Deciding On A Goal – May 18, 2012 Meditation

Deciding On A Goal Until you decided upon a goal or a course of action it is simply a dream. It may be elaborate, it may seem nice, and it may feel good, but it is simply wishful thinking. Once you make a commitment, once you decide upon the course of action, then all things change and you have put yourself on the road to override failure.

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Seeing Clearly – May 17, 2012 Meditation

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…

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Grateful Eating – May 16, 2012 Meditation

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…

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Guide – May 15, 2012 Meditation

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…

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