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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

The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

(I apologize in advance for this long post. I belive the content could not be broken up into multiple posts.) What follows is the beginning of a new study program that will take at least two years to complete. The framework will be the examination of one chapter of the...
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If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

  “If a phrase of the sutra fills your heart it will be an aid to reaching the other Shore.  By deeply reflecting on and mastering the Dharma it will become a great vessel for crossing over.  Being able to see and hear the Dharma follows upon its joyful reception,...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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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Joy – End Meditation Chapter II and Begin Meditation Chapter III – Friday 15, November, 2019
 
Joy – End Meditation Chapter II and Begin Meditation Chapter III – Friday 15, November, 2019
The transition from Chapter II to Chapter III in the Lotus Sutra is a precious gift in that one chapter ends with a theme and the next chapter conveniently picks up that theme. It doesn’t always present us with those smooth transitional moments. I wonder though if others give it much thought. It’s hard to…
35 Day Practice Day 12
 
35 Day Practice Day 12
35 Day Practice Day 12 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 144 “I will tell you a parable….(continue to p. 145)….I divide the One Vehicle of the Buddha into three only expediently.” R p. 198 “Suppose there was a bad road…..(continue to p. 199)….made distinctions within it, and spoken of the three.” Parable of A Magic…

NONA Bishop Myokei Shonin joined us online to spea…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016

NONA Bishop Myokei Shonin joined us online to speak about diversity. This is part 1, part 2 will be on… youtu.be/J57FdPo5dPc?a

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Some may know that this year I encourage folks to…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 25, 2016 January 25, 2016

Some may know that this year I encourage folks to explore various was to journal. Here’s an interesting idea twitter.com/hannahcreate/s…

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I’ve got #brownies thanks to good people @Greysto…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 25, 2016 January 25, 2016

I’ve got #brownies thanks to good people @GreystonBakery can’t wait to share them and your story…stay tuned photos showing soon

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#fieldnotes #lastpage #ink #collage #newbeginnings…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 25, 2016 January 25, 2016

#fieldnotes #lastpage #ink #collage #newbeginnings https://t.co/87B9Q7wQ8R

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