Five Implements of Skillful Means Taught by Chih-i – Podcast – May 7, 2019

Five Implements of Skillful Means Taught by Chih-i The process of attaining enlightenment.  Five Skillful Means for attaining enlightenment as taught by Chih-i.   If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma.  You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the temple webpage www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog.  Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter        …

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What We Believe – Setsubun – Podcast – May 7, 2019

What We Believe – Setsubun This is an older podcast previously found on iTunes.  In this talk I speak about what we believe and the actions we manifest as a result of our beliefs.  I compare the actions resulting from a purely scientific belief and belief in other non-scientific phenomena.  This podcast was originally recorded in 2008. If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma.  You may do…

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An Unusual Post – National POW Museum, Andersonville GA – May 7, 2019

Today I am offering to you an interesting post, diverging a bit from posting about strictly Buddhist topics.  I ran across these images while going through my photos for my upcoming book Contemplating Illness.  These are photos that I took when I visited the US National POW Museum in Andersonville, GA back in 2004.  Andersonville is in a very remote corner of the state of Georgia and I visited there on the return trip to…

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Temporary Nature of Ichinen Sanzen – Podcast – May 6, 2019

Temporary Nature of Ichinen Sanzen Day by day we accumulate small changes which then become big changes. If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma.  You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the temple webpage www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog.  Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog post newsletter            

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