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Birmingham Pledge – April 17, 2012 Meditation
Depth of Practice – August 13, 2012 Meditation
Four Sufferings – Disease – March 18, 2014 Meditation
“The triple world is not peaceful. It is like the burning house. It is full of sufferings. It is dreadful. There are always the sufferings Of birth, old age, disease and death. They are like flames Raging endlessly.” Lotus Sutra, Chapter III In this installment I will cover the suffering of disease. Generally when we use the term disease we think first of sickness of the body. However, now you might perhaps be thinking of…
Knowing The Past And Changing The Future – March 16, 2014 Dharma Talk
Good morning, thank you all for joining with me this morning to celebrate the Lotus Sutra and practice according to the instructions given to us by Nichiren Shonin. Continuing with my weekly reflections on the Lotus Sutra I offer you this from Chapter II. “All things are devoid of substantiality. The seed of Buddhahood comes from dependent origination.” Lotus Sutra, Chapter II Originally I had planned to go in a different direction reflecting on this…
Buddhism and Money #6 – March 13, 2014
Essentially money is simply a means of exchange. You could think of it in terms of the middle-man between your means of earning and the things you buy. Money is the middle point between your working on a spreadsheet for your boss and the next vacation you take to some exotic location. Money in your pocket or bank account was once your work, your effort, your employment at whatever company or industry you work for.…
Four Sufferings – Old Age – March 11, 2014 Meditation
“The triple world is not peaceful. It is like the burning house. It is full of sufferings. It is dreadful. There are always the sufferings Of birth, old age, disease and death. They are like flames Raging endlessly.” Lotus Sutra, Chapter III Having covered birth we now move to old age. Sometimes when explanations of these sufferings is given there is another step included which covers growth before old age. I think that as I…