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Member Profile: gentlekindness1
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"My Religion is Kindness like the Dalai Lama. I have Inner Peace and Radiance."
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I am a:
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81-year-old Man (Divorced)
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Located in:
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Tiburon, CA (USA) |
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Seeking a:
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Woman (50 to 72) |
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For:
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Friendship, Serious Relationship, Marriage |
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Spirituality:
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Buddhist, Christian, Humanist, Spiritual, not religious, SRF/YSS |
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| About Me
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I am well educated in the medical field at a top notch university and a diagnostic radiology residency at UCSF. I came to SF for my training 50 years ago during the Summer of Love. I jokingly tell my friends I spent too much time in the library. Equally important is a 4 decade interest in psychology, comparative religions, Vipassana meditation, mythology, and multiple retreats and seminars with Experiential groups. I love Esalen and many of my friends and Transformational Experiences were there.
Trekking in Nepal several decades ago with the Tibetan Sherpa porters were the Happiest folks I had ever met. This triggered a 3 decade study of Buddhism and meditation practice. I spent the 80's at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Integral Counseling Program and on the Board of Trustees.
I am quite active physically swimming one hour / day six days a week. I like to walk and hike several days a week on the trails of Marin. I especially Love Muir Woods,
Tennessee Valley Beach in Mill Valley and Blackie's Pasture in Tiburon.
I like to go to Spirit Rock several times a month for seminars and retreats.
I have been blessed to study at the SF Jung Institute with Huston Smith whose book on the Religions on Man I have read 30 or 40 times. I have been in a dozen weekend seminars there with Joseph Campbell as well. His interview with Bill Moyers on "The Power of Myth" is a highpoint as well.
My practice is highlighted by Metta -Loving Kindness meditation. I am lots of fun and like to go to the movies especially Rafael and Lark to see mostly foreign movies. I go occasionally to the ballet, symphony and opera. Local music clubs in Marin too.
I would like to meet a Warm Affectionate, Bright Intelligent Woman who is lots of fun and is multidimensional. |
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Basics
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My Sign:
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Cancer |
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I speak:
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English, Spanish, Portuguese |
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Occupation:
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humanistic physician |
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Education:
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PhD/Post Doctoral |
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Annual Income:
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$150,001+ |
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
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Height:
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6 2" (188 cm)
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Body Type:
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Athletic |
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Eye Color:
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Blue |
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Hair Color:
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Blonde |
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Hair Length:
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Short |
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Lifestyle
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I live with:
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Live alone |
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Have kids:
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Yes, living away from me |
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Want (more) children:
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No |
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Willing To Relocate:
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No
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Diet:
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A Little of Everything |
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Smoking:
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No |
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Drinking:
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Social Drinker |
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Exercise:
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exercise regularly |
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How I spend my free time:
- Meditation is a core of my lifestyle with 30-60 minutes almost every day. I try to bring Mindfulness and Awareness into all my Activities so that the Line between Meditation and life frequently becomes one.
I choose to work when I want to work one or two weeks every two or three months.
I like to swim, walk in Nature, go to seminars at Spirit Rock. I have a very diverse group of friends many of which are several decades long. I like to go on Utube with my Bose speakers and play random musical favorites several times a week. I have traveled to 25 countries and have many more to visit. My Nature trips would include Galapagos, Patagonia, Alaska, and US National Parks. I have been to Europe several dozen times but could go back in a Heartbeat. I have loved South America with many trips and sabbatical to Brasil. Machu Picchu in Peru and Angel Falls in Venezuela. CUBA would be terrific to see the ART and Hear the Music and see the rustic sights.
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| Personality
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My Personality:
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Intelligent, Intuitive, Playful
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When out with friends, I'm usually:
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Trying to be a good listener
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What makes me laugh hardest:
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Jon Stewart--Robin Williams
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I'm happiest when:
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I am swimming, meditating or on a walk in nature. Reading spiritual books. Although I can't remember everything I have read, the ideas seem to Percolate through me by Osmosis anyway), one time I looked at the 100 Greatest Spiritual Books written and I had read 35. This would be considered Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trunpa I would suspect.
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The things that annoy me are:
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Abrasive aggressive personalities with strong Narcissistic component.
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The best day of my life was when:
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When my three kids were born
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If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be:
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Dalai Lama who I met at a seminar Oct 89 when he won Nobel Prize in Newport Beach
President Barack Obama who taught us Compassion for all folks less fortunate and helped as many as he could.
Thich Nhat Hahn talking about the wonderful bond of joy and love he had with his MOTHER>
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Interests
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My interests, hobbies, and pastimes include...
