(From my book Lotus Path Vol. I) It could be Legos or it could be anything. How many times have you gotten some item that required some assembly and just jumped right in without reading the instructions? Children are frequently enthralled with the bright colored building blocks that snap together and can be used to construct all manner of things. Legos can be used to build almost anything the imagination can conceive. But sometimes our…
Three Column Journal and Part II Lecture on Ten Suchnesses Audio Recording The Dharma talk from today’s service covers two topics. The main portion of the talk is about a journal format I am hoping folks will endeavor to use diligently through the remainder of the year. At the end of the year I am hoping that folks will share there feedback noting any changes that have taken place in their behaviors since they first…
A few days ago Sensei Kanjin Cederman offered this challenge to us and our practice for the last remaining 100 days of the year. I would like to offer as a companion to this an accompanying meditation to engage in as we make our way out of 2018 and into 2019. If you’ve read my book on The Magic City you will know that I am fond of and engage in a couple of mystical…
In 1971 I was at that time stationed at the Marine Corps base Kaneohe, Hawaii. In that year I had a significant pain and swelling in my knees. It was so bad I could hardly walk at all. I went to the sick bay and they sent me to Trippler Army Hospital on the other side of the island. It was determined after many doctor visits and consultations that I was suffering from significant scar…
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