In Our Lives What Truth Do We Reveal – Part II of II – June 23, 2012 Meditation

In Our Lives What Truth Do We Reveal? The following was written based upon Mark 6:2-5. I was given the opportunity to prepare a ‘sermon’ based upon those passages from the Bible. I continue to engage in this because I think there are many truths similarly to be found in both Christianity and Buddhism. This is my submission. Part I I think what the author, Mark, is saying here is there is no easy way…

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In Our Lives What Truth Do We Reveal – Part I of II – June 22, 2012 Meditation

In Our Lives What Truth Do We Reveal? The following was written based upon Mark 6:2-5. I was given the opportunity to prepare a ‘sermon’ based upon those passages from the Bible. I continue to engage in this because I think there are many truths similarly to be found in both Christianity and Buddhism. This is my submission. Then Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their…

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Skateboarding – June 21, 2012 Meditation

Skateboarding Go Skateboarding Day Today is Go Skateboarding Day! I’ll confess I have only been on a skateboard, the modern version that is, only once in my life. For those as old as I am the idea of riding on a skateboard conjures up two radically different images. Skateboarding when I was a kid amounted to taking a pair of old metal roller skates, breaking them apart and nailing them to the bottom of an…

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Photos From Mount Minobu, Kuon-ji, Head Temple

These photos (click More Link if necessary) are from my recent trip to Japan. I was attending the Nichiren Shu World Overseas Ministers Meetings. The photos in this collection are from my visit to Mount Minobu where the head temple, Kuon-ji, of Nichiren Shu is located. The parade pictures are from the celebrations commemorating the arrival of Nichiren Shonin at Mount Minobu, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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