NVC Dharma Talk – Needs – October 28, 2018

Today our Dharma talk continues our study of Nonviolent Communication.  The focus for the study today is on needs and our ability to know and communicate our needs.  Needs is the third part of the four parts of the NVC formula; Observation, Feelings, Needs, Request (OFNR).   Here is the Needs list used during the video 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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Thursday’s Five Book Recommendations – August 23, 2018

What I hope will be a regular weekly feature, here are a few books I recommend.  The books will not always be directly about Buddhism however they will relate to the greater truths found in Buddhism and also to things I’m interested in.  Sometimes ideas from my outside reading I use as I process the complex theories we study in Buddhism.  Please note that the temple will receive a small percentage of any purchase made…

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Letter to a Student – written from Paris

Good morning A., Today is my last full day in Paris, tomorrow I fly back to the US. For me this has been a long trip, the longest time away from home since my graduation from the Shingyo Dojo in Japan in 2008 and the time I lived in Japan. I miss my bed, my food, and my schedule. The trip has been fruitful on many levels. In Paris I’ve seen many new sights. Each…

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Three Delightful and Recommended Books Not Just for Children

Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between the pages of books. When he was sixteen, he began publishing his poems as Pablo Neruda. Pablo wrote poems about the things he loved―things made by his friends in the café, things found at the marketplace, and things he saw in nature.…

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