Sat, 06 Jun 2009
Heavy Lifting
The dharma taxi made another stop in Frederick today. It's the last days of the Spring Retreat and they're ending it with a three day practice of Amitayus, a long life practice done in honor of Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen. I'm always glad for the opportunity to practice in a group. All the Lamas were there, including Lama Sonam from Boston and Khenchen in the afternoon. During the afternoon break they asked for help to move four heavy granite slabs in front of the stupa. The slabs will be used for doing prostrations. Obviously great devotion or heavy padding will be a requirement. I helped a bit with the move, which was accomplished without injury to anyone. During lunch I helped Lance hang some prayer flags he had bought near the stupa. Once again showing that tying a square knot is the most useful skill I learned in childhood. It was quite a pleasnt day, the weather was good, the people at the center were mellow, and the meditation went well. It's hard to convey that in a post, but I thought it should be mentioned.
