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Member Profile: utpala
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"Radiantly Alive-- A Mystery to be Discovered...."
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I am a:
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70-year-old Woman (Single)
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Located in:
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amherst, MA (USA) |
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Seeking a:
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Man (38 to 57) |
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For:
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Dating, Serious Relationship |
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Spirituality:
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Buddhist |
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| About Me
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Being a spirited, radiant,playful, sensual, open-hearted, keenly intelligent woman, I naturally long to connect with a true consort in this life, a man to awaken with.
I'm a very passionate, magnetic, funny, balanced, loyal and loving woman, and am seeking a man grounded in his body and in the world, who knows how to wield his sword skillfully, who can dissolve me with his humor, and take me places inwardly that i could never go alone.
I'm seeking a man of depth, who is erotically energized and skilled, who isn't afraid to ravish his woman with love, and depth of consciousness.
My consort will be fearlessly willing to take on his growth edges as he comes up against them, and he is ready for and wanting true intimacy with me, and with all of life.
As for me, well, in the third photograph,( taken about 5 years ago, though i haven't changed much outwardly since then) I'm holding a model of the human spine, as i love movement, the body, expression through the breath and energy.
I work as a psychotherapist and yoga teacher, love my work,but am not obsessive or driven.
I'm happiest when in spiritual retreat, when travelling to sacred places, when
with my closest friends, am laughing uncontrollably, eating wonderful food in great company, engaged in deep and multi-layered bright conversations and delighting in the daily miracles of this world that offers itself moment by moment...
I lived for nine years in Manhattan,and still enjoy the city, which I visit several times a year. About 18 years ago I moved to a beautiful New England college town, and enjoy my beautiful sanctuary, nestled in a pine grove close to everything, but quiet and green.
I'm most interested these days in opening. Opening AS the whole spectrum of human feeling and experience. If i'm sad, ok, practice opening AS sadness itself, no need to shut it down, analyze or fix.
My spiritual practice is in the Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen tradition,and I've also done quite a bit of work with David Deida over the past couple of years, which is central to my understanding of sacred sexuality and intimacy.
If I had to choose one phrase that would describe me best it would be
"vivid aliveness, in love with the world"
but how can the mystery of one's being ever be described? Ever be "nailed down"?
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Basics
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My Sign:
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Taurus |
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I speak:
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English |
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Occupation:
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psychotherapist, yoga teacher |
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Education:
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Graduate Degree |
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
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Height:
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5 7" (170 cm)
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Body Type:
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Athletic |
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Eye Color:
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Brown |
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Hair Color:
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Auburn/Red |
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Hair Length:
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Shoulder |
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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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No |
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Want (more) children:
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Probably not |
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Willing To Relocate:
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Maybe
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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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No |
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Exercise:
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exercise regularly |
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How I spend my free time:
- this is such a funny question!
"free" as opposed to what?-- enslaved?
ha. but yes, i know--ok, i enjoy the company of intimate friends, movies, yoga,
meditation, travelling, just enjoying the gifts of the senses, reading--tho' no longer voraciously-- i love cross country skiing, i'd like to learn to merengue, love big pots of hot soup, dessert, and laugh at every opportunity!
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| Personality
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My Personality:
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Playful, Intuitive, Caring
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What makes me laugh hardest:
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too many to name
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I'm happiest when:
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That's in my profile description
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The things that annoy me are:
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background "noise"--like always having to have the radio, TV, etc ON.
snoring
defensiveness
addictions
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The best day of my life was when:
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WAY too many to name!
I'd love to let those kinds of memories unfold in conversation, coming out like gems,
naturally, as they do...as they will.
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If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be:
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The Buddha because he totally woke up to the full flowering of human potential and benefited countless beings.
Yeshe Tsogyal because she was a great yogini, very sexual, who used all the energies of passion to fuel enlightenment.
Robin Williams because I'd laugh until I fell on the floor.
and number 4, at the moment-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez because of his amazing books and what he understands about women.
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Interests
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My interests, hobbies, and pastimes include...
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Eating Out, Movies, Museums, Photography, Reading, Theater, Travel, Writing
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The physical activities I'm interested in are:
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Dancing, Martial Arts, Skiing, Walking, Yoga (hatha)
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For fun I like to...
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Fun isn't a separate category in my life!
it's wide open-- from the simplest subtle experience, to trekking in the Himalayas!
Can't nail this one down,that's for sure.
although I don't find watching scary movies fun... that I can say!
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My favorite movies:
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Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast
On the Waterfront
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
walkabout
Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring
Best in Show
Monsoon Wedding
The Wizard of Oz
Some Like It Hot
Witness for the Prosecution
The Usual Suspects
Star Wars (IV, V, VI)
King Kong (1933--looking forward to Jackson's)
Return of the King
Singin' in the Rain
The Court Jester
The Shawshank Redemption
I could go on and on....
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My favorite music:
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classical, world (esp. Indian, African,gypsy), r & b
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My favorite books:
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an overwhelming question, at the moment!
I'll name a few recent ones:
Love In the Time of Cholera (not finished yet)
Finding God Through Sex (Deida)
Sky Dancer (biography of Yeshe Tsogyal)
The Road Home (Jim Harrison)
countless wonderful Buddhist books, too numerous to name here
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Values
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The virtues I consider most important are...
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Honesty, Kindness, Open-Mindedness
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The things I'm most grateful for in life are...
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my spiritual teachers, my health, work, friends, family, love, home,the opportunities i've had to travel to some of the most ancient and sacred places on Earth.
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My goals, and what I want out of life...
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To awaken for the sake of all beings.
and to express this through my relationships, my work, my very being.
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Five or ten years from now, I see myself...
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my practice these days is to freshly enter each moment, practicing pure presence.
I've spent so much time "futurizing" that I don't really want to address this question fully, at the moment.
Yes, I plan for the future financially, I plan and think ahead... I'd like to be working less in 10 years, I want to be in a commited, deep and intimate relationship, there are places I want to see... return to India, go to Italy, Paris, return to Tibet, do a long retreat....
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My political inclination can be described as...
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Liberal
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Spirituality
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist
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I consider my spirituality...
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Very important to me
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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, Belonging to a like-minded community, Helping me grow as a person, Other
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I would define a spiritual experience as...
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A spiritual experience is any experience that opens us to realize and embody, if only for a moment, our True Nature, our "Buddha Nature", who we really are beyond the construct of ego and concepts. Love. Any experience that takes off the blinders, so we see clearly that we ARE love, are wisdom, and that's that!
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A spiritual experience I would like to share...
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That will be for a conversation sometime...
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The spiritual books and authors that have had the greatest impact on me...
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many many mostly buddhist books read over the past 20 yers.
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Who I'm Looking For
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I'm seeking a:
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Man (38 to 57)
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Ethnicity:
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Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern, Native American
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Height:
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5' 8" to 6' 6" (173cm to 198cm)
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Body Type:
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Athletic, Average, A few extra pounds
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Hair Color:
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Any
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He should speak:
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English
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Education:
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Some College, Graduate Degree, PhD/Post Doctoral, School of Life
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Annual Income:
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Doesn't Matter
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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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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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No
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Personality:
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Intelligent, Strong, Playful
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When out with friends, he would be...
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Doesn't Matter
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Any
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He would consider his faith or spirituality...
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Very important, Pretty important
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