Thank yous and a personal request

[Charles]

Dear Gainesville Shambhala,

I am sending this out on the Google Group because this is an unofficial
outpouring of gratitude and also, in the spirit of this group (which was
set up to be a vehicle for social communication), a request for your
prayers for my father.

First the gratitude: I was so happy this weekend to be able to share
with you the connection to Shambhala Mountain Center, Sakyong Mipham,
Rinpoche and Ani Pema Chodron. To be able to sit in a room in
Gainesville, Florida with people who are interested in the dharma,
willing to give up a weekend, has brought me close to tears. Thank
you. Thank you also to everyone who helped set-up (especially Suzanne
who could not join us) and take down, and brought good food to share. I
especially want to thank Geoff for providing the equipment and technical
know-how to turn our room into a theater. Thank you to all.

I hope each of you who attended got something worthwhile and helpful
from this program. I thought both talks were warm and personal and a
real sharing of what matters to each of them. I wish these talks would
be available to listen to again, but they specifically said that they
would not be made available. I guess we can't count on replays.
However, for you who were not there and for you who were there and
missed parts as I did, there are books and online resources that cover
some of the same material.

On a personal note, my father is quite ill. He visited here about two
months ago. Since then he has had persistent inflammation in his leg
which led to surgery. He was recovering from the surgery when he fell
and broke his hip. He was recovering from breaking his hip and suddenly
developed a high fever and went into shock. He is now out of ICU and
hopefully going to recover without further incident although he is quite
weak.

My father is an interesting man who has dedicated the past thirty years
of his life to helping people. He promised me he would be dancing at
his 80th birthday in October. Please send some love to my father.

Best Wishes,
Charles

[Seldman,Roberta S]

I regret I could not make the talks and it sounds that you were filled to the brim with inspiration and connection. I will send a heart-felt summons to your father to heal and be able to honor his promise. What is his name?

Roberta Seldman, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Coordinator Eating Disorders Program
University of Florida


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[Erk Castro]

Hey everyone,

This weekend was a great experience and as my first time doing something like this I am glad it could be so enjoyable.  Thanks again Charles for letting us use your house and it was good to see everyone that showed up, all the food was really good! Hope to do it again in the future.

Good luck to your father Charles, I wish him the best.

Erik Castro

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[Edwards,Tamara J]

I wanted to thank Charles and Suzanne for the gift of using their house this weekend - it was so interesting to know we were part of a world wide group doing the same thing at the same time - the talks were as if they were talking to each one of us personally and I know we all took different parts from them - I too wish that the talks were able to be replayed, but I will just have to remember as much as I can!
Charles, I wish love and good thoughts to your father - sounds like things are getting a little better.
Tami Edwards



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Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:27 AM
To: gsmg Gainesville Shambhala

Subject: Thank yous and a personal request

[Nancy Wright]

Sometimes it feels like I'm swimming upstream, against the current, battling the waves (well, you get the metaphor), but this weekend was not one of those times. There is nothing quite like a good dose of community to make the heart light. Thanks to all of you.

Charles, I will dedicate some tonglen time for your dad.  I send out dancing thoughts.

Nancy

[EDI WALKER]

Dear Charles,   Just as I sat down at the computer to send you an e-mail of thanks for this weekend, I noticed and then read your e-mail first.   I would be very happy to send your father love and healing energy for a quick and complete recovery.  I see him dancing on his 80th birthday in October.    Thank you and Suzanne so much for welcoming us into your home, and for providing the experience to hear and be inspired by these two revered spiritual teachers.  The experience was deepened for me by the company of our group, and knowing that hundreds of others were watching as we were.    I am very glad to be reconnected with you in Shambala.  It has been quite awhile since we met in Tallahassee.  Please give the people in Tallahassee my best when you speak to them.  I have such nice memories of the teachings and their hospitality.   Best wishes,  Edi       --- On Mon, 7/20/09, Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net> wrote:

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[Hollie Greer]

Hi Charles,   Summer has been so busy with all of the camps we've been running and planning - It has been hard for me to make it to sitting sessions. I hope to get back to the group after summer has settled a bit.   I will be sitting with a focus on your father tonight and I will visualize healing and comfort for both he and you. My grandmother was quite ill and the outlook was not great but she healed and lived for many years! Best to you, Hollie

--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net> wrote:

From: Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net> Subject: Thank yous and a personal request To: "gsmg Gainesville Shambhala" <gs...@googlegroups.com> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:27 AM

[lesl...@aol.com]

Dear Charles, I am sorry to hear of your father and his suffering.  He sounds like a dear, beloved man.  Thank you for reaching out for prayers in his behalf;  I will pray for him and his loving family, including you.

