killing others, getting hooked on drugs, robbing banks, having babies at 16, believing that life is mostly about making money and having piles of stuff, etc. Not that Buddhist practice will rid the world of all that, but perhaps it can lessen it. In fact, I'm sure it has lessened it amongst the kids that have gone through our sangha's programs. <br /><br />End of rant. Thanks for listening.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.com