Lotus Sutra Chapter I – Part 2 – Dharma Talk in English and French – Video – May 17, 2020

Today we faced significant challenges with the Zoom platform. Wordwide the video was not functioning and the audio was not available to all participants. We persevered as best we were able. In this Part II of the Dharma talk I talk about a portion of one paragraph from Chapter I – Introduction – Lotus Sutra. The particular paragraph is the fourth one from the beginning as written in English. There is French interpretation for the…

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Compassionate Self-Care – Video – May 12, 2020

This is a poorly produced video, several technical challenges were not overcome. I think the information is valuable and so I am posting it in its current state. Feel free to comment with any thoughts about the content. The beginning is for the first few minutes a black screen, and then I work out some technical issues. It’s all there none-the-less, and perhaps you might simply do this audio. I feel the content is worth…

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Staying Motivated in Your Faith and Practice – Video – May 11, 2020

Staying Motivated in your practice can be challenging even during ideal circumstances. For many though ideal circumstances rarely occur. For some practice is done as an isolated individual with no temple, no organized community of believers accessible. For others it can be an unrelenting obstacles that is difficult overcome and requiring many months or years of work. And not today in 2020 we find our selves practicing in the midst of a worldwide pandemic which…

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Lotus Sutra Chapter I – Part 1 – Dharma Talk in English and French – Video – May 10, 2020

In this Dharma talk I talk about a portion of one paragraph from Chapter I – Introduction – Lotus Sutra. The particular paragraph is the fourth one from the beginning as written in English. There is French interpretation for the entire lecture and the location is provided in French at the beginning. This talk covers two ways of considering the beam of light or the illumination the Buddha provides to 18,000 other worlds. There is…

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