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Eating Out, History, Movies, Museums, Music (listening), Reading, Science, Television, Theater, Travel, Writing
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The physical activities I'm interested in are:
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Bowling, Gym/Weightlifting, Hiking/Backpacking, Skiing, Swimming, Tennis, Walking, Yoga (hatha)
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For fun I like to...
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Almost everything as checked above
Traveling to new places and countries and local areas in California
Playing music on my Bose speakers from you tube.
Indie and foreign films like at the Sequoia, Lark and Rafael in Marin.
Hanging out and walking in Nature seeing so many Miracles.
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My favorite movies:
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Vicki Cristina Barcelona, Dr.Zhivago, foreign movies Avatar, Cinema Paraiso, RAZOR'S EDGE (original 1946 version with Tyrone Power.) Shawshank Redemption.
It's a Wonderful Life-James Stewart, Dr. Strangelove, All of Peter Seller's movies,
many of Alfred Hitchcocks' , To Kill a Mockingbird, 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, When Harry Met Sally
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My favorite music:
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Rock n Roll Chuck Berry, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Pablo Casals, Yo Yo Ma, classical-Bach, Beethoven Mozart.
Country Western
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My favorite books:
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Anna Karenina, War and; Peace, Hero of a Thousand Faces, Power of mythology,
Autobiography of a Yogi, Razor's Edge and all of Somerset Maugham's short stories about the Far East. Memories,Dreams and Reflections and Man and his Symbols Carl Jung. All of Thich Nhat Hahn's especially Being Peace.
When Things Fall Apart Pema Chodron
Stephen Mitchells Enlightened Heart-- Tao Te Ching--Bhagavad Gita
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Values
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The virtues I consider most important are...
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Compassion, Generosity, Kindness
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The things I'm most grateful for in life are...
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My intelligence and even more my emotional intelligence.
My opportunity to care for my patients for over 50 years alway learning from them and feeling so appreciated.
I make a very comfortable living and have a strong generosity to share with my friends.
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My goals, and what I want out of life...
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Be Here Now. I have accomplished so many wonderful things just by paying attention and awareness to everything.
Moving from deep friendship into a deep loving relationship with a special woman on so many different levels.
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My greatest accomplishments in life have been...
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Medical practice for 50 years helping thousands of patients in a Warm Loving Manner.
Being Named Benefactor of my Buddhist teacher and being her Brother for the last 35 years.
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Five or ten years from now, I see myself...
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More open compassionate heart and sharing my knowledge and wisdom with as many folks as possible. Helping the less fortunate
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My political inclination can be described as...
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Middle of the road
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Spirituality
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist, Christian, Humanist, Spiritual, not religious, SRF/YSS
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I consider my spirituality...
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The central focus of my life
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What brought me to my spiritual path and motivated my interest...
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An experience of Cosmic Consciousness in Notre Dame cathedral at age 27.
I wanted to recreate this and have been blessed to have done so many times on meditation retreats and in Nature.
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I consider the purpose of my spirituality to be...
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Connecting to something greater than myself, Finding happiness and peace within, Helping me cope with the struggles of life, Helping me grow as a person
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After the body dies...
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The soul persists in a spiritual realm
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I would define a spiritual experience as...
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Timeless with No boundaries and connection with everyone, everything and the infinite.
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A spiritual experience I would like to share...
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Will tell when we meet.
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The spiritual books and authors that have had the greatest impact on me...
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Autobiography of a Yogi, Be Here Now, Cutting Thru Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trunpa, World Religions Huston Smith, Joseph Campbell hero with a 1000 Faces and the Power of Mythology,
Stephen Mitchell Bhagavad Gita- Tao Te Tching-Enchanted Heart, Bible, Carl Jung Memories Dreams and Reflections. Man and His Symbols
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Who I'm Looking For
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I'm seeking a:
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Woman (50 to 72)
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Pacific Islander
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Height:
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5' 2" to 6' 2" (157cm to 188cm)
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Body Type:
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Slender, Athletic, Average, Curvy
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Hair Color:
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Any
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She should speak:
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English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Education:
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Bachelors Degree, Graduate Degree, PhD/Post Doctoral, School of Life
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Annual Income:
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$50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
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Smoking:
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No
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Drinking:
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No, Social Drinker, Non-alcoholic beverages only
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Vegetarian:
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Doesn't Matter
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Has children:
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Doesn't Matter
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Wants children:
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Doesn't Matter
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Personality:
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Intelligent, Caring, Playful
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When out with friends, she would be...
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The talkative one, The quiet one, Trying to be a good listener
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist, Christian, Humanist, Sufism, Taoist, Unitarian, Yoga, Spiritual, not religious, SRF/YSS
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She would consider her faith or spirituality...
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The central focus of her life, Very important, Pretty important
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