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  • Volmarr Wyrd

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  • Chicago, Illinois, US
  • Last Login: 11/23/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Buddhism, meditation, Pure Land Buddhism, metaphysics, Zen, tarot, spirituality, yoga, runes, New Orleans, vegetarianism, psychology, anthropology, Indian food, astrology, spirituality, living history, fitness, alternative medicine

  • Music

    Industrial, EBM, Futurepop, Deathrock, Darkwave, Ethereal, Goth, Aggrotech, Psytrance, Bhajans, Techno, Classical, Celtic, World, Ambient, Mantras, Spiritual, Chanting:--- Ayria, Cruxshadows, God Module, Grendel, VNV Nation, The Birthday Massacre, I:scintilla, Imperative Reaction, Hocico, Angelspit, old Sisters of Mercy, Prometheus Burning, Ego Likeness, The Gothsicles, glassGhosts, 45 Grave, Dead Can Dance, Emilie Autumn, Zombie Girl, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Combichrist, The Cure, Bauhaus, Lisa Garrard, Blind Faith and Envy, Juno Reactor, Miguel and the Living Dead, Regenerator, Cervello Elettronico, Grendel, Suicide Commando, Apoptygma Berzerk, Massiv in Mensch, And One




  • Movies

    All sorts of movies, especially love art/independent films. Bollywood and Indian movies. Foreign movies. Erotic films. Favorites: What t?e #$*! D? ?S (k)pow!?, Bollywood/Hollywood, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, SLC Punk, Splendor, 9 Songs, Shortbus, Lake Consequence, Little Buddha, Kundun, The Doom Generation, The Last of the Mohicans, I Capture the Castle, Run Lola Run, The Lover, Wild Orchid, Bend It Like Beckham, Fahrenheit 9/11, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Miranda, Monsoon Wedding, Bride and Prejudice, Baraka, Plunkett & Macleane.

  • Television

    Doctor Who, 30 Days, Mad Mad House, Californication, Six Feet Under, Dead Like Me, Firefly, Dark Angel, Torchwood, The Tudors, Battlestar Galactica the new series, The Loop, Cleopatra 2525, Inked, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Dating in the Dark, Lost, Warehouse 13.

  • Books

    Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith, Awaken to the Buddha Within, The Lotus Sutra, The Complete Time Traveler, The Alchemist's Almanach, Jung and Tarot, Tarot Awareness, Tarot Dictionary and Compendium, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing, An Introduction to Hinduism, Inner Teachings of Hinduism Revealed, The Art of Shen Ku, Illusions, The Gor series by John Norman, Kama Sutra, Keys of Enoch, Western Mysteries (Key of It All), Eastern Mysteries (Key of It All), Magician's Companion, American Ephemeris for the 20th Century, The New American Ephemeris for the 21st Century.

  • Heroes

    Amitabha Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Nikola Tesla, Sri Sri Satchidananda Ganapati Swamji, Pamela Coleman Smith, Ammachi, God in all forms, and life itself.

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 5' 9" / Average
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Religion: Buddhist
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo
  • Children: I don't want kids
  • Smoke: No
  • Education: Some college
  • Occupation: Peaceful Revolutionary

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About me:

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My biggest interest is my spiritual path. I follow the Chinese Pure Land tradition of Buddhism. I also sometimes practice some Zen and other forms of Buddhism. The main form of practice for Pure Land Buddhism is to meditatively chant the name of Amitahba Buddha. I also like to at times do other practices such as sutra study, meditation, and other practices. The Lotus Sutra is my favorite sutra.

In the past I have practiced other spiritual paths such as Hinduism, Norse-Paganism, and Wicca. I have studied the knowledge of many spiritual systems. I am very interested in metaphysics in general. Astrology interests me greatly, not the simple newspaper kind of astrology, I am interested in the kind of astrology that involves calculating astrology charts. I also have a passion for the tarot and runes. In the past I was a professional tarot card reader for a number of years, when I was living in New Orleans.

For a very long time now I have been vegetarian. I am vegetarian for spiritual reasons. I don't eat meat, fish, or eggs, but do eat milk. I am very strict about my vegetarianism, it is part of my personal path.

I have moved around a lot. I have lived in many states. I have also traveled all over the US and parts of Canada. For a time of several years I was living nomadically, traveling about everywhere. My favorite place of all the places I have lived is New Orleans. I also really enjoyed spending time at Victoria in Canada, Sedona, Bisbee, and lots of other places. I've experienced some interesting things in all my travels.



