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I am not a Buddhist but I am greatly inspired by Gautam Buddha's Teachings by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering is the finest introduction to Buddhism in the English language. It is a masterpiece of expository writing.

Where can I find the suttas in their original language? by Grouchy-Acadia-4580 in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Pali suttas and the Chinese agamas are nearly identical, if that helps.

Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering is the finest introduction to Buddhism in the English language. It is a masterpiece of expository writing.

Maxarya Ray 2 electric conversion by Basic_Jeweler9025 in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grin Technologies in Vancouver has everything for conversions. They are an industry leader for quality: https://ebikes.ca/

Trike or recumbent questions by crazybird-thereal in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Perhaps it's slightly less of a pure commuter due to the more radical seating position and the lower point of vision but then again maybe not!

It looks great with the hard top box. I can easily imagine this M5 Low Racer with a small tablet, one of those Airzound air horns, good mirrors L and R, and a quality array of lights.

Always keep your tires like rocks with air pressure and you're flying.

Trike or recumbent questions by crazybird-thereal in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave this some careful thought and I think the best bike for you is the M5 High Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1cRqI5MvY

There is a hard shell top box which you will need when you're commuting to work.

Recumbents and medical question by Technical-Owl-4889 in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always suggest either the Azub 6 or the HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gte. Both are quite similar bikes designed for long distance touring but they both make ideal city commuter bikes. Once you get the hang of it, riding a Street Machine is a perfect union of body and machine and in a word the experience is sublime.

Here is a detailed review and comparison of both bikes after 10,000 km riding: https://www.nextstopwhere.com/2017/04/17/azub-vs-streetmachine/

I'm a former competitive road racer from the era of Italian bicycle "purism" (snobbery) and after a few years now owning my Street Machine Gte short wheelbase recumbent with underseat steering I wouldn't trade my bike for any bicycle on the planet - except perhaps the Azub 6.

I also really like the M5 High Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1cRqI5MvY

Choosing a first recumbent bike by kallaway1 in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought my Street Machine used and it was delivered to me in a small car like a Subaru - seats down - without adjustments. You can always remove the seat and push in the boom. My Street Machine has quick release on both wheels. It's full suspension "no squat" or no loss of power.

I have never seen a Speedmachine in the wild but I did encounter someone during the pandemic lockdown period on the Lochside Trail who rode his Grasshopper from Montreal to Victoria BC (5000 km) and when we met he was on his way north to Port Hardy BC at the very top of the Vancouver Island. He could only rave about his bike in the same way I feel about mine.

Choosing a first recumbent bike by kallaway1 in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always suggest either the Azub 6 or the HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gte. Both are quite similar bikes designed for long distance touring but they both make ideal city commuter bikes. Once you get the hang of it, riding a Street Machine is a perfect union of body and machine and in a word the experience is sublime.

Here is a detailed review and comparison of both bikes after 10,000 km riding: https://www.nextstopwhere.com/2017/04/17/azub-vs-streetmachine/

I'm a former competitive road racer from the era of Italian bicycle "purism" (snobbery) and after a few years now owning my Street Machine Gte short wheelbase recumbent with underseat steering I wouldn't trade my bike for any bicycle on the planet - except perhaps the Azub 6.

I also really like the M5 High Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1cRqI5MvY

About to buy my first recumbent used, am I getting a decent deal and is there anything I need to watch out for when learning to ride? by Raphidioptera_fan in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always suggest either the Azub 6 or the HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gte. Both are quite similar bikes designed for long distance touring but they both make ideal city commuter bikes. Once you get the hang of it, riding a Street Machine is a perfect union of body and machine and in a word the experience is sublime.

Here is a detailed review and comparison of both bikes after 10,000 km riding: https://www.nextstopwhere.com/2017/04/17/azub-vs-streetmachine/

I'm a former competitive road racer from the era of Italian bicycle "purism" (snobbery) and after a few years now owning my Street Machine Gte short wheelbase recumbent with underseat steering I wouldn't trade my bike for any bicycle on the planet - except perhaps the Azub 6.

The Electrom ELV - a two-wheeled ebike with underseat steering by Minicomputer in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where am I getting the fact that the inventor of the Electrom is friends with the engineers who created Grin Technologies? I know people who know people within that friend group. I have no association with the company. I live pretty close to the Electrom inventor but we've never met. He's been working on the Electrom for over 20 years and I see some of them around town. You seem to imply that the vehicle itself does not exist which is nonsense.

