Meditation a Science Experiment Demonstration for Children of all Ages

Here is a little demonstration that can be done to help illustrate some of what goes on when we practice meditation. This can be useful to help any of us and perhaps especially children to understand meditation in a much more visual way. For those of you who relate better to visuals you may find this helpful as well. Of course it is entirely possible that this will be of no value to you at…

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World AIDS Day Interfaith Prayer – Prayer Offered December 1, 2008

Good evening, thank you all for attending tonight’s interfaith prayer service commemorating World AIDS day, the 20th such World AIDS day. Also, thank you for letting me stand before you tonight to offer some of the wisdom of Buddhism. Tonight the theme is “A Season of Hope.” When asked if I would be willing to participate tonight, one of my first thoughts was why “A Season of Hope”? Why not, “A Season of Joy”? This…

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Hiking

June 22, 2010 – today I took the dog for a hike up to the top of Kings Pinnacle at Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain North Carolina. She and I have been ‘training’ now for several months, going on long walks several times a day. Last week we did the trail at Kings Mountain National Historic site and she and I both enjoyed it, well I guess she did, her tail was wagging…

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