It is possible to make a case for Fall being the time to mark the beginning of one year and the end of an old one. The crops have grown and been harvested, the growing season is completed. The fall begins and we prepare ourselves for winter slow down, possibly even hibernation. Some scientists have made a claim that our bodies have a built-in rhythm that goes counter to our current Gregorian calendar making January…
Quite a surprising turn of events with Abutsubo showing up with his wife several days after our first rather contentious encounter. When he showed up that first time with 40 other villagers there was so much anger among them I feared for my life. It is part of human nature that when closely held values or ideas are challenged then the response is as if one’s very life is threatened, and these folks were acting…
First Published – June 17, 2012 In Buddhism, as I am sure you all know quite well, we have the Three Jewels. These three Jewels are the treasure in Buddhism and in our Buddhist lives. Buddha, Dharma, Sangha are these three jewels, without which there could be no Buddhism and without which our Buddhist practice becomes at best difficult. It stands to reason why the Buddha is treasured, without our teacher there would be no…
I recently was asked a question similar to the above and thought rather than respond to one individual I would write a Dharma talk about it. It seems important, and there is much I would like to say on the subject. First the Buddha makes it clear in Chapter XIV “Peaceful Practices” that we should be compassionate to not just monks and nuns, nor just Arhats and Sravakas and Bodhisattvas but to even those who…
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