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Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

The translucent layers in both of the art pieces are representative of the multiple layers, the various ways of being in our lives. In each case nothing is completely covered over, nothing is eliminated and especially in the last piece every layer is required in order to form the whole. ...

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter IV is written from the voice of the Pratyekabuddhas, the elders of the Sangha. This group of people and the World, in the Ten Worlds, it represents is sometime called the self-enlightened or the contemplatives. In both of my art pieces for this chapter I used translucent layers in...

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III provides me with many different inspirational passages which have defined my practice of the Lotus Sutra and how I have tried to encourage others. I am using page 81 from the Murano 3rd edition translation of the Lotus Sutra. You may have by now noticed a trend or...

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

In this passage we have Shariputra telling the Buddha about how confused he was, about how perplexed, and even afraid. He had begun to suspect that Mara was impersonating his beloved teacher, his doubt had become so great. As a teacher I have had people react to me in similar...

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FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

FOMO Two days ago I wrote about the purpose of the appearance of Buddhas. That being to cause all people to seek enlightenment and to show them the way to do so. At the conclusion I proposed the question, ‘why do we practice the Buddha’s teachings?’ Yesterday I wrote about how easy it is to…

Lotus Sutra Lecture Chapters II and XVI – Podcast – May 9, 2019

Lotus Sutra Lecture Chapters II and XVI This is a recording of one of a series of lectures on the Lotus Sutra covering chapters II and XVI. If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma. You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the…

Prayer vs. Meditation – August 16, 2012 Meditation

Prayer vs. Meditation “Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” So goes the line in the story of Snow White. No matter how often or no matter how vigorously the queen beseeched the mirror to tell her she was the fairest the mirror never did. The property of mirrors, if we…

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

Archived Posts

FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

Lotus Sutra Lecture Chapters II and XVI – Podcast – May 9, 2019

Prayer vs. Meditation – August 16, 2012 Meditation

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

Archived Posts

FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

Lotus Sutra Lecture Chapters II and XVI – Podcast – May 9, 2019

Prayer vs. Meditation – August 16, 2012 Meditation

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