Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Actively Engaged In Life In a few days things will be changing gears as I begin a yearlong Chaplain residency program in a hospital here in Charlotte, NC. Back in December of last year I started writing daily meditation postings on my blog. My goal was to try to write and post every day something highlighting the Lotus Sutra. Over these past eight months it was my intent to try to communicate to you the…
Chiaroscuro Continuing on a short break, reposting an article from March 7, 2012 Chiaroscuro is an Italian word that means “light-dark”. I first ran across this word when I was studying fine art way back, a long time ago. In art it is the contrast between light and dark, or the tonal values of a painting, though it also has other meanings in various art forms. Generally though it is about contrasts.
Be Better Not Perfect Continuing on a short break, reposting an article from March 21, 2012 When looking at the trajectory of our life or our progress in practice it isn’t always easy to have a long view. Having a long view makes it possible to see that things over time actually do improve. Progress more often than not is the accumulation of a series of small incremental achievements sometimes accompanied by setbacks.
Building This post originally appeared February 5, 2012 I am taking a short break from original postings for a couple of days. In the neighborhood where I live, right behind the temple they are tearing down numerous houses. The removal of these dwellings is for the purpose of reclaiming flood plain areas along a creek. It is amazing that I can walk by one day and a house is standing intact and then the next…
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