It's been a while, yes. Been doing my Christmas letter, which I will post in a few weeks. It's been a sad time. People have been dying or getting cancer diagnoses. Two people in my group at work had their mothers diagnosed with lung cancer in the past 6 months. That's two people out of 5. Another guy in my sangha collapsed with an aortic aneurysm. A woman who worked at a church that I used to go to was diagnosed with leukemia a couple of weeks ago and died last night. I sent her some e-mails, and also sent her my Christmas letter. I never met her, but was hoping I could offer some support. She never responded, but I thought I'd just keep trying to send her notes anyway. I feel badly that she's died. Another good friend's sister is getting chemo for leukemia.
It puts a pall on the holiday season, but also reminds me of the impermanence of life -- not to cling to it either in me or the people I love.
I met a lama last Friday. His name was Lama Migmar Tseten. He is a tibetan buddhist monk who teaches a very tiny group of people. One of his students is a tibetan buddhist nun who volunteers at the same hospice that I volunteer at. She introduced me to Lama Migmar. He is very low-key. They are studying a book called Yogic Deeds of Boddhisattvas. I love their class format. Lama Migmar teaches for most of the class, with prayers at the beginning and end, and a small meditation session just before the teaching, and then questions and answers after the teaching. On Sundays they have meditation sessions which last for about half a day. I'd like to spend more time with that group. Their time works out better for my schedule, and it gives me a chance to do a little exploring with my dharma, try a new group with a different style than I'm used to.
My left chest aches so much. I'm seriously considering getting my new implants taken out, and just living with no boobs, and falsies. On the other hand, I can't really be sure that the problem is the implant. It may just be nerve-related sensations as a result of the radiation and/or operation.
Speaking of cancer (was I speaking of cancer? oh well), I looked through my PalmPilot and realized I have my 3-month oncology appointment next Wednesday. Time flies.
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