Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Star Festival Tanabata Star Festival In this modern world we live in, particularly in the Western industrialized nations it seems we have gotten away from celebrating or commemorating our connections with life and the Universe. In the United States, where I live, we do not have a single holiday or marking of any environmental or seasonal phenomena, at least as far as I am aware. It seems almost as if we are denying our relationship…
35 Day Practice Day 11 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 129 “In order to save all living beings….(continue to p. 130)….The Most Honorable One.” M p. 140 “Then he expounded the teaching…..(read entire paragraph)…..suffering and lamentation are eliminated.” R p. 182 “In order to liberate living beings,….(read to p. 183)….To one of unexcelled honor.” R p. 194 “Then he taught the twelve causes and conditions….(read entire paragraph)…suffering and anguish are extinguished.” 12 Link Chain of…
35 Day Practice Day 10 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 117 “Great Hero, World-Honored One!…(continue to p. 118)….Like the man who was permitted to take the meal.” R p. 171 “Great Hero, World-Honored one,….(continue to p. 172)…As you would tell a starving person to eat!” Starving Man After you have finished reading this short section from Chapter VI divide the remainder of your goal time between reading the Shindoku of Chapter 16 and chanting Odaimoku.
35 Day Practice Day 9 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 105 from beginning of Chapter V to p. 106 end of first full paragraph R p. 159 from beginning of Chapter V to p. 160 end of third full paragraph Simile of Herbs This is one of several short similes and parables found in the Lotus Sutra. Today after you finish reading this short section spend half your remaining time practicing to read the Shindoku…
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