Four Sufferings – Old Age – March 11, 2014 Meditation

“The triple world is not peaceful. It is like the burning house. It is full of sufferings. It is dreadful. There are always the sufferings Of birth, old age, disease and death. They are like flames Raging endlessly.” Lotus Sutra, Chapter III Having covered birth we now move to old age. Sometimes when explanations of these sufferings is given there is another step included which covers growth before old age. I think that as I…

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Buddhism and Money #4 – February 27, 2014 Meditation

Tell me, do you like your job? Do you like the work you do? If you had to rate your feelings about your job would it be ‘Like’, ‘So-So’, or ‘Don’t Like’. Do check in with yourself about your satisfaction with your job? This is a worthwhile exercise to engage in because it can help you learn more about yourself and what are the causes for suffering. Taking an inventory of feelings about your job…

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Wait With One Mind – February 23, 2014 Dharma Talk

“The good omen I see now is like that of old. This is an expedient employed by the Buddhas. The present Buddha is also emitting a ray of light In order to reveal the truth of the reality of all things. Manjusri said to the multitude. All of you, know this, join your hands together, And wait with one mind! The Buddha will send the rain of the Dharma And satisfy those who seek enlightenment.”…

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Buddhism and Money #3 – February 20, Meditation

All right you have had a week of trying to be more fully aware of how much money your time is worth and how much time money is worth. How did it go were you able to keep to the meditation of associating the price you pay for some thing with the amount of time it takes you to earn that money? Last week I presented a hypothetical situation to you of finding money worth…

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