I know, I know - I owe, I owe

I still need to get some entries done before they go up.  Been busy with that job hunt thing.

In dharma news, the Milarepa Chorus is back.  After a long hiatus, the four core vajra sangha members came back together last night to sing some of the songs of Milarepa and other great Kagyu and Nyingma lamas.  These songs were introduced in the West by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche, and then translated and set to music by some of his students.  

Last night, we went through a bunch of songs, with me using my bass guitar for accompaniment.

(I didn't want to use an acoustic guitar: It would remind me of the travesty I was subjected to at Mt. St. Joes which is 'folk mass' :))

We were a little rough, but it sounded ok.  More on that later, IAGW.

-JTR

Off to the Land of Lotuses...

In a few short minutes, I will be in the road to Stanley, VA to study and practice with my main teacher Khandro Rinpoche at Lotus Garden retreat center.  I will pop out every couple of days to check emails (since I am still looking for work) and blog about the retreat.

I am bringing my new used bass with me, since there is serious talk of the DC Milarepa Chorus performing if there is a talent(-less? :)) show at the end of the retreat, as there has been to blow off steam on Rinpoche's birthday in the past.

In other news, Senge STILL is living in my parent's basement, emerging only at night to feed and poop.  My dad suggested that maybe he's a vampire, sleeping in his little coffin during the day and then moving around at night.  It WOULD explain some of his behaviors...

-JTR/LWWD