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Refugium Sangha Building – Dharma Talk – September 16, 2019
Refugium Sangha Building I ran across this word the other day and it got me to thinking once again about Sangha, taking refuge, and being a refugee. The classical Latin definition of refugium is a place or means of shelter, a place to flee or retreat. The modern definition has a more biological or ecological…
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…
Shouldering Hay – April 12, 2012 Meditation
Shouldering Hay “It is not difficult to shoulder a load of hay and stay unburned in the fire at the end of the kalpa of destruction.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter XI) Can you imagine actually doing this? This has always stuck with me, the image of carrying a load of hay on my shoulder through a…
““You know our Alice. She plays hide-and-seek but…
““You know our Alice. She plays hide-and-seek but sometimes forgets to ask someone to look for her.”” goodreads.com/quotes/7431781…
“The world pauses for royalty and deformity alike,…
“The world pauses for royalty and deformity alike, and sometimes one can’t tell the difference.” goodreads.com/quotes/7431770…
Cold enough to finally wear my #FCBarcelona scarf…
Cold enough to finally wear my #FCBarcelona scarf https://t.co/Lm8pyCnTnC
#Handwriting #NewYear #letterwriting pen=Shaffer i…
#Handwriting #NewYear #letterwriting pen=Shaffer ink=Rome Burning Ndlr’s paper=Cranes Crest 100%cotton #penmenship ? https://t.co/9y9D9ctYHM
