{"id":973,"date":"2008-04-08T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=973"},"modified":"2013-11-13T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:56:56","slug":"the-new-western-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/the-new-western-buddhism\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Western Buddhism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I deserve an award for blogging perseverance. My shift key is toast, I locate the tiny black sponge floating around my desk and hold it in place with my ring finger, delicately centered on the little rectangle pad&#8211;just to get a capital!<br \/>Decided to do a 10k race in June and next spring train for a 25k mountain trail race. yes, 25k seems a little long to me too, but at least it&#8217;s through the mountains, I can run forever in the wilderness.<br \/>I miss snow boarding. I crave getting my butt whipped on the mountain at least 2x a month. i need the physical and mental exhaustion that it creates. Nothing, aside from my evening meditations, brings me peace in my mind like action sports. So, T suggesting windsurfing for the summer&#8211; I will take  few lessons and see if it is challenging enough to exhaust and thrill me. Wolf will be done today. Will post results.<br \/>Disappointed in the Buddhism temples in Kelowna! One is Japanese Buddhism, one is Chinese Buddhism and one monk just gives me the creeps. I need Tibetan Buddhism that isn&#8217;t some old boys club. I&#8217;ve even designed the best saffron and crimson dress\/robes for women&#8211;the new western Buddhism that is gender neutral that takes into account, western women don&#8217;t want to shave their heads and wear a robe that looks like an ill fitting diaper to practise in. I&#8217;d look as rediculous bald and wearing those robes as the Dalai Lama would look in one of my Texas dresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I deserve an award for blogging perseverance. 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