Monthly Archives: June, 2008

WTG: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way – Using the Internet to Find a Charity that Suits You

There are so many charities out there… how do I find out more about them so I can feel good about my donation? -DV – My other half and I have been thinking of things that two people usually don’t like to think about, things we don’t want to think about… So, while we have [...]

The Buddha Taught: The Four Noble Truths

In my quest to learn more about Buddhism, in particular about Zen Buddhism, I have come to realize some core teachings of the Buddha that apply to all branches of Buddhism. One of these core Buddhist teachings is known as the Four Noble Truths, and was known to be taught by the Buddha himself. I [...]

Book: Debugging the Development Process – Things Development Leads Should Consider

I have spent a good part of the last few years of my life acting as a development lead and or technical lead. Most of that time has been on projects where I have helped development teams be successful. Leading a development team has been a great joy for me. Over the years I have [...]

But why wings? – How to make fairy wings…

I wasn’t born very long ago… Dharma Voyager was born on October 30th 2006 after a good buddy of mine convinced me to explore a place called Second Life (SL).  It wasn’t hours after I was born into Second Life, that I grew my first set of wings.  Actually, the first wings I took to [...]

Garden Invaders: The Soft Cuddly Kind

I got all busy writing and posting other stuff that I didn’t post this weekends garden post.  So here it is.  Smiles… Oh… and I added another picture to the end of what I saw today. -DV – This weekend was not a good weekend to go out gardening. The sky was overcast, my left [...]

I Feel Love on the Streets of NYC

Usually I follow the discussion group post with a post about what I have been learning or researching about Zen. Since Danaeah was nice enough to post about her experiences at a retreat that she has recently attended, I thought we had filled our Zen quota for at least a couple days. Also, I really [...]

"When Things Fall Apart" Discussion Notes from June 24th

Tonight’s discussion was a small group. Small but potent.  People in attendance were: Danaeah Ballinger, Dogen Coldstream, Renwick Tomsen, and myself. Since there were so few of us I thought we would once again change the format a little… smiles… There was the beginning of some brain storming for the next book and set of [...]

A Solstice Retreat (by Danaeah B.)

I spent Saturday on an all day retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche, the teacher I’ve mentioned in previous posts. Some fifty people gathered in the social hall of a church to listen to this man, whose core theme (as reflected in the title of his book, No Self, No Problem), has meant so much to [...]

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