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35 Day Practice Day 35
One Step At A Time – April 23, 2012 Meditation
NVC Dharma Talk – Requests Part 2 – December 2, 1018
Today was our second venture into the fourth part of the four part formula of Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Requests. This is hard work as you can witness from the comments and struggles of our Sangha today. Perhaps you too will take advantage of the moments of silence and seriously engage in your own reflections and thoughts. NVC is hard work, it is about learning a new way of engaging in conversations and communication as well…
Paris Retreat and New Years Schedules Posted on Temple Calendar
If you are interested in joining us via Zoom for any of the activities in Paris during the upcoming retreat on December 8, the full schedule of streamed events is now posted on the temple calendar, including the Zoom meeting room link. Also the schedule for New Years Eve is now posted on the calendar as well. Mind, the schedule may change for the New Years events. Depending upon when my eye surgery is and…
Lecture – Sho Hokke Daimoku Sho – Part I – 27 November 2018
First part of lecture series examining one of Nichiren’s early writings on the importance of chanting the Odaimoku, Namu Myosho Renge Kyo. The name of the religion of the third friend which I could not remember during the lecture is Bahá’í. He belonged to the Bahá’í Faith. Also the long causeway connected to Kailua. In the video I misspoke and said Kaneohe. There is now a bridge that connects the base to Kaneohe but that bridge…
No Temple, What Do I Do? – August 11, 2013 Meditation
It is lamentable there are not more Nichiren Shu Buddhist temples in America or the world. It is lamentable there are not more Buddhist Temples of any kind in America. Very few cities or town have Buddhist temples accessible to practitioners. There is a solution though, sadly too many people find it easier to lament and do nothing living in a delusion and trying to create an illusion that somehow it is someone else’s fault,…