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A knife and fork Buddhist may want to attend a Thai Buddhist temple. The food at the one in Sunland/Tujunga near Los Angeles is so good I used to go there Sunday mornings just for brunch!

The brother who obligated me on my third degree is a practicing Buddhist. I've read the Dama Phada, the legendary stories of the Buddha (would they be the Tripitaka?) plus a number of modern books on the topic. I've practiced some eyes open Zazen among the types of meditation I've tried. I'm...

I am proud to be a Mason and I like my accomplishments in Masonry enough that I chose to wear my PM ring rather than a Navy ring from my military service or a class ring from my degree. It's something other than total amount of effort as that would have me where a class ring. Being currently...

You'll want to find the local rule/tradition on rings. They might be okay after you have been initiated, after you have been raised or after you have presented your Master Mason proficiency. You'll want a ring that fits the local pattern. I think GLofScotland uses a G inside the S&C. I have...

Re: Why do people mention the Da Vinci Code so oft I figure Dan Brown is riding a wave of interest that existed before he noticed, not that he created the wave of interest. But he's the most visible author riding the wave and Da Vinci Code was made into a popular movie so it gets mentioned a...

I entered http://www.fbi.gov/ by hand to make sure I was going to the valid site and took a look at the results of searching for Masonic. It's interesting enough. I've seen those cypher symbols used on items from overseas but so far not from items made in North America...

The terminology varies by jurisdiction - Stated meetings are called that because it is "stated" in the by-laws. Since every brother raised or affiliated has signed the by-law book he at least in theory knows the time and location of all Stated meetings. Because of that all matters of money...

Reading the image you posted, I don't see much medicine taught at lodge unless specific brothers are encouraged to let loose doing shop talk. Not really surprising as Masonry emerged from the guilds who built the cathedrals.

A web site named fbi.ORG? The ORG hierarchy is for non-profit groups not for government groups. I'm going to pass on any such trick name for a web site.

There is vast pressure to eat low fat. Anything low fat is automatically labelled "healthy". The problem is for a large percentage of the population, somewhat more than the majority, eating low fat makes us more hungry not less hungry. As a result of *following the directions* we are driven...

I managed to wait until I was most of the way through the line before joining another body, so I managed that well before his book was published. As to a personalized apron I do suggest it be in the form of a personalized PM apron! I remember being asked about service to others and serving in...

Plenty of brothers join bodies without intending to advance. I like being a member of at least one body where I just show up and enjoy the fellowship when I do. If that's why you joined AASR it does make sense to take a partial break. Let them know that you'll attend regularly but that your...

Nothing succeeds like success. A lodge with an active social calendar will also have an active degree calendar. If Stated meetings run long because of discussion of activities and events to the point there is no time for educational presentations, then that lodge is successful enough to be...

I figure if we Masons draw the ire of fundies and their complaints happen to be accurate in some way other than "even a broken clock is right twice a day" then I am proud that we are living up to our principles. There are certain groups I would rather dislike us than like us and I have no...

I'm not sure how arguable that is. There are plenty of archeological sites with temples older than Abraham. Humans have been devout in one way or another going back much further than him. If you have a chance to check out an AMORC museum or lodge room, definitely go for it. They are filled...

Is she still around and has she come around? To me it would be necessary for her to come around for her to still be around.

It is always good to try to contact a lodge before arriving at one of their events, but many lodges are not good at reading or replying to email or other contact methods. Think of the email as a low percentage shot. Where you are matters for how to contact a lodge. Some jurisdictions are more...

Unfortunately it's also not reasonable to expect a member who joined for social reasons to make presentations that aren't about social events of the past. So how to get past the chicken-and-egg issue here? Some group has to boot strap past it. That group includes us on my Freemasonry even the...

Masonry does teach power of mind. That's part of what we mean by making good men better. So if he wants to get into souls and planets and such, there are alchemical or mystical or Rosicrucian texts that can be studied on the topic. It's not what most brothers study but it's within the horizon...

Thanks for the correct on state. I'm discussing Texas events and obliviously typed in the name of one of my jurisdictions. GM Recommendation No 1 does give until the next GL. For a task I was able to complete in an hour on Google. It is a ban.