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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote]bo·dhi·satt·va ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bd-stv) n. Buddhism An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Sanskrit bodhisattva, one whose essence is enlightenment : bodhi, perfect knowledge; see bheudh- in Indo-European Roots + sattvam, essence, being (from sat-, existing. See es- in Indo-European Roots).}[/quote] Welcome to Cell #5143! My home away from home here at the Asylum! Thanks for dropping by! Please, make yourself comfortable (that comfy chair over there is a good place to sit), may I offer you a beverage of your choice? I prefer Guinness, but they keep the mini-fridges well stocked... Let me tell you a little about myself. I'm an artist, and designer-in-training... Apart from the computer, I like to read lots and lots of fiction (fantasy/sci fi...) but also have a passion for anthropology, religious studies and metaphysics, so I read a lot of that stuff too. I have a husband, James, and 2 big fat spoiled rotten kitty-kats, Mandrake, who is a 15lb tuxedo cat, and Zephyrus, who is about 11lbs of Siamese "personality"... no kids please. Recently we added a rescue pup to our happy family - she is Red-nosed American Pitt Bull Terrier on her mother's side, and whoever her father was, he climbed a 6 foot fence to get to mom! Her name is Mae and she's big and clumsy and full of energy but is truly the sweetest animal I've ever met... Life sure has been different. I work for [url=http://www.uncg.edu]UNC Greensboro[/url], but would like one day to make money doing graphics and designing, which I actually really like. Not that this is a bad job, just not what I ultimately want to spend my life doing. In pursuit of the above goal, I have stumbled into the Asylum, a haven for loonies like me. What a unique community! Since settling into the Asylum, I have been working on developing my first website on behalf of my sister, Ann Beckett, who is an illustrator and a sculptor of minature art work currently out of Casselmagiore, Italy. Check out the site at [url=http://www.annbeckett.com]Ann Beckett Studios[/url]! If you are interested in a commission, or, if you just want to compliment her artwork, please email her! I'm still learning, and on a part time basis, so I'm open to all kinds of new ideas! Over the next year I plan on restructuring the entire site, so any and all constructive criticisms and/or compliments are welcome - feel free to email me if you want to review the site. I can be reached through the Webmaster address on Ann's site, or at the address in my patient file: ->bodhi23. My nick was given to me in college by a very dear friend. He was always going on about my generous nature and how I reminded him of the meaning of the word: "Bodhisattva". Whether I deserved the appellation at the time, or even now, I liked the name... when I first got "connected", I needed a username, and that was the one that seemed most appealing. "Bodhi" was already taken at the time, so I slapped a [url=http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id327/pg1/]"23"[/url] on the end of it and that was that! Recently, our good buddy Emps brought the following Beastie Boys track to my attention. (Figures - it's on the one album I don't have!) [b]Bodhisattva Vow (The Beastie Boys: Ill Communication)[/b] [i]As I Develop The Awakening Mind I Praise The Buddha As They Shine I Bow Before You As I Travel My Path To Join Your Ranks, I Make My Full Time Task For The Sake Of All Beings I Seek The Enlighted Mind That I Know I'll Reap Respect To Shantideva And All The Others Who Brought Down The Darma For Sisters And Brothers I Give Thanks For This World As A Place To Learn And For This Human Body That I Know I've Earned And My Deepest Thanks To All Sentient Beings For Without Them There Would Be No Place To Learn What I'm Seeing There's Nothing Here That's Not Been Said Before But I Put It Down Now So I'll Be Sure To Solidify My Own Views And I'll Be Glad If It Helps Anyone Else Out Too If Others Disrespect Me Or Give Me Flack I'll Stop And Think Before I React Knowing That They're Going Through Insecure Stages I'll Take The Opportunity To Exercise Patience I'll See It As A Chance To Help The Other Person Nip It In The Bud Before It Can Worsen A Change For Me To Be Strong And Sure As I Think On The Buddhas Who Have Come Before As I Praise And Respect The Good They've Done Knowing Only Love Can Conquer In Every Situation We Need Other People In Order To Create The Circumstances For The Learning That We're Here To Generate Situations That Bring Up Our Deepest Fears So We Can Work To Release Them Until They're Cleared Therefore, It Only Makes Sense To Thank Our Enemies Despite Their Intent The Bodhisattva Path Is One Of Power And Strength A Strength From Within To Go The Length Seeing Others Are As Important As Myself I Strive For A Happiness Of Mental Wealth With The Interconnectedness That We Share As One Every Action That We Take Affects Everyone So In Deciding For What A Situation Calls There Is A Path For The Good For All I Try To Make My Every Action For That Highest Good With The Altruistic Wish To Achive Buddhahood So I Pledge Here Before Everyone Who's Listening To Try To Make My Every Action For The Good Of All Beings For The Rest Of My Lifetimes And Even Beyond I Vow To Do My Best To Do No Harm And In Times Of Doubt I Can Think On The Dharma And The Enlightened Ones Who've Graduated Samsara[/i] [IMG]http://www.annbeckett.com/sigs/images/rotator_fix.php[/IMG] [small][i](Added by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=bodhi23]bodhi23 [/url] on Wed 19-Jun-2002)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=bodhi23]bodhi23 [/url] on Wed 19-Nov-2003)[/i][/small] [small](Edited by [internallink=2186]bodhi23[/internallink] on 04-23-2004 12:35)[/small] [small](Edited by [internallink=2186]bodhi23[/internallink] on 05-05-2004 16:20)[/small] [small](Edited by [internallink=2186]bodhi23[/internallink] on 09-23-2004 15:57)[/small] [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/2186]bodhi23[/url] on 12-01-2008 01:17)[/small] [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/2186]bodhi23[/url] on 12-01-2008 01:19)[/small] Loading...
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