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…
In January of 2019, 24-26, I visited Montgomery, AL to go see the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Legacy Museum documents in pictures, video, and newsprint the history of the slave trade, the plight of slaves in the US, the freeing of slaves, and then the oppressions African-Americans suffered through the Carpetbagger era, the Jim Crow era, the Civil Rights era, on through the continue modern enslavement of Blacks…
Number eight in Cessation is Graded Stages of Attainment and here is another one which Chih-I specifically mentions being in bed or at your pillow. He urges the patient suffering from disease and illness to contemplate on your dis-ease, and your illness. By doing this gradually the true principle of the cause and result of your dis-ease. He compares to the beautiful lapis lazuli which is deep under the water. You can see it, this…
南無 These are the first two characters on the Omandala Gohonzon, NaMu. This combination of characters has no inherent meaning. It is not intended to have a meaning, rather it stands for a sound or combination of sounds. This is similar to onomatopoeia, words representing sounds. Examples of this are brrrrr, or cuckoo, or sizzle. Namu represent the sound that the Japanese hear in the word Namaste. The Japanese tend to shorten many words to…
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