Category: Buddhism

Decisions and Activities – Nyo Ze Sa – July 26, 2018

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Life is rife with decisions to be made.  I’m currently reading through the many books written by Terry Pratchett, quite enjoyable and very much a poke in the eye of life, society, government, and human relations.  An interesting belief found commonly among the wizards of the Unseen University and witches as well as even some among the City Guard, is that life is like a pair of trousers.  You make a decision…

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Balance Part II – Nyo Ze Hon Matsu Ku Kyo To – July 26, 2018

The phrase nyoze honmatsu ku kyo to translates to their equality as such despite these differences.  In other words, all of our being, the physical and the non-physical aspects, all are affected by one another.  When one area of our self is out of whack then so too will be the other aspects.  While we may not at first perceive the manifestation in things such as our appearance, nature, or entity we certainly can notice…

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Balance – July 24, 2018

Every day for as long as we live if we are lucky we engage in various activities.  Eating, sleeping, personal hygiene, are a few of the basics which occupy our time and attention.  Depending upon our age we these basics will be performed differently and will probably look different.  If we are old such as myself, hygiene includes trimming hairs from my ears, an activity I did not need to do when I was in…

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Faro y Sangha – Febrero 26 del 2018

(The following is a Spanish translation of a post from February 26, 2018, Lighthouses and Sangha done by Gonzalo Pena) La imagen de un faro de alguna manera es ideal para representar el concepto de Sangha. Digo esto porque los faros son un esfuerzo de la comunidad, incluso si no todos en la comunidad están conscientes de su participación, para garantizar la navegación segura de los buques y otros buques de guerra que proporcionan transporte…

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