Here will be posted Dharma Talks given after services usually given on Sunday’s.
Seeing Clearly Moving along in life is very difficult. I think one of the difficulties is facing uncertainty, not knowing what the future will be like, not being able to clearly see what lies in store for us. It is sort of like driving along a road in the midst of a deep fog. Sometimes, depending upon the nature of the circumstance, we may not be able to see to the end of the day…
Grateful Eating The other day at the temple we were talking about food and healthy alternatives for the foods we love but aren’t necessarily good for us. I have a section on the temple web page for some recipes that have been enjoyed by folks here at the temple, some are reasonably healthy others maybe not so much. All of this got me to thinking about how casually we eat. By casually I don’t mean…
Guide Myoken Bodhisattva Day The Bodhisattva Myoken is related to the North Star, the pole star for the northern hemisphere. The pole star, in this case the north star is called such because its appearance in the sky in the northern hemisphere aligns with the northern pole and does not deviate by our normal viewing, though in reality it does vary even if only slightly. Currently there is no equivalent star for the southern hemisphere…
Outside Nichiren’s Exile to Izu Begins 1261 On this day in 1261 Nichiren began his first exile, this exile was to the peninsula of Izu. This was not the first persecution to befall Nichiren, but it was his first exile, though not his last. According to the story Nichiren was cast out of the boat in some very turbulent seas. The shoreline to Izu is somewhat rocky and those transporting Nichiren, I am sure, were…
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