Just wanted to make a quick announcement. I might be out of touch for a little while. Maybe a long while.
I've had a long week, and have been thinking about this for a while, and I've decided to quit my job and join the Drepung Loseling Buddhist Monastery in Karnataka, India.
It might seem sudden, but I've actually been considering it for a while. And after the boat sank, it just seemed like it didn't make sense to keep fighting so hard against the universe. So I might not be able to update very often, in fact even less often than I have been lately, since I don't think I'll have regular Internet access.
I've never been a regular practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, but I have always respected the faith and its goals of compassion and simplicity. So I'm ready to take the Bodhisattva Vow and surrender my self to the dharma.
I will be able to get to email now and again, though, after I leave this Sunday. So keep in touch, and I'll do my best to do the same. Thanks to all.
Notes:
Information on the oppression and religious persecution of Tibet
Along with the Chinese side of the story
Posted by ktismael at September 24, 2004 7:53 PM