Category: Myosho-ji Temple

Wondrous Things As we practice Buddhism and begin to see changes in our lives we frequently have the desire to influence others to also practice Buddhism. We are certain the happiness we experience can be beneficial to our friends or family members. Sometimes we are successful in sharing; yet often we are not. Convincing our closest friends or our family members to embrace Buddhist practice is perhaps one of the most difficult practices. In some…

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Slow Movement There is a growing trend lately that is variedly called the ‘slow movement’. I have heard it applied to many things, probably most notably to eating and reading. The idea being that a person is supposed to do the task with deliberate slowness, which is supposed to set up a more ideal condition for being mindful of the activity. I myself and not particularly fond of calling it ‘slow’ because it seems somewhat…

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Equality Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – 1968 “After the game the king and pawn go into the same box.” (Italian proverb) Many words are used to describe the differences we see in others and even in ourselves. We attribute value descriptors so freely I wonder if sometimes we are even aware. We say things like ‘they are…’, ‘he is….’, and ‘I am…’ In all instances these are not necessarily…

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Wishes Fulfilled It would be incorrect to think that all the Buddha’s previous teachings were somehow invalidated or somehow to abandoned just because he taught the Lotus Sutra. I say this because some practice as though none of the Buddha’s important teachings apply because of the Lotus Sutra. Because we believe in the Lotus Sutra we are bound to follow various teachings such as the Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, Dependent Origination and so…

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