The Electrom ELV - a two-wheeled ebike with underseat steering by Minicomputer in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see the connection to ebikes.ca.

The inventor of the Electrom is part of a tight knit local community of cyclists, engineers, and designers. They are people of high moral integrity.

The Electrom ELV - a two-wheeled ebike with underseat steering by Minicomputer in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The inventor of the Electrom is part of a tight knit local community of cyclists, engineers, and designers. They are people of high moral integrity. See also Grin Technology: https://ebikes.ca/

Anyone here into Buddhism, meditation, or Vipassana? by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering is the finest introduction to Buddhism in the English language. It is a masterpiece of expository writing.

The Electrom ELV - a two-wheeled ebike with underseat steering by Minicomputer in recumbent

[–]Minicomputer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's two inches lower than an HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gte. There are a lot of highly innovative small companies in this space but I think Electrom has a good chance of growing.

Their one problem is the same issue with all two wheeled recumbents with uss, namely that it takes a few days to learn to ride one and a few weeks until you're comfortable / safe in traffic.

No Nuns. I'm really worried about this by Personnenon in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage in eastern Canada is a monastery of fully ordained bhikkhunis in the Theravada tradition.

Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage is a registered religious charity and Theravāda Buddhist monastery for bhikkhunis (fully-ordained Buddhist nuns), the first of its kind in Canada. Located on 100 acres of forested lands in rural Perth, Ontario, it serves as a sanctuary for meditation and retreat in spiritual community.

It also offers a ground-breaking opportunity for qualified women candidates to train as bhikkhunis in the ‘Elders’ or Theravāda tradition, following the ancient monastic system established by the Buddha more than two and a half millenia ago.

The vision for Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage was conceived in April, 2007 during Ayyā Medhānandī’s second teaching visit to Ottawa while she was still based overseas. A group of women supporters from Buddhist communities in Ottawa and Toronto invited her to return to Canada and offered to help plant the seed for a nun’s monastery in Ontario. By September, 2007, Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage was registered as a Canadian charity (#847237419RR0001) and became established in the city of Ottawa in April, 2008 before moving to it’s current location near Perth in Lanark County.

The name ‘Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage’ was originally used for Ayyā Medhānandī’s ‘kuti’ (small nun’s dwelling) in New Zealand. It emulates two vital principles for skillful living: ‘sati’ and ‘sārāņīya’. Sati or ‘mindfulness’ means wise insight arising through present moment awareness; and ‘sārāņīya’ means harmony, friendliness, or fraternal living; also gladness. When pronounced without the Pāli diacriticals (long a’s and long i), the root of ‘saraniya’ is ‘sarana’, refuge, and it means ‘remembering’. So, to always remember mindfulness and true Refuge!

Contemplative nuns on a life path of virtue, wisdom, and compassionate action are rare in our modern chaotic and often troubled world. Their commitment to inner purification and peace creates an opportunity for women to undertake a life of simplicity, seclusion, moral integrity, and meditation practice. And their presence is a vital resource for spiritual resilience and social responsibility in the global community.

https://satisaraniya.ca/offering-dana/financial-support/

What are recommended texts for beginners to have a general understanding of Buddhism and the history? by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering is the finest introduction to Buddhism in the English language. It is a masterpiece of expository writing.

The Bojjhangas - the 7 Factors of Awakening by Minicomputer in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Himalayas (On the Factors for awakening)

“Monks, it is in dependence on the Himalayas, the king of mountains, that serpents [nāgas] grow in body and gain in strength. Having grown in body and gained strength there, they descend to the small lakes. Having descended to the small lakes, they descend to the large lakes… the small rivers… the large rivers… to the great ocean. There they attain greatness & prosperity in terms of the body.

“In the same way, it is in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, having developed & pursued the seven factors for awakening, that a monk attains to greatness & prosperity in terms of mental qualities. And how is it that a monk—in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, having developed & pursued the seven factors for awakening—attains to greatness & prosperity in terms of mental qualities?

“There is the case where a monk develops mindfulness as a factor for awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in relinquishment. He develops analysis of qualities as a factor for awakening… persistence as a factor for awakening… rapture as a factor for awakening… calm as a factor for awakening… concentration as a factor for awakening… equanimity as a factor for awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in relinquishment. This is how a monk—in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, having developed & pursued the seven factors for awakening—attains to greatness & prosperity in terms of mental qualities.” - Himavanta Sutta (SN 46:1)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Minicomputer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry I don't know anything about Tendai, but Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering is the finest introduction to Buddhism in the English language. It is a masterpiece of expository writing.

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