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35 Day Practice Day 16
35 Day Practice Day 16 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 175 “I have expounded many sutras….(continue to p. 176)….will approach Anuttara-samyak-sambodi” R p. 229 “Then the Buddha spoke once again…(continue to top p. 230)…will come nearer to supreme awakening.” After you have read the selection today split the remainder of your practice time between practicing…
Name of Buddha – Part 9a – September 18, 2019
Mystical Buddha The Lotus Sutra is a unity, it is as Nichiren teaches a collection of individual characters each of which is a Buddha. When all these individual characters are strung together in unity it becomes the Lotus Sutra, it also becomes the name of the Eternal Buddha, or the mystical name of Buddha. The…
NVC Dharma Talk – Requests Part 2 – December 2, 1018
Today was our second venture into the fourth part of the four part formula of Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Requests. This is hard work as you can witness from the comments and struggles of our Sangha today. Perhaps you too will take advantage of the moments of silence and seriously engage in your own reflections and…
Feels colder than it really is thanks to wind and rain. Can’t take pup for long walk ATM.
Starbucks Red Card
I like the idea Starbucks has with the Red card. I just wonder, since I can’t stand the taste of coffee is there a way for me to participate
This American Life
Listening to This American Life by Ira Glass. Show on maps for example a map of the glow pattern cast by street lights in a neighborhood.
Eating potato and pea samosas & black-eye peas while baking a loaf of bread. Pup is sleeping so I may get some reading done as well. Sky is darkening so maybe we will get a nice rain, would be nice to listen to rain while listening to classical music.