Just One More Thing We all know, or at least we are all aware that this moment is the only moment that exists. This moment is also the moment in which happiness exists as well. These are not easy concepts to embrace completely. Really, how hard is it to be in just this single moment? I would say pretty darn hard. One place to begin is with right now. Whatever you are doing at this…
Value To The World Founding Day – Nichiren Proclaims the Superiority of Lotus Sutra On April 28, 1253 Nichiren proclaimed that the most efficacious way to practice Buddhism in this time period was the single adherence to the teachings contained in the Lotus Sutra. Further he advocated that the simplest and most effective way to carry this out was through the chanting of the sacred title of the Lotus Sutra, known as Odaimoku, Namu Myoho…
Storms Emotions come on like big storms. They rage in us sometimes as fiercely as a hurricane. Sometimes we can get so hurt, or so mad, or so despairing that it may not be possible to see anything else. Storms may rage, but they eventually pass, and so too will our emotions. Emotions come and then they go, they are what they are but they are not unchanging. We can be and in fact are…
Understanding Is The Ground For Compassion One of the basic teachings I offer when there are new folks attending the temple is the teaching of the Ten Wolds. I use this teaching to show how logical Buddhism is and how much sense it makes in helping us understand ourselves and the way we live. As I offer this teaching I point out how this is not just some theory, nor is its sole purpose to…
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