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35 Day Practice Day 20
35 Day Practice Day 20 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 187 “Having see that the Buddha….(continue on same page)….to someone so that this sutra may be preserved.” R p. 239 “Then the four groups…. (continue to page 240) ….Wonderful Dharma Flower Sutra to someone.” Two Buddhas Sitting Side-by-Side Today the reading is much shorter than…
Shadows – August 6, 2012 Meditation
Shadows Anniversary of the dropping of an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima 1945 On this day 67 years ago the first use of an atomic weapon on mankind was carried out by dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It would be followed three days later with a bomb falling on the Japanese…
Ji Ga Ge – Ichi Ichi Mon Mon Practice – Podcast – August 17, 2019
Ji Ga Ge – Ichi Ichi Mon Mon Practice This recording is of the Ji Ga Ge portion of Chapter XVI of the Lotus Sutra. Ichi Ichi Mon Mon is a practice for learning the correct pronunciation of passages of the Sutra for recitation. This is a one on one practice with an instructor and…
First mail from #CzechRepublic #journaling #fieldn…
First mail from #CzechRepublic #journaling #fieldnotes https://t.co/WwISRybzNX
Rituals
(Revised from a blog post originally appearing January 20, 2013) In Nichiren Shu, there are rituals as part of the practice. For some these rituals can seem to be limiting. There may come times when we ask why do we do the same thing over and over? Nothing to changes, and it is annoying. Why don’t we do something different? Buddhism talks about a path to enlightenment. The Buddha revealed the destination through his personal…
“How to Eat in an Egyptian Prison” @ali_burrasque…
“How to Eat in an Egyptian Prison” @ali_burrasque medium.com/the-passenger/…
Noodlers Polar Green and new ink Cactus Fruit Eel…
Noodlers Polar Green and new ink Cactus Fruit Eel #fountainpen #handwriting #journaling colorful inks https://t.co/Yknl6aJqSm
