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Guide – May 15, 2012 Meditation
Guide Myoken Bodhisattva Day The Bodhisattva Myoken is related to the North Star, the pole star for the northern hemisphere. The pole star, in this case the north star is called such because its appearance in the sky in the northern hemisphere aligns with the northern pole and does not deviate by our normal viewing,…
New Year’s Greeting – 1 January 2016
Good morning. Happy New Year 2016. I suppose I could end my greeting here and have said perhaps the most important thing I could say. Somehow though it doesn’t seem enough. So I’ll just keep going. I received an email New Years message from a Sangha member today. In the email, the individual shared with…
Five Implements of Skillful Means for Entry to the Dharma
Zeal, Vigor, Mindfulness, Discernment, Single-Mindedness These Five Implements were presented by Chih-i in his “Essentials for Practicing Calming and Insight and Dhyana Meditation” Zeal – First a person much possess the desire, the willingness to change something. Without this aspiring to change there is no initial cause for implementation. Vigor – Next a person must approach the task with effort, and a willingness to accomplish the task without letting up. Not being afraid to challenge…