++Setting Up a Buddhist Altar++


You can set up your altar with statue of the Buddha that you like. If you can't find or get a statue then a picture will also do. Optionally you can also place 2 Boddisattva statues or pictures to both sides of the Buddha. On the right side of Buddha (from your perspective) should be Guan-Yin Boddisattva (female form of Boddisattva of Compassion, also spelled Quan-Yin), Avalokakateshwara Boddisattva (male form of Boddisattva of Compassion, had many heads and arms), or Samantabhadra Boddisattva (Boddisattva Universal Worthy, he is generally shown riding an elephant). On the left side of Buddha there should be Ksitigarbha Boddisattva (Boddisattva that helps one to retain their vows, he has made a vow to not gain enlightenment till all beings gain enlightenment, he tends to wear monk robes and has a tantric crown with Buddhas on it and sometimes a staff), or Manjusri Boddisattva (Boddisattva of Wisdom, he is depicted holding a sword).

You need an incense burner or incense holder. This (space permitting) should be placed in the middle very front of the altar, in front of the Buddha.

You can find a kind of wooden books with a lid for burning incense in, these are made in India but commonly sold in head shops or New Age or hippie type shops.

Another style of incense burner you can find in places that sell Asian household goods is a special kind of bowl that curves in and has a wide lip at the top of it. At the same store that sells these you can buy some dirt like material that goes in the bowl, or you can use sand or salt. The way you use this is that you poke the stick end of the incense stick into the earth material in the bowl, the incense stick sticking upright with the burning end up. This kind is the most traditional style.

You also need either 3, 1, or even up to 5 or 7, small cups, preferably the kind of little lids, for offering water. The cups for offering water go between the Buddha and the incense holder. They should make a line going left to right. You can find little cups with lids like this at a China-Town or stores that sell Asian household items. If there is no source for Asian items in your area then you can look for tiny condiment bowls.

You should have a small plate or bowl for offering fruit. This should go to the left of the line of water cups.

To the right of the line of water cups you should place a small vase or pot for a flower. You can either use a flower you pick, or use a plastic one, or even a live flower reside there.

You need either candles, at least 2 or more, or electric candles or little lanterns would do also. These should go either in between the Buddha and both Bodhisattva or in between the line of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Key to placing everything is to make it look nice according to your tastes. Your altar should reflect your personality. If you use electric candles then you can leave them on at all times if you like. If you use actual flame candles then just light the candles while doing your Buddhist practice. You can find electric candles in stores that sell Asian household items.

Optionally you can place a small bell on your altar, the kind shaped like a bowl, with a little striker wand.



++Mahayana Buddhist Ritual++


+ Optionally ring bell

+ Half bow, 3 fulls bows, half bow. [If full bows are too difficult then half bows can be used instead.]

+ Offer water. - [This is done by changing the water in the water cups before the Buddha and Bodhisattva.]

+ (optional) Offer fruit. - [Place fruit in plate or bowl on the altar. Fruit offerings can be left on the altar for several days up to a week or more, so long as the fruit is still edible. Any fruit that is done being offered is to be eaten later.]

+ Offer incense (optionally pray in your mind for things you wish while offering incense). - [You hold the incense stick between your hands while they are held in a prayer pose and swing is up and down like you are making the incense stick bow to the Buddha.]

+ Optionally ring bell

"Homage to our original dharma teacher Sakyamuni Buddha, please help me/us obtain knowledge of the teachings." + Half bow. [If you can't pronounce Sakyamuni you can say 'the Historical Buddha'.]

"Homage to Amitahba Buddha, please help me/us obtain the Pure Land." + Half bow. [if you can't pronounce Amitahba you can say 'the Buddha of Infinite Light'.]

"Homage to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, please help me/us to obtain compassion." + Half bow. [If you can't pronounce Avalokiteshvara you can say 'Kuan-Yin Bidhisattva' or 'the Bodhisattva of Compassion'.]

"Homage to Manjusri Bodhisattva, please help me/us obtain wisdom." + Half bow. [If you can't pronounce Manjusri you can say 'Bodhisattva of Wisdom'.]

"Homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, please help me/us to keep all vows and act morally." + Half bow. [If you can't pronounce Ksitigarbha you can say 'Earth Store Bodhisattva'.]

"Homage to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, please help me/us to keep up our Buddhist practices." + Half bow. [If you can't pronounce Samantabhadra you can say 'Universal Worthy Bodhisattva'.]

"Homage to the great pure sea of endless bodhisattvas and buddhas" + Half bow.

+ Optionally ring bell

+ Now is the time to optionally do any practices such as chanting, meditation, or Sutra recitation.

