Summary: Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-six. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. I love answering your questions, so please send in yours by email or voicemail to brian@dailybuddhism.com or 937-660-4949. Announcements: Nothing major to report this week as far as announcements go. The pledge-drive I announced last week has been doing really well, and we're more than halfway to the goal. I'll explain it again just this once, but beyond that I won't bring it up again until the goal is reached. Basically, I'm in the need for a new laptop. I need to go with as inexpensive a replacement as possible, so I've decided on one of the little $300-ish netbooks. I'm pretty much decided on an Acer Aspire One (link in show notes). As always, money is tight, and the job situation here in Dayton isn't getting any better. I hesitated to ask for help, but it seems to have gone well so far. With your help, hopefully, we can wrap this up before next weekend. If you've donated in the past, please don't think I'm asking for more from you; thanks for your past support. If you are one of the folks who said they might send something in someday, or have otherwise intended to send something but put it off, then now would be a really good time. As always, a donation of $50 or more will get you a free year of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. Of course, anything will help. You can donate at Donate at: http://dailybuddhism.com/donate Or check the status and totals of how things are going in the top-right hand corner of www.dailybuddhism.com or at http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive [Play iPhone iMantra software review request] Well, I don't have an iPhone, but it sounds like an interesting application. If anyone out there has an iPhone and the iMantra app, or any other app that might be of interest to the Daily Buddhism audience, I'd love to see you write a guest post with a review. Send me an email at brian@dailybuddhism.com if you'd like to write up a review. Of course, guest posts on most any topic are welcome. Oh- I did cover Mala beads a while back. You can do a search on the site for the term 'Mala' and it'll come right up with the article, or you can find the same information by listening to Podcast Episode 27, And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: New Computer Pledge-Drive: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive The Goal: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001EYVBE0/askdrarca-20 Rebirth and Karma http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1182 A Buddhist Diet http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1184 Beginners Buddhism Books http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1186 Koan: Trading Dialogue for Lodging http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1188 Words of Advice for the New Buddhist http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1189 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism
