Category: Lotus Sutra

Pockets of Peace – Podcast – February 18, 2019

Pockets of Peace The wood chipper test.     If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma.  You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the temple webpage www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog.  Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter [amazon_link asins=’1979530815,B00HTOFM44,1975689763,147834198X,0692257470,1979814023,1511592907,1726325520,1508534780,1492886041′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’ryusho0a-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5b00ab74-b021-11e8-94bb-8388b7973e5c’]    

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Name of Buddha – Part 8 – February 12, 2019

When I am chanting and meditating on the various assemblies we are presented in the Lotus Sutra, I can’t help but linger in the susurration of those assemblies.  Are you familiar with the word susurrus?  I’m guessing many people are not, it isn’t a frequently heard or used word. It is however a perfect word in both meaning and sound. The word means whispering, murmuring, rustling. It is the soft sounds that you can hear…

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Name of Buddha – Part 7 – February 11, 2019

I’ve mentioned in this writing that I wanted to discuss a mystical approach to being in and with the Lotus Sutra.  I realize that this may seem controversial to some people, and I am comfortable with their controversy.  I firmly believe that our practice, religious and spiritual is an individual experience and no one can, should, or needs to define someone else experiences.  I am fully aware that there may be some who think this…

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Harvest Versus Sowing – Podcast – February 10, 2019

Harvest Versus Sowing Which direction does our practice face. If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma.  You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the temple webpage www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog. Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter [amazon_link asins=’1979530815,B00HTOFM44,1975689763,147834198X,0692257470,1979814023,1511592907,1726325520,1508534780,1492886041′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’ryusho0a-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5b00ab74-b021-11e8-94bb-8388b7973e5c’]

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