I am not sure where everyone is who reads these blogs, and then too not every one reads them on the day they are posted. Sometimes they may be read much later by people new to my blog. Nonetheless this is definitely a winter of 2014 blog post. Tomorrow in the Carolinas and much of the South of the US we are expecting yet another icy artic blast. This time however besides the cold weather…
French translation appears following English Frequently we learn from the news, or even from our own personal experience, about power outages. Sometimes the outage is the result of a storm, such as in the winter either ice or snow or high winds. Sometimes overburdening the system causes the loss of power. The power failures can be an inconvenience or it can for some people be life threatening. We too can have our own personal power…
French translation appears after English Are you the type of person that enjoys information-based games such as Trivial Pursuits? In games such as these knowledge is power. Many areas of life equate knowledge with power. Students are tasked with acquiring as much knowledge as possible. Knowledge is good, however it isn’t everything, because we also need wisdom to apply knowledge to effective uses. In the Lotus Sutra the Buddha cautions us that being able to…
French translation appears following the English A common childhood game that parents play with their children is the fake scare, where you might hide your face behind your hands then drop the hands and say boo! This usually elicits some giggles and laughter from the child, and of course it is good for laughs for a long time. Eventually though it becomes stale and as we age we replace this experience with perhaps other slightly…
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