Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
Burnout Over the past several days I have written a lot about the idea of quitting one’s practice. Here at the temple I see a lot of folks come through the door. Of course some do so only as a class assignment, others are simply curious with no real interest in actually practicing. There are some though who actually do begin to come regularly and seem genuinely interested learning more and practicing Buddhism. So what…
Wisdom Bodhisattva Kokuzo Day “I also see some sons of the Buddha Concentrating their minds, having wisdom, expounding the Dharma to the multitude with innumerable parables and similes, expounding the Dharma with joy, teaching other Bodhisattvas, defeating the army of Mara, and beating the drum of the Dharma.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter I)
Shouldering Hay “It is not difficult to shoulder a load of hay and stay unburned in the fire at the end of the kalpa of destruction.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter XI) Can you imagine actually doing this? This has always stuck with me, the image of carrying a load of hay on my shoulder through a fire and staying unburned. I can’t imagine how it would be possible to do this. Not unless I had some…
What We Treasure Over the past few days the topic of the blog has been generally on why we practice Buddhism, the difficulty of staying focused and so forth. Continuing on with that theme today let’s again look at why we practice Buddhism. “We will not spare even our lives. We treasure only unsurpassed enlightenment. We will protect and keep the Dharma in the future if you transmit it to us.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter XIII)…
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