About
I’m just another 26 year old Dharma punk currently residing in the general Memphis metropolitan area. I have lived a rather itinerant lifestyle, as I have lived and traveled to many different states in the contiguous United States.
I have had the very fortunate opportunity to study and practice with various schools and groups, most of which were Theravadin and Mahayana Zen. Since I do not have access to a local Sangha at the moment, I had my refuge vows certified again by Bhikkhu Samahita and entered the Saddhamma Sangha on January 4, 2011.
For some reason, my parents named me Adam. I have a job, so I’m obviously a part of the proletariat. I listen to a lot of punk rock, and I’ve been a practicing Buddhist for over ten years.
This blog simply serves as an extension of practice. I guess by that I mean its an attempt to deepen my own understanding, while hopefully sharing the Dharma with others in the process. If I’m lucky.
The title of my blog (40 Oz of Bad Karma) is a reference to the second track off of the self titled LP by the late, great punk rock band Hickey. The song, of course, has nothing to do with Buddhism. It’s just a catchy tune and the name has stuck with me.
Hi new friend, if I may address you as such! Thanks for being my first follower….I am in web design and programming school and a wordpress site is a fun extension of our work because it is accessible. I am also a practicing Buddhist! Buddhism is so amazing to say the least! I will look forward to on going conversations with you, and do you Skyp? Or any other video com? It beats typing dozens of times over… I have to go, but I will check in again soon…
05/03/2012 at 9:12 pm
Awesome. I love doing web design and computer programming, but as a hobby. I have yet to get any formal schooling for it, but I plan on it one day. I have a Skype account, but I dont have a webcam atm so I rarely use it. Until then, I usually get on Yahoo. If you want, you can feel free to email me at bodhipunk@gmail.com and we can go from there. It’s always nice to make new friends
05/04/2012 at 12:25 am
I will email you, but first I thought it would be good to tell you my email just in case it is junked:
chinesemartialarts@hotmaill.com.
Thank you for the nomination for the Sunshine Award this is quite an honor, and I see that you have been nominated too!
As a return gesture here is a couple of great sites that are tops on my ‘all things Buddha list’
http://records.photodharma.net/audio/audio-tipitaka
and
http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA?ob=0&feature=results_main
<3 to you new friend!
05/06/2012 at 7:27 pm
Hi,
I have nominated you for sunshine award as i find your site inspirational. Thank you for allowing the energy of inspiration to flow through you. See my blog about the sunshine award @ ;
http://meditation4all.co.uk/2012/05/04/sunshine-award-7/
05/04/2012 at 6:10 am
Wow! Thank you so much!!
05/04/2012 at 8:52 pm