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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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Archived Posts

Ever Deepening – April 19, 2012 Meditation
 
Ever Deepening – April 19, 2012 Meditation
Ever Deepening Occasionally I am asked questions such as how long will it take me to become enlightened, or if I practice a certain length of time will I be enlightened. Usually these questions come from people not familiar with Buddhism, but sometimes they do come from practitioners. And if it isn’t a question similar…
Going to a Pure Land Temple – October 16, 2019
 
Going to a Pure Land Temple – October 16, 2019
Yesterday I took the train from Syracuse, NY to Niagara Falls Canada for the express purpose of visiting a large temple located there. The temple is referred to as the 10,000 Buddha Temple although that is not the correct name. The correct name of the temple is the Namo Amitabh Buddhist Temple. The temple is…
Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018
 
Contemplando la enfermedad – Parte 5b – Consolar a los enfermos – 2 de septiembre del 2018
No solo los familiares y amigos no saben cómo interactuar con el paciente. He presenciado a muchos médicos que, si bien son buenos en la práctica y en la administración de medicamentos, son muy inadecuados para encontrar el equilibrio entre la honestidad y la compasión. Lo diré al observar las interacciones de muchos médicos con…

? A #maze w/#2016 as the seed – a passage through…

Ryusho 龍昇 January 1, 2016 January 1, 2016

? A #maze w/#2016 as the seed – a passage through, exit but not from where you began #doodle #fountainpen ? https://t.co/95G8eniILa

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#journaling #HappyNewYear journal refill from @Lev…

Ryusho 龍昇 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015

#journaling #HappyNewYear journal refill from @Levenger https://t.co/RKoEgW1z4J

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Rome Burning Noodler’s Ink (&others) #doodle #…

Ryusho 龍昇 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015

Rome Burning Noodler’s Ink (&others) #doodle #fountainpen #handwriting #journaling#fieldnotes #NewYearsEve https://t.co/CVeyWvwDnE

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#kugeln a holiday gift, a #confection I’ve never e…

Ryusho 龍昇 December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015

#kugeln a holiday gift, a #confection I’ve never eaten before thank you David. Please. https://t.co/kkp7ArUa5U

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