Summertime Heat – Burning House Summer is definitely here. This past week was a scorcher and I struggled to not turn on the air-conditioner except at night in my bedroom. In an effort to save money I am content with sweating and showering in cold water. It isn’t so bad once you get used to it. With all the heat it reminded me of the parable of the burning house. You know, the parable where…
Dharma Talk for Ohigan – September 20, 2009 Today we celebrate Ohigan, which occurs twice a year at each of the Solar Equinoxes, March and September. During Ohigan season which is actually 7 day surrounding the actual day of the equinox, 3 days before and 3 days following, we strive with greater diligence to observe faithfully the Six Paramitas or Six Perfections. It is thought that the Six Paramitas came about as a Mahayana response…
Memorial Day – 23 May 2009 Available on Podcast Today we celebrate Memorial Day a day on which communities throughout the United States take time out to honor those who have died in the service of the country during a time of war. This holiday first began after the end of the Civil War and has continued since then under several different names and on a couple of different days. Here in the United States…
Talk at Johnson C. Smith January 20, 2010 Nichiren Shonin the founder of Nichiren Buddhism was a 13th Century Buddhist reform priest who taught that the way to Enlightenment was through the single practice of the Lotus Sutra. He crystallized this practice as the recitation of the Sacred Title or Odaimoku Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. He believed that if all people adhered to the principles as taught in the Lotus Sutra that we could all…
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