Category: Past Revisited

promoted older posts worthy of revisiting

Comparisons of Lotus Sutra Translations – Repost

Which Translation of the Lotus Sutra Should I Get? Originally posted on Feb 9, 2013 [amazon_link asins=’1492886041′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’ryusho0a-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’33f32531-0552-11e8-8f62-ebd936b15d2d’]Frequently folks ask me which translation of the Lotus Sutra they should get. You would think this would be a fairly easy, straight-forward question to answer, yet it is not, for a variety of reasons. Different people have different reasons for wanting to read the Lotus Sutra. There may also be other factors that may…

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World-Voice-Perceiver – Four Lower Realms – Part 4

Animals In one shade or another a common element in all of the lower realms is a lack of agency.  Feeling of not being in control, of being a victim of either circumstances, society, fate, bad luck, bad karma, no money, bad parents, bad children, or any number of other things we may frequently wish to blame for our circumstance of suffering.  In each situation there is a turning over of self-responsibility to some other…

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Five Implements of Skillful Means

Five Implements of Skillful Means – Dharma Talk 7/4/10 repost This material is an adendum to information in my latest book Important Matters [amazon_link asins=’1979530815′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’ryusho0a-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’9d884a17-054f-11e8-9e44-a760dbd42764′] Available on Podcast Good morning, Happy Fourth of July! I hope your celebrations are fun, friendly and safe. I am not sure about you, but I have had experiences in my life where I thought something was a good idea, something I might try or some…

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World-Voice-Perceiver – Four Lower Realms – Part 3

Hunger You may be wondering why I am going through the lower realms as I begin exploring World-Voice-Perceiver.  It would be a fair question since the subject is not covered in the chapter itself.  As with most writers, from what I understand, the writing of a book is often more about the evolution of an idea and less about merely recording an idea fully formed.  So it is with this book, it is evolving as…

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