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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

The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

(I apologize in advance for this long post. I belive the content could not be broken up into multiple posts.) What follows is the beginning of a new study program that will take at least two years to complete. The framework will be the examination of one chapter of the...
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If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

  “If a phrase of the sutra fills your heart it will be an aid to reaching the other Shore.  By deeply reflecting on and mastering the Dharma it will become a great vessel for crossing over.  Being able to see and hear the Dharma follows upon its joyful reception,...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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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Dharma Talk at the End of Komatsubara Commemorative Service – Podcast – May 7, 2019
 
Dharma Talk at the End of Komatsubara Commemorative Service – Podcast – May 7, 2019
Dharma Talk at the End of Komatsubara Commemorative Service Recording of Dharma talk given at the conclusion of the Komatsubara Persecution Commemorative service in 2010. 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 temple webpage…
Contemplating Disease – New Book – Part I – Aug 20, 2018
 
Contemplating Disease – New Book – Part I – Aug 20, 2018
  (Contemplating Disease will be the working title I will use for posts relating to my next book dealing with Disease, our Buddhist practice, and the Lotus Sutra.)  For the majority of my life I have in one way or another engaged in the caring for people suffering from various diseases and illnesses.  First, as…

Rough concept sketch (a work in progress) for cove…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016

Rough concept sketch (a work in progress) for cover of my book Incarcerated Lotus to be published soon. ✏ ? https://t.co/fskJbNqLIE

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Ryusho 龍昇 January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016

#doodle to wake up – #spirit #renewal day & I need to buy #Chicken feed for my #backyardchickens https://t.co/R0Z0oJG65o

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Ryusho 龍昇 January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016

This article lays out historical modern time line of guns “Racism and The Double Standard of Guns” @GentlemanGustaf medium.com/@Mattias.Lehma…

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