Category: Myosho-ji Temple

In Between It’s the stuff in between that makes it solid. For the past several days I have been doing some traveling, driving around visiting national parks and historic sites. First on my list of places was Booker T. Washington’s birth and boyhood home in Virginia. Most of the buildings present today are recreations of destroyed original buildings. Several of the buildings were of log construction. Log construction produces some very substantial structures.

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Childlike Children’s Day May fifth is set aside as Children’s Day in Japan, there is no official day set aside in the United States for such a special day. There have been in years past various observances and proclamations concerning a Children’s Day in the US, but nothing has become permanent. In Japan it is thought that observances of Children’s Day go all the way back to the Empress Suiko (593-628 CE). There are five…

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Thinking Of Self There are many ways of thinking of our self. Most of these when broken down are based upon comparisons, and as such are unhealthy. These comparisons represent a form of attachment, which causes suffering. Self-esteem, whether high or low, is also a type of comparison and based upon attachment. These concepts are based upon the idea of separate self, a self that exists outside of the here and now and outside of…

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Smile Exercise Being physically active and fit is something that most people agree is a good thing. There are lots of ways to be active and to stay in shape, of course belonging to a gym and working out is an option, but there are other options. There are over 300 muscles in your face, and when was the last time you heard much talk about exercising those muscles. We shouldn’t ignore our facial muscles,…

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