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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13j – January 21, 2019
Next is the instruction to straighten one’s body. This can be problematic for many who are sick, especially with some internal injuries and with skeletal challenges. Here is my thinking on this, and I insert my thinking here because Chih-I doesn’t talk about this in his writing, the challenges of not being able to straighten…
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,…
Spending Some Time With Long Time Friends – May 20, 2019
Here are some photos from my last day in Seattle. Leah and her boyfriend Pete drove up from Portland to spend some time together. Leah was my Japanese language tutor when I was studying at Portland State University 11 years ago. She also came to Japan when I graduated from Shingyo Dojo. Some of these photos were taken while we did a couple Geocaching hunts.
Morning Walk Around Seattle – May 20, 2019
Enkyo-ji Retreat – May 18, 2019
During the retreat there have not been many opportunities to take photos. Here are a few I was able take.Here are some additional photos I took before the retreat began.
