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Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

The translucent layers in both of the art pieces are representative of the multiple layers, the various ways of being in our lives. In each case nothing is completely covered over, nothing is eliminated and especially in the last piece every layer is required in order to form the whole. ...

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter IV is written from the voice of the Pratyekabuddhas, the elders of the Sangha. This group of people and the World, in the Ten Worlds, it represents is sometime called the self-enlightened or the contemplatives. In both of my art pieces for this chapter I used translucent layers in...

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III provides me with many different inspirational passages which have defined my practice of the Lotus Sutra and how I have tried to encourage others. I am using page 81 from the Murano 3rd edition translation of the Lotus Sutra. You may have by now noticed a trend or...

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

In this passage we have Shariputra telling the Buddha about how confused he was, about how perplexed, and even afraid. He had begun to suspect that Mara was impersonating his beloved teacher, his doubt had become so great. As a teacher I have had people react to me in similar...

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FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

FOMO Two days ago I wrote about the purpose of the appearance of Buddhas. That being to cause all people to seek enlightenment and to show them the way to do so. At the conclusion I proposed the question, ‘why do we practice the Buddha’s teachings?’ Yesterday I wrote about how easy it is to…

Submissions From Others for Lotus of Your Life

Ryusho 龍昇 February 28, 2016 February 28, 2016

I am presenting here items which people have shared with me and which the individual has given permission for the sharing.

Trning 4 election poll worker compltd – NC folks g…

Ryusho 龍昇 February 25, 2016 February 25, 2016

Trning 4 election poll worker compltd – NC folks go early & leave time 4 slow process bcause new ID law – don’t b deterred voting matters ✔❌

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Ryusho 龍昇 February 23, 2016 February 23, 2016

#mailart #fountainpen #letterwriting #InCoWriMo2016 #letterwritersalliance outgoing 2-23-2016 Sri Lanka & England?✉ https://t.co/0YkaSII1T0

Chapter I: Part 3 – The Event

Ryusho 龍昇 February 22, 2016 April 17, 2016

For now I am calling this section The Event, I may come up with a better title later on. To write this section presented me with not only the challenge of the name but I’ve also had to tackle the problem of what to suggest to you for your exploration. I knew what questions I was answering for myself, I simply was not sure, or confident about, what they might be for others. In this…

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

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FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

Submissions From Others for Lotus of Your Life

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

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Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

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Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

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FOMO – April 10, 2012 Meditation

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