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Jessica's new username - 3/26/2008 11:23:06 PM

ananda

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Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I requested a new user name. Although I really like my old user name (thelurkerwoman) I felt that ANANDA was a more appropriate one for these forums. "Ananda" is a sanskrit word meaning "bliss or pure happiness" .

Thanks to Margaret for all her help and to the webmaster for allowing the change.

Love and blessings to everyone!!

Jessica

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RE: Jessica's new username - 3/26/2008 11:40:18 PM

Thankful one

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Ananda,

Thanks for letting us know of your new name. It is certainly appropriate for you. I wanted to send you a short story of Ananda.

One monk was suffering from dysentery. As he did not wait upon others, there was no one to wait upon him. The Buddha, accompanied by the Venerable Ananda, went round inspecting the buildings of the monastery and saw the ailing monk sleeping in filth. Immediately the Blessed One sent the Venerable Ananda to fetch water and Himself poured water while the Venerable Ananda scrubbed and cleaned him. The Buddha and the Venerable Ananda thus did their duty of ministering to the sick. Having washed and cleaned the monk, the Blessed One held him by the head, while the Venerable Ananda took hold of his feet and placed him on a couch. The Buddha had the monks assembled and exhorted them thus:- "You have no parents nearly to wait upon you, and if you do not wait upon one another, who will do so?" And then the Blessed One admonished them as follows:-

"Whosoever, Brethren, would wait upon me, he should wait upon the sick".

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RE: Jessica's new username - 3/26/2008 11:53:02 PM

ananda

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Thankful One! Thank you for posting this story. You bring so much beauty to these forums. Absolutely amazing. NAMASTE!!

Jessica

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RE: Jessica's new username - 3/27/2008 5:54:59 PM

Thankful one

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Ananda Temple in the Himalayas

Ananda Temple in Burma

Another view

Ananda Pahto pagodas

Ananda is a Theravata Buddhist Temple with a monk praying in front of Buddha

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RE: Jessica's new username - 3/27/2008 10:16:11 PM

Hildegard

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Jessica, congratulations on your screen name change! It has evoked all these interesting and beautiful pictures, generously contributed by Thankful one!

Love, Edda

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RE: Jessica's new username - 3/29/2008 11:27:58 AM

Hope coach

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Jessica
I love the meaning and the new name for you it brings so much enlightenment as you have shared here with your posts...please keep sending the light that inspires the bliss
T.O. grateful for all the Temples I will be forever grateful for the story too.....
Namaste
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Barbara T

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