Here is the video recording of today’s Dharma talk. Today we focused on the first of the four principles of Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Observation. When we can make observations that are free of value and judgement we begin to eliminate the suffering of self. Placing value on observations leads to suffering.
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo? (repost of blog from July 13, 2011 – original post appears here) An ongoing topic of discussion in Nichiren denominations is which is the correct way to chant; is it Nam or Namu that precedes Myoho Renge Kyo? Various folks have their various ideas backed up with various reasons. My reflection here will provide my belief and the bases for that belief. I think the discussion…
Utilization is up next. While it is important to have faith, to have good medicine, to have good doctors, and to have a good treatment plan none of them have any value in themselves unless we put them to use. Faith without practice is a three legged stool missing a leg, and will eventually sooner over later will certainly topple over. The three pillars of our Buddhist practice is faith, practice, and study. It does…
Faith can be a wonderful thing and it can also be dangerous. I’ll write more about the power of faith with regard to managing illness and disease. For now I would briefly like to stop here and speak of harmful religious ideation, a term that frequently used among chaplains when working with patients and families who would believe something that was harmful to their lives and contrary to the advice of their medical providers. Being…
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