Jim Christensen
@jhchristensen.bsky.social
Retired software architect, great-grandpa, Bodhisattva wannabe
https://www.lamrimsundayschool.org/
https://www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-rOgqUpi16-spiritual-elder
https://groups.google.com/g/lam-rim-sunday-school
https://www.lamrimsundayschool.org/
https://www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-rOgqUpi16-spiritual-elder
https://groups.google.com/g/lam-rim-sunday-school
Commentary on this week's Lectionary reading: "Faith purified of self-interest becomes indestructible." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Commentary on this week's Lectionary reading: "Faith purified of self-interest becomes indestructible." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/
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May 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Cool charts, indeed. Here is a somewhat different model of the skandhas as signal processors. Where is the self? Where is the clear ambient awareness?
May 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Cool charts, indeed. Here is a somewhat different model of the skandhas as signal processors. Where is the self? Where is the clear ambient awareness?
Actually, this is the guy they poked.
April 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Actually, this is the guy they poked.
A reading and a hymn for Easter evening:
"Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that heav’nly light,
For us be ever veiled in night."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/index.ht...
"Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that heav’nly light,
For us be ever veiled in night."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/index.ht...
April 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A reading and a hymn for Easter evening:
"Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that heav’nly light,
For us be ever veiled in night."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/index.ht...
"Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that heav’nly light,
For us be ever veiled in night."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/index.ht...
My new profile banner - a lesson in impermanence: my father, grandfather, uncles and 2 cousins in central Wisconsin in the early 1950s - all gone now. The barn and corn crib have long been demolished and replaced with an apartment development.
April 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My new profile banner - a lesson in impermanence: my father, grandfather, uncles and 2 cousins in central Wisconsin in the early 1950s - all gone now. The barn and corn crib have long been demolished and replaced with an apartment development.
"But when he came to himself he said, "How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger!" - Luke 15:17
When will this nation, dying of spiritual hunger, come back to itself?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CLent4.htm
When will this nation, dying of spiritual hunger, come back to itself?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CLent4.htm
March 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"But when he came to himself he said, "How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger!" - Luke 15:17
When will this nation, dying of spiritual hunger, come back to itself?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CLent4.htm
When will this nation, dying of spiritual hunger, come back to itself?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CLent4.htm
March 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just for the sake of understanding, I asked my Buddho/Christian chatbot how many kleshas were expressed in this post from DJT, referenced by @pkrugman.bsky.social in his newsletter today.
Here's what it came up with: ...1/3
tinyurl.com/mukfybpm
Here's what it came up with: ...1/3
tinyurl.com/mukfybpm
February 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just for the sake of understanding, I asked my Buddho/Christian chatbot how many kleshas were expressed in this post from DJT, referenced by @pkrugman.bsky.social in his newsletter today.
Here's what it came up with: ...1/3
tinyurl.com/mukfybpm
Here's what it came up with: ...1/3
tinyurl.com/mukfybpm
"Whether following Christ’s example or the Bodhisattva ideal, we are invited to cultivate boundless compassion and to walk our path undeterred by rejection or misunderstanding." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
January 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Whether following Christ’s example or the Bodhisattva ideal, we are invited to cultivate boundless compassion and to walk our path undeterred by rejection or misunderstanding." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
"The path of true spiritual growth is marked not merely by personal attainment but by our capacity to love deeply and act wisely in the service of others."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
January 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"The path of true spiritual growth is marked not merely by personal attainment but by our capacity to love deeply and act wisely in the service of others."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
This. It reminds me that the gift of cooking, like the gift of the Word, is not just for myself, but to share.
January 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This. It reminds me that the gift of cooking, like the gift of the Word, is not just for myself, but to share.
As we were just reminded on the second sunday of Advent, fire is a symbol, not just of pain and suffering, but also of purification. May we dare to hope for some sort of purification to grow out of this disaster?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CAdvent2...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CAdvent2...
January 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As we were just reminded on the second sunday of Advent, fire is a symbol, not just of pain and suffering, but also of purification. May we dare to hope for some sort of purification to grow out of this disaster?
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CAdvent2...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CAdvent2...
"...the manifold expressions of spiritual gifts or paths, though varied, are united by a singular intent. They serve to elevate individuals and communities, guiding all towards a greater, common good." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
January 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"...the manifold expressions of spiritual gifts or paths, though varied, are united by a singular intent. They serve to elevate individuals and communities, guiding all towards a greater, common good." - www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
"As we grow and evolve in our spiritual journey, we too are called to discover and bring forth the 'best wine' from our own traditions, making them relevant and transformative for our time."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
January 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"As we grow and evolve in our spiritual journey, we too are called to discover and bring forth the 'best wine' from our own traditions, making them relevant and transformative for our time."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
"...spiritual milestones are not endpoints but rather part of the ongoing process. We should not become complacent, believing we have 'arrived', but rather, recognize these experiences as encouragement to persevere on our spiritual path."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CBaptism...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CBaptism...
January 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"...spiritual milestones are not endpoints but rather part of the ongoing process. We should not become complacent, believing we have 'arrived', but rather, recognize these experiences as encouragement to persevere on our spiritual path."
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CBaptism...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CBaptism...
Oops, looks like I spoke too soon! Wind changed direction and the lake effect clouds are back. Toledo is luckier at this point.
January 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Oops, looks like I spoke too soon! Wind changed direction and the lake effect clouds are back. Toledo is luckier at this point.
For the day of Epiphany, a reflection on T.S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" : www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
January 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For the day of Epiphany, a reflection on T.S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" : www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CEpiphan...
A close reading of the Epistle reading for the second Sunday after Christmas, from the viewpoint of the Bodhisattva path: www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CXmas2.htm
January 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A close reading of the Epistle reading for the second Sunday after Christmas, from the viewpoint of the Bodhisattva path: www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CXmas2.htm
Of names, mantras and mandalas:
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CHolyNam...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CHolyNam...
January 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Of names, mantras and mandalas:
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CHolyNam...
www.lamrimsundayschool.org/BCL/CHolyNam...
The Cestello Annunciation by Botticelli, in the Uffizi, Firenze
November 21, 2024 at 7:26 PM
The Cestello Annunciation by Botticelli, in the Uffizi, Firenze
It all begins (but doesn't end) with the senses. The human brain is the greatest parallel, streaming, adaptive signal processing system in the world.
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 PM
It all begins (but doesn't end) with the senses. The human brain is the greatest parallel, streaming, adaptive signal processing system in the world.