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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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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13i – January 20, 2019

Chih-I talks quite a lot about compassion and how important it is to cultivate when one has dis-ease, disease, and illness. As I have been studying this text I am struck by the direction he suggests compassion needs to flow. Usually when compassion is mentioned, at lease in the medical settings I’ve been in…

Difficult? Yes, but not impossible

Ryusho 龍昇 June 24, 2010 December 30, 2015

you can do it, never give up

Possessing vs. Being

Ryusho 龍昇 June 23, 2010 December 30, 2015

Religion is it what you are or who you are? Do you possess religion or are you an integral part?

Hiking

Ryusho 龍昇 June 22, 2010 June 22, 2010

June 22, 2010 – today I took the dog for a hike up to the top of Kings Pinnacle at Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain North Carolina. She and I have been ‘training’ now for several months, going on long walks several times a day. Last week we did the trail at Kings Mountain National Historic site and she and I both enjoyed it, well I guess she did, her tail was wagging…

Exit Strategy

Ryusho 龍昇 June 18, 2010 June 18, 2010

Just because you can, does that mean you should?

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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

Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13i – January 20, 2019

Difficult? Yes, but not impossible

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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

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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13i – January 20, 2019

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