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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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Sailing – May 20, 2012 Meditation
 
Sailing – May 20, 2012 Meditation
Sailing Let me make a disclaimer right at the beginning here, I know hardly anything about sailing and so I won’t be teaching you how to do it. I ran across this quote, and coupled with today being a beautiful breezy day I just imagined a leisurely sail on a lake, or something like that.…
35 Day Practice Day 17
 
35 Day Practice Day 17
35 Day Practice Day 17 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 176 “Medicine-King! Although many…..(continue to p. 177 end of paragraph)….cause them to attain Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.” R p. 230 first paragraph “Medicine King, thought there are many….(read three paragraphs on this page ending with)….the Buddha has opened it up.” Thirsty Man Continue today splitting your remaining practice…
Sakyo and Shabutsu Dharma Talk – 23 October 2016
 
Sakyo and Shabutsu Dharma Talk – 23 October 2016
Thoughts on why we do this, how you might do it as part of your daily life, what you might do with the finished item. Let us combine both Shakyo and ShaButsu all together here to simplify the response.  Also I would like to set aside any discussion of the highly ritualized and formal practice.…

““You know our Alice. She plays hide-and-seek but…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 5, 2016 January 5, 2016

““You know our Alice. She plays hide-and-seek but sometimes forgets to ask someone to look for her.”” goodreads.com/quotes/7431781…

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“The world pauses for royalty and deformity alike,…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 5, 2016 January 5, 2016

“The world pauses for royalty and deformity alike, and sometimes one can’t tell the difference.” goodreads.com/quotes/7431770…

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Cold enough to finally wear my #FCBarcelona scarf…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 5, 2016 January 6, 2016

Cold enough to finally wear my #FCBarcelona scarf https://t.co/Lm8pyCnTnC

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#Handwriting #NewYear #letterwriting pen=Shaffer i…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 4, 2016 January 5, 2016

#Handwriting #NewYear #letterwriting pen=Shaffer ink=Rome Burning Ndlr’s paper=Cranes Crest 100%cotton #penmenship ? https://t.co/9y9D9ctYHM

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