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Gender Identity – August 30, 2012 Meditation
A week ago I was asked to present closing remarks at a national convention, TransFaith In Color. This was the third year of the TransFaith meeting and this year set a record for largest attendance. The following is the text of my closing remarks for that event. TransFaith in Color Closing Service Good morning, thank you all so much for allowing me to join with you as you celebrate a weekend together learning, growing, and…
If P ^ Q ^ R = Bodhisattva From Underground – August 29, 2012
If P ^ Q ^ R = Bodhisattva From Underground Perhaps it is my logical mathematical inclinations that leads me to relate to the Lotus Sutra from the perspective of logic truths arguments. Frequently I allude to this when I talk about the Lotus Sutra here at the temple. Today I would like to lay it out for you in a diagram, I have become enamored of diagrams lately.
Immovable – August 27, 2012 Meditation
Immovable Fudo Myo Day Fudo is one of two esoteric deities appearing in the mandala in Nichiren Buddhism either represented in calligraphic form or in statue. Nothing has been uncovered by Nichiren that would explain definitively why Fudo and Aizen appear when they are not specifically mentioned in the Lotus Sutra. There is some speculation, but to my knowledge nothing beyond that exists by way of explanation.
Who’s Your Superior Practices – August 27, 2012 Meditation
Who’s Your Superior Practices Anniversary of Matsubagayatsu Persecution – 1260 On August 27, 1260 while Nichiren was living in Kamakura he suffered at the hands of an angry mob of Pure Land believers, which had been incited to attack Nichiren. Prior to their arrival at his residence in Matsubagayatsu he was alerted to their approach and escaped physical harm, though his residence was burned.