Category: Foreign Language Posts

Let Us Not Be Twigs and Leaves – March 1, 2014 Dharma Talk (With French & Italian) Translation)

French and Italian translation appears after the English Good evening to you all, thank you for joining together tonight to chant the Lotus Sutra and the Sacred Title, the Odaimoku of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. I feel so fortunate to be among you all tonight. Though we do not speak each other’s language we could transcend that difference as we recited the Expedient Means and Life Span Chapters together in the Shindoku. Tonight gathered here…

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Peaceful Practices #2 – February 11, 2014 Meditation (With Portuguese, French & Italian Translation)

Portuguese, French, and Italian translations appears after English The Bodhisattva should wish To make all living beings peaceful, And then expound the Dharma to them. He should make a seat in a pure place, Apply ointment to his skin, Wash dirt and dust off himself, Wear a new and undefiled robe, Clean himself within and without, Sit on the seat of the Dharma peacefully, And then expound the Dharma in answer to questions. Lotus Sutra,…

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Peaceful Practices #1 – February 4, 2014 Meditation (With French, Portuguese & Italian Translations)

French, Portuguese and Italian translations appears after English I thought I would do a little series on the Peaceful Practices given to us in the Lotus Sutra Chapter XIV. The four practices are proper practice (shin anrakugyo), mouth practice (ku anrakugyo), mind practice (i anrakugyo), and vow practice (seigon anrakugyo). Anrakugyo means peaceful practice. I encourage you to study along with me over the next several weeks these practices the Buddha gives to those who…

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Loss of Power – January 26, 2014 Meditation (With French Translation)

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…

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