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- _salisae_
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/…
he recently got back from his 3 1/2 year retreat. my mom has since left him but LOOk - great write up!
check out the David Bole Photo Gallery link at the bottom.
:)
- JazX0
bad link
- mrdobolina0
you should be very proud.
- carver0
bad link
JazX
(sep 27 04, 08:00)-------------
dad link , hehehehehehehe!
- _salisae_0
sometimes it works and sometimes it does not.
could it be related to hurricane jeanne? dunno.
ah well.
- carver0
what, sometimes yer da' works, and sometimes he don't, haha, it's a bit like mine then, but that's got fuck all to do with hurricanes.
- letters0
salisae, what is your opinion of his decision to go on a retreat, and how do you feel about it now that he’s back?
- chossy0
yo salisae do you have to fill out that form to look at your site, also I can't get to the whole dad thingy :(
- _salisae_0
letters - when he was in high school he asked for a dream to see what he should do with his life and he drempt of acupuncture. which they did not have in the states as a discipline so he went to oxford and studied.
he's been buddhist for about 25 years and meditating every day for many of those years. my mom and i felt it would be holding him back from his dream if we were to not be supportive.
mostly i am happy for him. but very sad that it broke up my family.
i wish the damn link would work! if you go to gainesville.com and type in david bole in the search box you'll see it.
supposedly, in japan it's totally normal for the man of the house to do this - but, my mom felt ignored and, of course, his best friend picked up where he left off in her life. damn heathen.
- _salisae_0
Daybreak - Mastering the Art of Meditation. title.
hi carver! ;) sorry your dad was a chump.
- JazX0
What the H was he retreating from? Might I ask? The article link is buggy.
- mrdobolina0
buddhist retreat, JazX.
- letters0
well, good that you were supportive. Unfortunate that it hurt your family...
And his best friend? now thats just pplain wrong.
- tny0
wow, that's some story salisae
- steakandliquor0
poor mom.
- rasko40
thats pretty impressive dedication, its a real shame that it broke up your family like that, it does seem pretty selfish but I guess his 'calling' was too strong and maybe things would have been worse had he stayed, I'm sure you have asked yourself questions a million times.
- nick0
"You're ruled by the gong. We'd get up with the gong, change practices with the gong, have lunch with the gong."
see, your dad is kinda like me.. except they spelled bong wrong...
- rasko40
heheh.. that reminds me of my err.. awakening.. or was that sleeping.. maybe both..
- robotron3k0
this is absolutely amazing...!
Karma Lodro Sangpo... reaching inner states of the mind, it sounds dreamy, i love it.big congrats!