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Space Inside – Dharma Talk – August 14, 2019
Frequently I am asked about Sangha building. I have given a few Dharma talks on this subject and have mentioned this in some of my daily meditations. Sangha building is nothing more than building a community, something we engage in many ways every day. Our whole lives actually revolve around community building on many different…

Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13f – January 17, 2019
The point here is that by understanding this by seeking to understand this dependent origination as we live with and through disease can be the cause for our entering the realm of pratyekabuddhahood. As I have been studying this and thinking deeply on the subject it is easy to see that these very same…

Hidden Problems – May 30, 2012 Meditation
Hidden Problems I recently purchased some plants to put in the back yard of the temple. Up until this year I have put the most effort into making the front of the temple inviting, relaxing and hopefully a little nice. A lot of the front of the temple is taken up by parking area so…
On the ground
Cinabon
What are we doing?
Tonight I was chatting with a young man at a gas station convenience store. It turns out that he works there from 5PM – 11PM then goes home for a short while before heading to his next job working at FedEx from 3AM – 8AM. I know he is not that unusual, in the amount of effort he has to put into piecing together several jobs in order to create a “full-time job”. Probably,…
Getting Stsrted
Tonight I created a blog using WordPress. The main reason for doing so was because of compatability with the iPhone. I had resurected my blog on my .me account hosted through Mac, but there is no way to make entries using an iPhone, which is how this entry is being made.