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Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

The translucent layers in both of the art pieces are representative of the multiple layers, the various ways of being in our lives. In each case nothing is completely covered over, nothing is eliminated and especially in the last piece every layer is required in order to form the whole. ...

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter IV is written from the voice of the Pratyekabuddhas, the elders of the Sangha. This group of people and the World, in the Ten Worlds, it represents is sometime called the self-enlightened or the contemplatives. In both of my art pieces for this chapter I used translucent layers in...

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III provides me with many different inspirational passages which have defined my practice of the Lotus Sutra and how I have tried to encourage others. I am using page 81 from the Murano 3rd edition translation of the Lotus Sutra. You may have by now noticed a trend or...

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

In this passage we have Shariputra telling the Buddha about how confused he was, about how perplexed, and even afraid. He had begun to suspect that Mara was impersonating his beloved teacher, his doubt had become so great. As a teacher I have had people react to me in similar...

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35 Day Practice Day 30

35 Day Practice Day 30 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 304 “Star-King-Flower! Just as the sea is larger…(continue to top page 306)…to the copy of this sutra.” R p. 358 “For example, Constellation-King Flower…(continue to 359)…the blessing obtained will also be innumerable.” Medicine King Bodhisattva Just as in days past spend the remainder of your…

Good News Bad News – May 27, 2012 Meditation

Good News Bad News So which do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news? It could be potentially terrible news however it could potentially be the best news. Well the good news and the bad news is that nothing is permanent, nothing last forever, nothing remains unchanged forever.

Ryusho 龍昇 December 30, 2008 December 30, 2008

1AM just took the puppy outside to water the grass. Waiting for sleep to overtake me. Turned very cold outside.

Ryusho 龍昇 December 29, 2008 December 29, 2008

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Ryusho 龍昇 December 29, 2008 December 29, 2008

Hey this is cool. Updates twitter, Facebook and my wordpress blog all at once. Technology-will the wonders never cease

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Ryusho 龍昇 December 29, 2008 December 29, 2008

just signed up to ping.fm we will see how this goes – may be good may be bad but at any rate it will be a learning experience Not that anyone really cares perhaps this is all pointless but now my blog will be updated automatically.

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

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35 Day Practice Day 30

Good News Bad News – May 27, 2012 Meditation

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The Story of the Lotus Sutra of Your Life

If a Phrase of the Sutra Fills Your Heart… – May 5, 2017

Chapter IV – Part 2 – Treasury of the Buddha Law

Chapter IV – Part 1 – Never Had Before

Chapter III: Part 3 – Rejoice

Chapter III: Part 2 – Peaceful as the Sea

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35 Day Practice Day 30

Good News Bad News – May 27, 2012 Meditation

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