Exam No 1

[shimari]

Happily I was lucky in my draw of both patient and examiner for my long case today. One down, three to go - woo hoo!

Comments

[tripletakeover]

Yaaaaaay! Kick ASS!

[shimari]

Thanks :)

[jasper_the_cat]

Cool :).

[shimari]

Thanks :)

[boydonegood]

Hey this is pretty exciting. Sending lots of relaxed but intelligent feeling your way.

[shimari]

Thank you very much :) Your account of Korean culture makes for interesting reading. Ah, and I wanted to ask you - I'd like to know a bit more about Buddhism. Is there a particular book/practice/group you'd recommend?

[boydonegood]

You've had time to read my LJ? And I thought you were studying!

It very much depends what you're looking for. I would normally recommend the hands-on approach, learning with a good teacher, but in Nottingham there isn't much to choose from.

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) in the Lace Market. It's a nice place, but their teachings are something of a hodgepodge from various different traditions. Still, they focus on getting the basics firmly in place, which is a Good Thing. These are the guys that run Evolution, in Broadmarsh.

Akshobya Centre in Carrington (where I used to live). The education they offer is certainly rigorous, although they focus on the teachings of just one lama, so sometimes you'll encounter quite narrow opinions here

[shimari]

Thank you very much for the recommendations. Essentially I'm starting to question whether ceremonial magick is the best path for me. I'm not sure I have enough to show for after 3 1/2yrs practices. Anyway, I'd be very interested in a beginners book, then learning from a teacher when I have a bit more of an idea what to expect.

[shimari]

lol, must go see that... :)