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HEALTH UPDATE POST – was going to be – Fist Bump Gassho – Meditations Chapter I – November 8, 2019
Sequentially the time line isn’t going to jibe with the date and events, and I am not going to sort it out rather let the text follow the Chapters in the Lotus Sutra. I’ve already written some things for Chapter I and Chapter II and as I write things I’ll just insert them where the…
Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13i – January 20, 2019
Chih-I talks quite a lot about compassion and how important it is to cultivate when one has dis-ease, disease, and illness. As I have been studying this text I am struck by the direction he suggests compassion needs to flow. Usually when compassion is mentioned, at lease in the medical settings I’ve been in…
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…