Probably my last bLog post for 2009.

New Years Eve this year is a full moon. Whenever there are two full moons within the same month, the second one is referred to as a
"BLUE MOON"
In honor of the end of the year, The full moon, and that it's a Blue one...
We will be hosting a special edition of "The Assist to the Deceased" ceremony. ON DECEMBER 31st. Doors open at 7PM and we ask that you bring a love offering OR a vegetarian dish to share.
Youngins are welcome, however, this can be an intense event. It is not uncommon to "see" things during this ritual as we help the dead... PASS ON to their new existence.


Get ready as we kick into high gear for 2010! Be ready to work!


If I don't see you before the end of this year, I send blessings of love from the Whetstone and the Paul families, with the hope that you and your family have a great whatever it is you celebrate this time of year.


___/\___ Kenny

Three stories tall, on Main St. in a small town. The top floor, a 1500 square foot, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom apartment with an outdoor deck on the roof.

My wife, my daughter, and I would live there.

The second floor, a 2000 square foot 3 Bedroom “Monk Quarters” housing 3 resident Buddhist / Taoist Monks, with a community kitchen and amenities. With a roof deck / tiny garden. Maybe a Zen Garden with a couple potted trees?

On the first floor, a 2500 square foot cultural center. With a foyer and a desk up front. A large main room that serves as a traditional Zendo meditation space. People paying a monthly fee to come and sit in uninterrupted environment. The Zendo would be open from 5AM through 2PM, 6 days a week. The “sitter” comes in, and checks in with the staff on how long they want to sit for meditation. They are then given a placard with a number on it. The front desk has a log of when the placard number has “sat in” and when they are to be “awakened.” At the appropriate time, the front desk comes and places his or her hand on the meditators shoulder. This let's them know that the time they wanted has expired.

On one end of this room would stand a traditional Buddhist alter space. Complete with appropriate décor such as statues, offering plates, candles, incense, etc. The main room would be used on Sundays for Buddhist / Taoist (et al) services, lectures, and Dharma.

Weekdays, after 2PM, other classes can be held in this space. Yoga, Martial Arts, Etc. The space can also be rented out to local groups and organizations.

Also on that first floor Would be a snack/break room space. Not a full kitchen but a convenient space for prepared food intended for the main room.

A large storage closet to hold fold up tables, chairs, and meditation / yoga mats, cushions, and supplies.

Of course, separate mens and ladies facilities on the first floor.

And lastly, a small, two room, office. One with a big desk and equipment needed to run the place and the other for performing Healing Sessions (ie Reiki, Pranic, Psychic Surgery, Massage)

The average user would pay at least $50 a month for Meditation Only access. $100 per month for all access for them, and their immediate family. The prices would include all lectures and Sunday Services as well as grant the access to Reiki Hospital events with multiple practitioners.

Yoga, Martial Arts, and Qigong classes would incur additional fees, but members will have a discount.

By living on premises, I would only need enough income to pay the centers bills and a small salary since I would have no real personal bills. The center is to be manned, staffed, and maintained 24 Hours a Day by myself and the live in monks... With Emergency Sanctuary to anyone who needs it.

This is a work in progress, but this writing serves as an outline to move forward.




What do you think? Email us and tell us today!

ARE YOU READY‽ As we enter 2010, by the end of January, we'll begin expanding our activities. We plan on some type of event EVERY week once again! We had great success with the Reiki Hospital that I would like to do that event once every month!

I'm sure that Joe is eager to begin teaching us all yoga as well! And trust me, my fat belly is ready to learn.

I, myself, am beginning the conversion (or shall we say transformation) from Buddhism to Taoism. Taoism is more spiritual, and more Zen like than Zen itself. I need to polish and expand my sorcery, healing, and shaman skills so it should be a perfect fit for me.

I am truly excited about 2010. I hope you are too and we can't wait to see you.

__/\__ Whetstone-Sensei

Even having had to go back to work five days a week at my day job, I am still managing to put classes together and keep the center floating! You know I couldn't do it without Chris though. He's the man! PLEASE check our EVENTS calendar regularly to keep up with classes and other fun stuff. We might post the notice literally the night before and I'm sure no one wants to miss out.

I wanna thank everyone who showed up for the assist to the deceased event we had for my nephew Eduard. My father came and got his grandson.

__/\__ Kenny

I have the strangest feeling that I'm going about all this the wrong way. I've recently began channeling and the messages disturb me. I got into this entire thing with 2 goals; One, A brick and mortar facility available for meditation in the mornings and classes in Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga, Reiki, and Dharma in the evenings. And two, to help others heal.


The messages I've received lately though tell a horrible story. I am supposed to leave loved ones, friends, and family behind on a path called ascension. Many of the people I trained so hard and so long to heal... Are not to be healed! I will no longer actively solicit clients for Reiki or Sound Healing sessions. The must find me. Only those on the higher rungs of spirituality are to be healed! What a shock to find this out now!


As for a facility of meditation... It's just not happening. We have great teachers and even with free classes, the area we are in is not conducive to REAL spiritual development. This line of reasoning has many locals screaming, "What do you mean we're not ready!? What do you mean that WE are the ones that are going to be left behind!?" I'm sorry, it's just the message I get. It's not my decision. So many of them only pay lip service to their respected religions and do not actually know Jack about their chosen faith. This disturbs me when I know more about their Holy books than they do.


