Balance Part II – Nyo Ze Hon Matsu Ku Kyo To – July 26, 2018

The phrase nyoze honmatsu ku kyo to translates to their equality as such despite these differences.  In other words, all of our being, the physical and the non-physical aspects, all are affected by one another.  When one area of our self is out of whack then so too will be the other aspects.  While we may not at first perceive the manifestation in things such as our appearance, nature, or entity we certainly can notice…

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Balance – July 24, 2018

Every day for as long as we live if we are lucky we engage in various activities.  Eating, sleeping, personal hygiene, are a few of the basics which occupy our time and attention.  Depending upon our age we these basics will be performed differently and will probably look different.  If we are old such as myself, hygiene includes trimming hairs from my ears, an activity I did not need to do when I was in…

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Doubts – June 28, 2018

Doubt and religious belief often seem to be in conflict.  Many people have acquired a belief that one can not be of firm faith if one doubts, or if there are doubts then one’s religious beliefs are at risk. I propose that these beliefs are not merely false they are harmful.  The absence of doubt should be a flag that alerts us to a stagnate faith, or even a weak faith.  Consider science for only…

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3rd Urban Digital Dharma Retreat Spring 2018

The 3rd Digital Dharma Retreat will be held the weekend of May 4th, 5th, and 6th 2018.  I wanted to have this the weekend of the anniversary of the Izu Exile however that day is also Mother’s day this year and so it probably wouldn’t work so well for many people. The theme I am considering is how we each, depending upon the circumstance, leave a part of ourselves out and bring differing parts in.…

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