La historia del Sutra del Loto de tu vida

(This is a Spanish translation done by Gonzalo Pena of a post from February 15, 2016, titled “The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life”) Lo que sigue es el comienzo de un nuevo programa de estudio que tomará al menos dos años para completarse. El marco será el examen de un capítulo del Sutra del loto por mes. El que parece más factible por mes desde este punto de vista de inicio, puede…

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Dudas – Junio 18 del 2018

(This is a Spanish translation of an earlier post by Gonzalo Pena) La duda y la creencia religiosa a menudo parecen estar en conflicto. Muchas personas han creído que no se puede tener una fe firme si uno duda, o si hay dudas, entonces las creencias religiosas de uno están en peligro. Propongo que estas creencias no son meramente falsas sino dañinas. La ausencia de duda debería ser una bandera que nos alerta a una…

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Doubts – June 28, 2018

Doubt and religious belief often seem to be in conflict.  Many people have acquired a belief that one can not be of firm faith if one doubts, or if there are doubts then one’s religious beliefs are at risk. I propose that these beliefs are not merely false they are harmful.  The absence of doubt should be a flag that alerts us to a stagnate faith, or even a weak faith.  Consider science for only…

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Kids in Cages

These are some of the art I have created in response to the recent decision of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents as they have attempted to cross the border.  In some cases, the number is quite unknown, these immigrants are seeking asylum. Because the legal entry points have been shut down in many places they have, in desperation sought entry elsewhere along the boarder.  As they have tried to enter they…

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