In closing, I am considering starting over. I want to continue training others to heal. But there are OTHER things I must begin teaching as well. I just can't get the image of the end of Earth as we know it out of my head. Our planet needs healers and I am in the position of teaching and enabling healers. I think I will also continue with Reiki Hospital events as well. Watch our calendar for upcoming class information.


Buddhism has centered me, Taoism has enlightened me, now it's time to concentrate heavenward. Towards the light. Towards healing and love. Magick anyone? Join me?


Kenny

Our first Reiki Hospital event went great! We had great practitioners and our clientele gave us a balance of many different energies. Healthy, Zen-Like, and we even went after a few more serious injuries. This was the coolest Reiki event I've hosted yet as the right group of people came together and celebrated, love and healing. I realized this evening that the one tool I really could have used was a DNA repair Tuning Fork. The tuning forks I own now are specifically tuned for Chakras and hemisync balancing. But I do not own one that treat specific injuries. I've been looking at a 528hz Fork for some time and the manufacturer of my current set in New Delhi India does make one. Low and behold as we cleaned up the Hospital tonight, we looked in our offerings box and there was the exact amount of money we needed to purchase the fork! We had made a list of the things we needed for our temple totaling a little over 2 grand... Amazing that we had the amount of money needed to purchase that exact item! It wasn't enough to buy to cheap items and it wasn't enough to buy anything more expensive. It was EXACTLY what we needed! I love how the universe works!

For more information on 528hz... CLICK HERE
528hz is just one of the Solfeggio Frequencies. For more info on that CLICK HERE

It usually take about 21 days for the forks to be made and then shipped from India. Next time you're here, ask about it.

Upcoming events:
Sunday September 13th holds Zazen at 4PM. Qigong at 5PM. And Dharma at 6PM.
Sunday September 20th holds Zazen at 4PM. And Art Meditation at 5PM.
Bring Pencils and a Sketch Pad!

THE NEXT REIKI ONE CLASS IS SEPTEMBER 27th from 10AM to 6PM

In closing, two of our co-founders are having a bit of trouble with one of them hospitalized. Please keep Dana and Cristin in your thoughts, meditations, and prayers until further notice.

On Sunday, September 6th, we originally had Dr. Joe Esposito as our special guest but he will be out of town it turns out... Thinking, Thinking, Thinkin....... I have it!

From 3pm until ? taobuddha will be hosting it's first REIKI HOSPITAL!

Three Reiki Tables and a few practioners! Come get ENERGIZED and begin your path to feeling better! Bring What ails you and we'l gang up on you for multi-hand energy work!

Bring a friend or two!

TEMPLE DONATIONS APPRECIATED!
OR you can bring a vegetarian dish to share OR

Here's what we really need:

1. Pay off this website.

2. More Buddha Statues (More Specifically, not the everyday statues but we need a Medicine Buddha , Green, White, and Red Taras, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Kwan Yin, Amitabha, Ganesha)

3. A Pair of Foo Dogs.

4. Large Crystal Clusters.

5. Orgone / Tachyon Pyramids

This is what we plan on spending any money on so if you have these items we'll gladly accept them as your donation. All proceeds go to the temple, not to the practitioners though they will happily munch your food! LOL!

First come first served.

So the website just keeps getting bigger and the remodel on the temple (my house) is complete. Amazing how higher powers work, even though my house was shredded by a hail storm, I opened it to spiritual seekers anyway. Then my insurance company came through and we now have a new roof, a repaired wall, and new floors! See? Good karma will come full circle!

My meditation classes are beginning to take hold. Zazen is every Sunday at 4PM sharp. This week, we will do a single file, silent, walking meditation through the neighborhood. Afterwards, a good old fashioned fellowship meeting to discuss the future and our callings as healers. BRING A DISH TO SHARE! Rev Chris will be back in two weeks for more Qigong and Dharma!

On September 6, after meditation, at 5PM... We have guest speaker and radio personality Dr. Joe Esposito. He'll be doing a vegan 101 class for beginners. The first precept is "not to take a life" and many Buddhist believe that this means going vegetarian. Their are other schools of thought on that as well but since it's my house, and my family and I do animal Reiki and pet rescues... We choose a vegetarian lifestyle. It's easier than you think and Dr. Joe is here to help. Come hungry as there will be many vegan and gluten free munchies to try out for yourself! More information on Dr. Joe can be found at his website http://drjoeesposito.com .

The next FREE Reiki one class has been scheduled for September 27th! I have six spaces left so register ASAP! Our signup is now by the front door of the house. Reiki one is an ALL DAY COARSE! Bring your lunch or go hungry... AND YOU CAN NOT BE LATE!

Another note... We have both Zeitgeist I and II movies to share. We'll be presenting them after Zazen, which starts at 4PM, on October 11th and 25th respectively. I am also trying to fit in the movie Endgame and The Future of Food! Buddhist Sangha's are usually quite active in the world of activists... We should be no different!

And lastly; I shot an impromptu first temple sermon. I haven't done it in years so my writing is a bit rusty. Look for the video tab above or search taobuddha on youtube.

And now, it's 2:18AM, and I'm going to bed.