Answers to questions frequently asked at the temple.
The third paramita or perfection is patience. Ah, patience…. That elusive trait that I have difficulties in giving to others and in giving to myself. As I was thinking about this it occurred to me that it is different than being tolerant, at least as I see it. Let me give an example to see if you can follow my thinking. If I tolerate something that someone is doing then I am ‘granting’ them or…
30 by 30 Challenge – March 21, 2013 Meditation Learning something new, improving your life, making changes do not need to seem impossible if you consider starting with something small. If applied daily, thirty minutes can make a huge difference. If you were to set aside thirty minutes each day to study a new subject, within a year you would have devoted 100 hours toward learning something new. Thirty minutes a day of meditation would…
Advance Medical Planning – January 25, 2013 Meditation “The Bitter End” Since this past August, as you are probably aware, I have taken a position at a major hospital here in Charlotte as a Resident Chaplain. Because of that responsibility my blog postings and some of my temple work has needed to be cut back some. As a Resident Chaplain part of our time each week is spent in education and a larger portion is…
Major Parables in the Lotus Sutra and Personal Enlightenment (Notes from lecture given at Winthrop University, Rock Hill South Carolina on October 24, 2012) Good evening, thank you all for being here tonight to learn about the Lotus Sutra, and to listen to the Dharma taught by the Buddha. I would especially like to thank Dr. Kiblinger for extending the invitation to me to present this information to you. Now let us begin. The Lotus…
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