Category: mindfulness

Persecución de Matsubagayatsu – Charla de Dharma – 27 de Agosto del 2019

(Dedicado a los miembros que practican en Argentina) Hoy, el día que escribo esto, es el 27 de agosto del 2019, es el aniversario de la persecución de Matsubagayatsu que sufrió Nichiren Shonin. Fue durante este evento cuando miles de creyentes laicos de la escuela exclusiva del Nembutsu fueron incitados a amotinarse por su clero, con la aprobación tácita del gobierno. El incidente tuvo lugar en Kamakura, Japón. En la noche del 27, Nichiren se…

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Matsubagayatsu Persecution – Dharma Talk – August 27, 2019

(Dedicated to members practicing in Argentina) Today, the day I am writing this, is August 27, 2019, the anniversary of the Matsubagayatsu persecution endured by Nichiren Shonin.  It was during this event when thousands of lay believers of the Nembutsu-only school were incited to riot by their clergy with the tacit approval of the government.  The incident took place in Kamakura, Japan. On the evening of the 27th, Nichiren was prompted to leave his dwelling…

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Space Inside – Dharma Talk – August 14, 2019

Frequently I am asked about Sangha building.  I have given a few Dharma talks on this subject and have mentioned this in some of my daily meditations.  Sangha building is nothing more than building a community, something we engage in many ways every day.  Our whole lives actually revolve around community building on many different levels.  I am reading an interesting book written on the subject of dealing with people we may label ‘difficult’.  The…

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Day 5 – Fugen/Universal Sage Bodhisattva Retreat – Practice – July 5, 2019

“All beings, however, make delusory distinctions weighing whether somethings is this or that; whether it is a gain or a loss. Bad thoughts come to them, producing a variety of evil actions. They transmigrate within the six states undergoing all kind of suffering and harm, from which they cannot escape during innumerable billions of eons. Seeing this clearly, bodhisattva great ones cultivate sympathy and show great kindness and compassion in the desire to extricate others…

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