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Contemplating Disease – Part 5a – Comforting the Ill – August 29, 2018
Staying Motivated In Your Practice – Text Transcript – April 16, 2019
Back in April of 2015 I posted this lecture I gave the previous year in October 2014. One of the shortcomings of my English language videos is that it is difficult for foreign language speakers to understand what I am saying. I am trying out a new application that creates text files of speech. For the first time I am using it on previously recorded materials. My thinking is that folks can then have Google…
Where Are Your Bars – Podcast – April 15, 2019
Where Are Your Bars How aware are you of the ways in which you are imprisoned 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 www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog. Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter
Hanamatsuri – Celebrating the Birth of the Buddha – April 7, 2019
Today we celebrated the birth of the Buddha by performing our Hanamatsuri service. During the service it is traditional for all those present to bathe the baby Buddha statue with sweet tea. Because our Sangha is a virtual sangha it wasn’t possible for people to perform this ritual. On behalf of those present and those who were absent I called out the names of each person and poured ladles of sweet tea over the statue…
Taking On Too Much – Podcast – February 21, 2019
Taking On Too Much Simplify your spiritual practice 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 www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog. Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter [amazon_link asins=’1979530815,B00HTOFM44,1975689763,147834198X,0692257470,1979814023,1511592907,1726325520,1508534780,1492886041′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’ryusho0a-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5b00ab74-b021-11e8-94bb-8388b7973e5c’]