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Senji Sho Dharma Lecture Part 4 of 4 – Video – May 21, 2020
Three Column Journal & Part II Lecture on Why We Recite 10 Suchnesses Three Times – September 30, 2018
Three Column Journal and Part II Lecture on Ten Suchnesses Audio Recording The Dharma talk from today’s service covers two topics. The main portion of the talk is about a journal format I am hoping folks will endeavor to use diligently through the remainder of the year. At the end of the year I am hoping that folks will share there feedback noting any changes that have taken place in their behaviors since they first…
Contemplating Disease – Part 12a – Ten Characteristics – 30 September 2018
In the previous section I gave a quote from Chih-I in which he talks about a free method of managing illness, one that doesn’t take much time, which can be done without any side effects, and may be taken with out limit. He laments that in spite of all the benefits of this offering people refuse to partake. In the Lotus Sutra in the parable of the Gem in the Robe we learn that the…
Contemplating Disease – Part 11 – Losses and Benefits – September 29, 2018
“The medicine of this secular world may cost a fortune and take time to prepare. Also they may be bitter. Also, they may come with prohibitions, but those who rely on them for their lives continue to take them until they die. But now I present a method that does not cost a cent, does not waste even a half-a-day effort, is not bitter to the taste, and can be eaten and drunk as you…
100 Days Chanting Meditation – Part 1
A few days ago Sensei Kanjin Cederman offered this challenge to us and our practice for the last remaining 100 days of the year. I would like to offer as a companion to this an accompanying meditation to engage in as we make our way out of 2018 and into 2019. If you’ve read my book on The Magic City you will know that I am fond of and engage in a couple of mystical…