Pthalo
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My Tagline:
Serious but funny nonetheless
My Interests:
Meditation, Interfaith issues, Movies, Books, Travel, Current events, Art, Environment, Health, Hiking, painting, music, teaching
My Favorite Books, Authors, Musicians, Movies, Preachers, TV shows, etc:
Kurt Vonnegut, J.K. Rowling, the movie Brazil,
impressionism, fine crafts,
Allison Krauss, J.S. Bach, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland
Who Inspires Me:
My two best freinds
My organizations and affiliations:
former member of NKT Buddhist org.
My favorite spiritual activities:
walking in the Black Hills
Who I'm praying for:
the health of my friends and myself
What is your current spiritual mood?:
Okay
What's your spiritual type?:
Undefinable - These labels (and most labels) don't work for me.
About Me
I have joined this community because of my interest in the program on NPR "Speaking of Faith" I believe in connecting with all people using faith and religion not as a barrier but as a means of further communication. In general I distrust large religious institutions, including those of my own faith. I do believe in core principles common to so many religions.
I was raised Episcopalian. I really liked all the candles, stained glass, and ceremonies. When I went to college, however, I dropped out. When my daughter died in a car crash in 1988, I never set foot in another church. After a trip to Nepal 7 years ago I joined a local Buddhist temple in the Tibetan lineage. I spent 5 years practicing and studying Buddhism very intensely. I have since dropped out of that organization but still believe in Buddhadharma and meditate when I can.
I am an artist, currently doing oil paintings but I have held art-related jobs in many areas and have made a living selling drawings of the sky and a line of clay art called "clay skies". My walks in the Black Hills and around a local lake continue to inspire me. The art community here is small and comes from the heart.
My Basics
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Gender: Male
Occupation: artist
Faiths:
Buddhist
Faith Description: 4x8Buddhist
Pthalo's Journal
Posted: May 14, 2008 9:45 AM
I am in serious risk of becoming a birder. This morning I saw a western tanager, gorgeous. I went home and marked it in my field...
Posted: May 11, 2008 9:58 AM
I know Spring has arrived when the goldfinches are at my feeder. Happy Day!
Posted: May 9, 2008 10:16 AM
Down at the lake again. The little swifts are zooming around skimming the water and ground, scooping up insects and making the air...
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