Dharma Names

[Fuken]

Re: Dharma Names

Slightly OT...............

that is way i have never felt the need to hide behind anything, [..]

I follow different blogs and one of them is Brad's blog. Reading your post and reading Brad's blog brought to mind one aspect of being anonymous (of which there are many at Brad's blog) that I am not fond of. That aspect is not taking responsibility for your words.

Woah, you just spoke my mind.

Gassho, "Fuken" Jordan

[Juko]

Re: Dharma Names

This Dharma name, Juko, is the one I am using in my "real" life, too. I have my own complicated, etymological (sp?), symbolic reasons for my choice to put it in front of my given name, Martina, often shortened to Tina.

Now, I hang out with artists, transpersonal shrinks, and other Buddhists, so this sort of up and changing one's name thing is tolerated, if not encouraged :lol:

When all my complications are dropped, each time someone calls me "Juko", it is like an insta- koan. Who? Oh! :P . . .

Gassho, Juko