Category: Author

Ten Suchnesses Book Available Print and Digital – September 4, 2018

Now available in both print and digital format my latest book.  The Ten Suchnesses or Ten Aspects, Junnyoze is a portion of Chapter II from the Lotus Sutra which we read everyday during our services.  This book attempts to offer a detailed examination of their meanings, the importance and relevance to our daily lives as well as valuable insights into how to strategically apply them to life to eliminate suffering. The Ten Suchnesses are an…

Continue reading

Contemplating Disease – Part 5c – Comforting the Ill – September 3, 2018

Walking the fine line between remembering the emptiness of the body and dwelling upon final extinction is often the fine line many who deliver medical care and care-givers travel.  How do you be honest without being forlorn or slipping into causing hopelessness.  Vimalakirti saw this difficulty and cautioned the person seeking to provide comfort.  Not being dishonest about the disease or illness causes harm, being too brutally honest also causes harm.  There is no one…

Continue reading

Contemplating Disease – Part 5b – Comforting the Ill – September 2, 2018

It’s not just family and friends who don’t know how to interact with the patient.  I’ve witnessed many doctors who, while good at the practice and delivery of medicine are woefully inadequate in finding the balance between honesty and compassion.  I’ll say this from my witnessing many doctor patient interactions, most doctors don’t know how to deliver bad news.  Part of this comes from the sense of failure on the part of a doctor if…

Continue reading

Nichiren Shu Style Juzu – Prayer Beads Available in Blog Store

Available in the blog store these purple tasseled Nichiren Shu prayer beads are $25+ $3.50 shipping.  Unfortunately, no international orders at this time.  This is due to the complications of customs and the high cost of international shipping which starts at $15.  They can be ordered by going to this link. Juzu

Continue reading