Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Humility; Spiritual Progress There are many things we can engage in which will either hinder or help our spiritual progress. One thing that can impede our progress is to have a mind that we already know all there is to know, that there is no further progress to be made. “There were also two thousand Sravakas, some of whom had something more to learn while others had nothing more to learn.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter I)
In Present Lifetime From the perspective of the Lotus Sutra we believe that enlightenment is possible in this lifetime, in this moment. Yet to many people this just seems so difficult to believe, perhaps even impossible to believe. In the lifetime of the Buddha while it was true that some people were told they could never attain enlightenment, such as the Sravakas, it was still generally believed that eventually it would be possible. Within the…
A week ago I was asked to present closing remarks at a national convention, TransFaith In Color. This was the third year of the TransFaith meeting and this year set a record for largest attendance. The following is the text of my closing remarks for that event. TransFaith in Color Closing Service Good morning, thank you all so much for allowing me to join with you as you celebrate a weekend together learning, growing, and…
If P ^ Q ^ R = Bodhisattva From Underground Perhaps it is my logical mathematical inclinations that leads me to relate to the Lotus Sutra from the perspective of logic truths arguments. Frequently I allude to this when I talk about the Lotus Sutra here at the temple. Today I would like to lay it out for you in a diagram, I have become enamored of diagrams lately.
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