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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13e – January 16, 2019
35 Day Practice Day 1
Relationship To Lotus Sutra – August 25, 2012 Meditation
Relationship To Lotus Sutra Studying the Lotus Sutra we learn of many predictions of future enlightenment for various individuals and groups of people who are present with the Buddha as he reveals the Lotus Sutra. The Buddha is approached numerous times by folks seeking their own predictions of future enlightenment.
Instant Versus Gradual – August 24, 2012 Meditation
Instant Versus Gradual “Great Saint, turn the wheel of the Dharma and reveal the reality of all things! Save the suffering beings and cause them to have great joy!” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter VII) The parable of the Magic City presents us with a story of a group of individuals who wish to go to a splendid city they had heard about. They did not know how to get there, they knew it was difficult but…
Actively Engaged In Life – August 23, 2012 Meditation
Actively Engaged In Life In a few days things will be changing gears as I begin a yearlong Chaplain residency program in a hospital here in Charlotte, NC. Back in December of last year I started writing daily meditation postings on my blog. My goal was to try to write and post every day something highlighting the Lotus Sutra. Over these past eight months it was my intent to try to communicate to you the…
Chiaroscuro – August 22, 2012 Meditation
Chiaroscuro Continuing on a short break, reposting an article from March 7, 2012 Chiaroscuro is an Italian word that means “light-dark”. I first ran across this word when I was studying fine art way back, a long time ago. In art it is the contrast between light and dark, or the tonal values of a painting, though it also has other meanings in various art forms. Generally though it is about contrasts.