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Namu And You – Devotion – Part 1 – June 18, 2019
Namu is not merely a prefix to Myoho Renge Kyo, the full title to the Lotus Sutra. It is not merely an appending of one word, Namaste, to the other words of the title. Instead, it is a relational marker, which ties us and our invocation of the title to the contents of the Lotus…
Prayer vs. Meditation – August 16, 2012 Meditation
Prayer vs. Meditation “Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” So goes the line in the story of Snow White. No matter how often or no matter how vigorously the queen beseeched the mirror to tell her she was the fairest the mirror never did. The property of mirrors, if we…
Outcomes – April 7, 2012 Meditation
Outcomes I have been doing a lot of driving lately, and will be doing even more over the next few months. I set out in my car with a clear destination in mind, a route planned out, a length of stay, a purpose for the trip; all of the details are worked out so upon…
except the time in Japan when the barber insisted…
except the time in Japan when the barber insisted on shaving my eyelids “You haven’t lived until you’ve experienc… goodreads.com/quotes/7457979…
“if you want to get your thumb on the pulse of civ…
“if you want to get your thumb on the pulse of civic life in your community, head over to the barbershop.” goodreads.com/quotes/7457976…
i do miss going to my old neighborhood barber on S…
i do miss going to my old neighborhood barber on Saturday morning, a ritual “Barbers, on the other hand, are inte… goodreads.com/quotes/7457975…
“even Saddam Hussein rocked a pocket square when h…
“even Saddam Hussein rocked a pocket square when he was on trial—a man should never defend his war crimes without… goodreads.com/quotes/7457953…