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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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Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018

No solo los familiares y amigos no saben cómo interactuar con el paciente. He presenciado a muchos médicos que, si bien son buenos en la práctica y en la administración de medicamentos, son muy inadecuados para encontrar el equilibrio entre la honestidad y la compasión. Lo diré al observar las interacciones de muchos médicos con…

Going Slowly – Dharma Talk Video – September 8, 2019

How many times do we become irritated when someone isn’t going as fast as we think they should, or who isn’t performing according to our standards? Are we like these drivers in our fictitious story? Do we take the time to consider there might be extenuating circumstances why someone is not doing things in a…

35 Day Practice Day 21

35 Day Practice Day 21 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 190 “Good men! Think this over clearly!…(continue to end of chapter)” R p. 243 “All my good sons….(continue to the end of the chapter)” Nine Difficult and Six Easy Things After you finish reading today’s selection divide your time between chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo…

2016 Comparative Religion Series – US Minority Religions

Ryusho 龍昇 January 28, 2016 January 28, 2016

On Tuesday 26 January 2016 I joined with Rabbi Judy Schindler of Temple Beth El and Imam Atif Chaudhry of the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte in a discussion on Politics and Religion. This was the 4th time I’ve been invited to present in this annual community offering by the Comparative Religion Series Committee, now in the 15th year of providing this annual event.

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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

Archived Posts

Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018

Going Slowly – Dharma Talk Video – September 8, 2019

35 Day Practice Day 21

2016 Comparative Religion Series – US Minority Religions

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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

Archived Posts

Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018﻿

Going Slowly – Dharma Talk Video – September 8, 2019

35 Day Practice Day 21

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Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018