Originally posted August 2012 In a few days things will be changing gears as I begin a yearlong Chaplain residency program in a hospital here in Charlotte, NC. Back in December of last year I started writing daily meditation postings on my blog. My goal was to try to write and post every day something highlighting the Lotus Sutra.Over these past eight months it was my intent to try to communicate to you the richness…
The transition from Chapter II to Chapter III in the Lotus Sutra is a precious gift in that one chapter ends with a theme and the next chapter conveniently picks up that theme. It doesn’t always present us with those smooth transitional moments. I wonder though if others give it much thought. It’s hard to tell what one writer will find interesting and of value in their creation. The idea of Joy being an important…
This will be my second attempt to write this meditation. The first ill fated attempt was when my lung collapsed while on the plane in route to visit my brother. It is Sunday morning now and I’ve been here since Wednesday night. OK, you can sort of catch up on more details elsewhere in the writing. For now let me get going with the theme so there are no other interruptions. My motivation for writing…
I’m typing this while I am in the air flying from Syracuse to Charlotte with my final destination Corona, California to spend 8 days with my brother. There may be a murder. No, seriously I like my brother tremendously and highly respect him, his life, and his large family. We both are almost complete opposites. He likes hot weather, I like cold. He likes large families, I prefer my single life. He likes race cars,…
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