+ Optionally ring bell

"Sentient beings are numberless, I/we vow to save them all."
"Afflictions are inexhaustible, I vow to end them all."
"Dharma doors are boundless, I vow to master them all."
"Buddhahood is unsurpassable, I vow to attain it."

+ Optionally ring bell

"Be grateful to those who have hurt or harmed you, for they have reinforced your determination."
"Be grateful to those who have deceived you, for they have deepened your insight."
"Be grateful to those who have hit you, for they have reduced your karmic obstacles."
"Be grateful to those who have abandoned you, for they have taught you to be independent."
"Be grateful to those who have made you stumble, for they have strengthened your ability."
"Be grateful to those who have denounced you, for they have increased your wisdom and concentration."
"Be grateful to those who have made you firm and resolute and helped in your achievement."

+ Optionally ring bell

"All evil actions committed by me since time immemorial, stemming from greed, anger, and ignorance, arising from body, speech, and mind, I deeply repent having committed" +Full bow and while bowed down think of any wrong things you have done in a remorseful way.

+ Optionally ring bell

"May the merits and virtues accumulated from this work adorn the Buddha's Pure Land, repay the Four Kindnesses above, and relieve the suffering of those in the Three Paths below."

+ Optionally ring bell

"May those who see or hear this, bring forth the heart of understanding and compassion, and at the this life be born together in the, Buddha Pure Land, the land of ultimate bliss."

+ Half bow, 3 full bows, half bow.



++Ten Methods of Buddha-Recitation++


Chanting Amituofo: Prounced like Amm-me-toe-Foe

This is a very powerful Buddhist practice. You chant Amitoufo using one of the methods below. Amitoufo is Chinese for Amitabha Buddha. This is the Buddha of Limitless Infinite Light. Amitabha Buddha has created a Pure Land, a place where beings can go after they die to study Buddhism with no distractions and reach enlighment. The regular practice of chanting Amitabha Buddha's name is how one can go to this Pure Land. His name can be chanted in Chinese, Amituofo (Fo is Buddha in Chinese), in English as Amitabha Buddha, in Japanese as Amida Butsu, or in Vietnamese as Nam mô A di đà Phật, or in Korean as Namu Amita Bul. It does not matter which language you use, what is important is to pick one is primarily stick with that form.


1. Breath-By-Breath Recitation: One recitation per in-breath, one per out-breath. This is a basic recitation practice used to calm the mind.

2. Recitation With Beads: Using a mala (Buddhist beads) is very helpful when one is reciting the Buddha’s name. The standard mala has 108 beads. One can record how many recitations one does each day until the need for recording is no longer present.

3. 10-Phrase Recitation: This is simply 10 recitation of the Buddha’s name per bead, and is a good practice for people who have trouble with wandering thoughts.

4. Bowing to the Buddha Recitation: Reciting the Buddha’s name before or during a bow. The bow may be at the waist with palms together, or may be a full prostration in which one places one’s forehead to the floor and raises the hands above the ears. This is a good practice for combating drowsiness because it utilizes the body, mouth and mind simultaneously.

5. Linked Recitation: Each word and phrase “rests its head” on the previous one, producing a strong recitative flow and deep concentration.

6. Reflecting Recitation: The practice of examining each word and phrase which is recited to make sure they are clear and distinct, until only the name remains. Essentially, this is turning the mind inward on its sense of hearing.

7. Calming Light Recitation: One visualizes sitting in the midst of an immense transparent zone of light while reciting the Buddha’s name. This is a very calming practice for those who experience disturbing images such as fears or bad memories.

8. Lotus Blossom Recitation: This recitative practice utilizes the traditional four colors of the Lotus blossom (blue, yellow, red and white). One visualizes a large blue lotus emitting blue light before one’s eyes with each recitation. The process is then repeated for each color in sequence. As the lotus flowers appear, one may imagine a soft lotus fragrance.

9. Visualization Recitation: This recitative practice involves reciting the Buddha’s name while practicing the 13th visualization from the Visualization Sutra, that of a 60-foot tall Amitabha Buddha standing at the edge of a seven-jeweled pond.

10. Enlightened, Illuminating Recitation: This dual practice consists of reciting the Buddha’s name while at the same time turning one’s attention on one’s True Nature until the only thing that remains is the consciousness of having united the “mind of the body” and the True Mind of the Buddha. This form of recitation is considered to be a very high-level practice and is most meaningful for those who have gained experience and insight through experiencing most of the preceding recitation practices.



Who I'd like to meet:

Anyone.