Happenings around Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple
The following Dharma talk was presented 4 years ago. At the end I mention keeping a journal. This is something I have continued to do for many years. The value of this simple activity is priceless. I continue to explore various ways in which to keep my journal, and in fact keep two. One journal I use for a morning brain dump, and warm up exercise. In this journal, I write for a minimum of…
With the holiday season approaching and pumpkin’s in season I thought it might be nice to dust off this easy recipe. I made it for folks at the temple and was requested to share it. This is really simple to make. Probably the trickiest thing is to make sure you get the correct pumpkin pie filling (if you don’t buy the name brand recommended then you need to make sure you read the label of…
Sangha – Giving of Yourself – August 10, 2011 Many people approach the concept of Sangha as some sort of organization or collection of practitioners whose purpose it to provide them with something. In other words people think that the Sangha exists for their benefit, and if they don’t see any benefit to themselves they see no value in participating. Sangha is truly a community of believers and practitioners in the Dharma, but it is…
Building a Sangha – Dharma Talk Given in Raleigh, NC July 31, 2011 This post has been edited some from the original to remove names of individuals. Good morning! I would like to thank all the folks here in Raleigh for a wonderful weekend. Last night we spent time together with families and fiends who are either practicing the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Flower Sutra or who support family members who are practicing. We…
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