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35 Day Practice Day 35
35 Day Practice Day 35 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 336 “World-Honored One! I heard…(continue to p. 337)…if they do these four things.” M p. 339 “Universal-Sage! Anyone who…(continue to p. 340)…and practice just as you do.” R p. 393 “Arriving at Holy Eagle Peak…(continue to p. 394)…certain to acquire this sutra.” R p. 396…
Effective Giving – April 16, 2012 Meditation
Effective Giving The other day a good friend of mine, Rabbi Jonathan F. posted the following on his Twitter feed: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/rabbijonathan/status/190965768651939842″] My apologies to Rabbi Jonathan if this misrepresents the intention of his Tweet How do we approach the idea of giving a gift that considers the other’s actual needs? Within the Lotus Sutra…
Risk – June 12, 2012 Meditation
Risk Over the past several years we have heard a lot about risks. In terms of the financial industry we learned of the risky loans that were made and traded. When insurance rates are calculated risk is taken into account, not just your personal risk but the accumulated risk of people similar to you. For…
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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.