Today and every Thursday for the month of February I am going to write about finances, money, and wealth and how it all ties in to and can be thought about in terms of our Buddhist practice. The month of February is Financial Health in the United States, which is what originally gave me the idea. Several years ago when I worked for Bank of America I would volunteer on Monday evenings teaching financial ‘literacy’…
French, Portuguese and Italian translations appears after English I thought I would do a little series on the Peaceful Practices given to us in the Lotus Sutra Chapter XIV. The four practices are proper practice (shin anrakugyo), mouth practice (ku anrakugyo), mind practice (i anrakugyo), and vow practice (seigon anrakugyo). Anrakugyo means peaceful practice. I encourage you to study along with me over the next several weeks these practices the Buddha gives to those who…
French translation appears after English Are you the type of person that enjoys information-based games such as Trivial Pursuits? In games such as these knowledge is power. Many areas of life equate knowledge with power. Students are tasked with acquiring as much knowledge as possible. Knowledge is good, however it isn’t everything, because we also need wisdom to apply knowledge to effective uses. In the Lotus Sutra the Buddha cautions us that being able to…
French translation appears following the English A common childhood game that parents play with their children is the fake scare, where you might hide your face behind your hands then drop the hands and say boo! This usually elicits some giggles and laughter from the child, and of course it is good for laughs for a long time. Eventually though it becomes stale and as we age we replace this experience with perhaps other slightly…
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