January 5, 2011: Bake Off. Phillip Chard's column of Dec 26: About Happiness

     As often happens at our meeting, we began this Bake Off by reading through a recent column written by Phillip Chard. But for some reason, our discussion this time went quite astray to what did seem to be an interesting topic for most people. As is often the case, there were several physicians in the group. We therefore served as each other's sounding board about our medical training.
Hit Read More to enjoy Phillip Chard's article, and to have a brief summary of what our discussion turned to.

Bake Off, April 1, 2010

 Today Todd and Paul led the group in the annual spiritual practice of Sloof Lirpa.Todd announced that he had received a transmission from the Kjöxprz (Jolly) Lama that he wants the r put back in Lipa so that it is truely Lirpa. Last year the problem was with the f in Sloof, but this year the r must be put back in Lirpa. After this announcement, we all placed ourselves in the proper frame of mind, emotions controlled (sort of ). Timed to the sound of the Meditation bell manned by Paul, we chanted Awa Tagoo Siam, Awa Tagoo Siam, repetitively, the pitch going higher and the intensity building. Many members of the group were moved to tears, myself included, (mostly from clenching the jaws to keep from laughing). At the end of the practice, we all felt expanded in consciousness knowing that we were now thoroughly protected for one year from any threats or encounters with yeti.