Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Continuing with my short break I offer you this from July 2010 Five Implements of Skillful Means I am not sure about you, but I have had experiences in my life where I thought something was a good idea, something I might try or some project I might undertake, and then soon after find myself not completing what I set out to do. With the best of intentions we come up with projects or determinations…
In case you didn’t know I am taking a break. I’ll be back to fresh posting in a day or so. In the meantime I am posting some older writings. This post today is from a Dharma Talk I gave July 2, 2006 in Portland OR. Chapter Seven of the Lotus Sutra, titled “Parable of a Magic City”, lists ten things the Buddha has perfect knowledge of. These ten things are called the Ten Powers…
The following is from a Dharma talk I gave at the conclusion of service back in October 2010. I hope you find it helpful. Today I would like to share with you a few tips for living a healthier life. Tip number one is to be better not perfect. Last week at the end of our Oeshiki service I spoke about the trajectory of our lives and I made the comment that rather than looking…
Poisonous Food It makes sense to avoid poisonous food, right? Who wants to risk their health eating something that isn’t safe? Of course you might be thinking of actual direct poisoning, yet the poisoning can be less immediately lethal and still cause long term harm. Today we are more aware of the harms of our eating behaviors and there are many messages that encourage us to eat with more of a view to long-term consequences.
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