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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13l – January 27, 2019
Stepping away a little from Chih-I I’m going to share with you a little insight I have gained only in the past two days. I returned from a trip to Alabama to visit an important museum and memorial dedicated to the cruelty and injustice that has been inflicted on Africans and blacks in our…
Day 5 – Fugen/Universal Sage Bodhisattva Retreat – Practice – July 5, 2019
“All beings, however, make delusory distinctions weighing whether somethings is this or that; whether it is a gain or a loss. Bad thoughts come to them, producing a variety of evil actions. They transmigrate within the six states undergoing all kind of suffering and harm, from which they cannot escape during innumerable billions of eons.…
35 Day Practice Day 11
35 Day Practice Day 11 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 129 “In order to save all living beings….(continue to p. 130)….The Most Honorable One.” M p. 140 “Then he expounded the teaching…..(read entire paragraph)…..suffering and lamentation are eliminated.” R p. 182 “In order to liberate living beings,….(read to p. 183)….To one of unexcelled honor.” R…
Five Implements of Skillful Means for Entry to the Dharma
Zeal, Vigor, Mindfulness, Discernment, Single-Mindedness These Five Implements were presented by Chih-i in his “Essentials for Practicing Calming and Insight and Dhyana Meditation” Zeal – First a person much possess the desire, the willingness to change something. Without this aspiring to change there is no initial cause for implementation. Vigor – Next a person must approach the task with effort, and a willingness to accomplish the task without letting up. Not being afraid to challenge…