The weekend was beautiful, the talks heartening, and the group/your home felt like the essence of kindness.  I am grateful for the gracious, warm holding environment you provided, and for the generosity of the group.

Leslie Sahler

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net>
To: gsmg Gainesville Shambhala <gs...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 10:27 am
Subject: Thank yous and a personal request

Dear Gainesville Shambhala,

I am sending this out on the Google Group because this is an unofficial 
outpouring of gratitude and also, in the spirit of this group (which was 
set up to be a vehicle for social communication), a request for your 
prayers for my father.

First the gratitude: I was so happy this weekend to be able to share 
with you the connection to Shambhala Mountain Center, Sakyong Mipham, 
Rinpoche and Ani Pema Chodron.  To be able to sit in a room in 
Gainesville, Florida with people who are interested in the dharma, 
willing to give up a weekend,  has brought me close to tears.  Thank  
you.  Thank you also to everyone who helped set-up (especially Suzanne 
who could not join us) and take down, and brought good food to share.  I 
especially want to thank Geoff for providing the equipment and technical 
know-how to turn our room into a theater. Thank you to all.

I hope each of you who attended got something worthwhile and helpful 
from this program. I thought both talks were warm and personal and a 
real sharing of what matters to each of them.  I wish these talks would 
be available to listen to again, but they specifically said that they 
would not be made available.  I guess we can't count on replays.  
However, for you who were not there and for you who were there and 
missed parts as I did, there are books and online resources that cover 
some of the same material.

On a personal note,  my father is quite ill.  He visited here about two 
months ago.  Since then he has had persistent inflammation in his leg 
which led to surgery.  He was recovering from the surgery when he fell 
and broke his hip.  He was recovering from breaking his hip and suddenly 
developed a high fever and went into shock.  He is now out of ICU and 
hopefully going to recover without further incident although he is quite 
weak. 

My father is an interesting man who has dedicated the past thirty years 
of his life to helping people.  He promised me he would be dancing at 
his 80th birthday in October.  Please send some love to my father.

Best Wishes,
Charles

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[Jan Snyder]

Dear Charles, Thank you, to you and Suzanne, for once again opening up your home to us and creating a lovely atmosphere for learning in community.  I was delighted to be able to participate in the Sat. afternoon talk (did they ever address the questions from the group in Tehran?), and I regretted missing Pema Chodron's talk on Sunday.  On Sunday, I came up here to Cape Cod, where I'm doing a weeklong conference on Buddhist practices for healing shame and fear.  We are doing lots of meditations--I will be sure to do metta practice for your father, Charles, and for you, too, as you deal with his fragile health. I loved sharing Sat. with everyone, and look forward to continuing to grow and learn together! Best, Jan

--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net> wrote:

From: Charles <cbur...@atlantic.net> Subject: Thank yous and a personal request To: "gsmg Gainesville Shambhala" <gs...@googlegroups.com>

Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:27 AM

[Charles]

Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for loving kindness for my dad.  His name is Ivan Burnell, he is in Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, NH.  His home is in Center Ossippee, NH.  His websites are www.yesfactor.com and http://unlimited-universe.com

It is very nice to have community as Nancy said.

Best Wishes,
Charles

[Mary Nicholas]

Dear Charles,

 

Thank you to you and Suzanne for sharing your home with all of us at such a challenging time for both of you.  My heart goes out to you both.  The weekend was a wonderful experience and it was great to see everyone.  Best wishes to your father, Charles.

 

Mary

[Alisa Guthrie]

Charles,

I am so sorry I was unable to make the talk this weekend. We were in Yellowstone among grizzly bears and geysers.

You and your father are in my thoughts... I just went to his website, what a talented man!

Alisa

[Charles]

Dear Alisa,

It has taken me too long to get back to you.  We missed you at the weekend program.  We will have more.

Thank you for thinking of my father.  He is in the rehab section of the hospital - recovering slowly.

Best Wishes,
Charles