"hi Mels,
I come from london and was given this name when i ordained with amida. My family are english though there is some mix of French and spanish back in history. I am back living in london in our little London centre after 25 years in other…"
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Mels Ismailov left a comment for Modgala Duguid"Hi Modgala,
I teach English in Almaty, Kazakhstan (I run a small private English Language School). I practice Zazen for some years and enjoy reading stories about Zen teachers...For some reasons, Buddhizm did not survive here, so I feel a bit…"
Modgala Duguid left a comment for Mels Ismailov"Dear Mels,
i am at last getting a little time to explore ning to talk to a few new members and you profile caught my eye. The nearest i have been to your part of the world is India where I started the Delhi project taking volunteers to teach english…"
Sujatin left a comment for Mels Ismailov"Welcome to this network - I hope you will make many good friends here"
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- About Me:
- Hi,
I am an English teacher and I have practiced Zen for 20 years.
- Faith Background & Affiliation
- Zen
- Occupation or Primary Activity
- English Teacher
- Involvement in Spirituality/Religion
- Zen, Advaita
- What is your interest in Amida Trust
- Exploring
- How did you find this web site?
- Friend's reference
- What country are you living in?
- Kazakhstan
- What is the nearest town to where you live? If in UK, please give first half of your postcode. Thank you.
- Almaty
- Are you a member of an Amida group/Congregation
- not at the moment
- Have you visited
- None of these
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- What other interests do you have, eg Arts, Gardening and so on.
- Zen practice and Dharma Talks
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- Melstao
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- At 21:50 on April 17, 2009,
Dharmavidya said… - Thank you for the comment on Facebook about the poetry group. Warm wishes - Dharmavidya
- At 12:14 on February 26, 2009, Modgala Duguid said…
- hi Mels,
I come from london and was given this name when i ordained with amida. My family are english though there is some mix of French and spanish back in history. I am back living in london in our little London centre after 25 years in other countries. the last 10 as a nun with amida have taken me to India, Zambia, bosnia and France as well as different places in the UK. I have been teaching basic buddhism in each place as well as helping practically.
I am interested in where you live and its history and the work you do...
Many good wishes
modgala
- At 11:12 on February 24, 2009, Modgala Duguid said…
- Dear Mels,
i am at last getting a little time to explore ning to talk to a few new members and you profile caught my eye. The nearest i have been to your part of the world is India where I started the Delhi project taking volunteers to teach english as a foreign language to the very poor 5 years ago. Now we mostly have volunteers from Delhi and in a small way we get into the very poor areas. We live with the people and have a lot of fun too as they teach us...
I am now based in London, running retreats and linking up with Both buddhists networks and the local Interfaith community for amida. i would be interested to know more of your work and life
Best wishes
modgala
- At 15:44 on February 6, 2009, Sujatin said…
- Welcome to this network - I hope you will make many good friends here
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