Shibata Sensei ... when he visited us there to do kyu.do *_first shot_* (SEP1991) ... one time when I accompanied him in his walk around the grounds, he taught me a song from his childhood. A goose flies by ... another goose ... and then another ... and then another and another and another til the sky is filled with geese! Students flocking to the Buddha :-) *--KC:* aka _ben_

Thank you.

Hate de vous retrouver.

0:57 lol i died

Thanks from me, also, for posting this video... I ALSO enjoyed the moment at 3:48! :-) One rarely gets to hear such a point of view.... :-)

Monks have Computers?

No offence, but are you really serious or just hanging out for a while.

Thank you for this video. And i especially enjoyed the lovely surprise shenanigan at 3:48! It really brightened up my day! :) Thank you again, for sharing. <3

I do appreciate you sharing your experience - fascinating...BUT....I sure wish there wasn't all that background talking. It makes it vary difficult to hear you.

pt 2....will you return to the Abbey or are you now considering entering the monastic life ?

Thank you for sharing your individual experience at Gampo Abbey... while personally I see rising at the crack of dawn or omitting meats from ones diet not all that challenging, especially if done for the right or ethical reasons, but what I wanted to ask re: your time at the Abbey was, knowing it changed your perception of monastic life (one thing to witness others verses our participating ourselves kind of like your skating analogy) do you think, based on your commitment to practicing the