Relationship Pyramid An idea has been floating around inside my head lately, which associates the image of a pyramid to relationships. The idea is that depending upon where we are in a relationship we can see either great distance between ourselves and others or little distance or difference between self and other. The image isn’t perfect but it is an interesting thought none-the-less. At first the image came about in regard to religions. When we…
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo? 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 is important to have but not for many of the reasons that…
Transition – Life’s Biggest Transition Every day we go through transitions, most of the time completely unaware. It is easy to spot and experience the big ones, such as graduation, moving from home, changing a job, a birthday, or any number of equally large and easily marked transitional moments in our lives. Also people frequently are repeating the phrase “today is the first day of the rest of your life.” Yet life itself is a…
Detachment an Excuse for Indifference? Engaged Buddhism I was asked the other evening if I believed that the concept of Engaged Buddhism was genuinely Buddhist or whether it was some Western idea of charity and good works being applied to Buddhism. I explained to him that I honestly felt that Buddhism at its core is all about social involvement and charity and all the things we now identify as Engaged Buddhist activities. I explained how…
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