Category: Book Recommendations

Cuestiones Importantes: Sutra del Loto, Fé y Práctica (Spanish Edition) – Book Release – May 13, 2019

I am very pleased to announce the Spanish language translation of my book Important Matters.  Thanks to the hard work of Gonzalo Peña and his readers this is what I hope will be the first of many Spanish translations of my books.   In the Spanish version of the book I note that when an author writes it is easy to communicate with native language readers.  However when a translation emerges then it is a team…

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Contemplating Illness – Book Release – May 13, 2019

My newest book, Contemplating Illness is now available on Amazon.  For a limited time, until May 24, 2019,  the book is available at a reduced price of $9.00.  This is a significant reduction from the list price of $12.99.  About Contemplating Illness For the majority of my life I have in one way or another engaged in caring for people suffering from various diseases and illnesses.  First, taking care of boys dying from AIDS. Then…

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Thursday’s Five Book Recommendations – August 30, 2018

Thursday’s  regular weekly feature, here are a few books I recommend.  The books will not always be directly about Buddhism however they will relate to the greater truths found in Buddhism and also to things I’m interested in.  Sometimes ideas from my outside reading I use as I process the complex theories we study in Buddhism.  Please note that the temple will receive a small percentage of any purchase made from Amazon through the links…

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