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35 Day Practice Day 7
35 Day Practice Day 7 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 76 “Sariputra! With this parable I expounded…..(top of p. 80)…..The stage of avaivartika.” R p. 127 “Shariputra, it is for the sake of all beings….(top of p. 131)….”Will never backslide.” Today we continue reading a bit more of Chapter III. Today’s reading presents me with…
Faith As A Bargain – August 15, 2012 Meditation
Faith As A Bargain The bargain goes something like this; if I am good, if I obey all the rules, I do everything required of me, then life will be good and I’ll be treated fairly. For some that is the definition of faith, a faith based upon a wish for security. A faith founded…
What We Treasure – April 11, 2012 Meditation
What We Treasure Over the past few days the topic of the blog has been generally on why we practice Buddhism, the difficulty of staying focused and so forth. Continuing on with that theme today let’s again look at why we practice Buddhism. “We will not spare even our lives. We treasure only unsurpassed enlightenment.…
Jodo-e Service Celebrating the Enlightenment of the Buddha – Paris France December 8, 2018
Recording of the ceremony Jodo-e celebrating the enlightenment of the Buddha mostly conducted in French. The ceremony was recorded in Paris France on 8 December 2018.

