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Montgomery, AL Visit to Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice – January 24-26, 2019
In January of 2019, 24-26, I visited Montgomery, AL to go see the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Legacy Museum documents in pictures, video, and newsprint the history of the slave trade, the plight of slaves in the US, the freeing of slaves, and then the oppressions African-Americans suffered…
35 Day Practice Day 6
35 Day Practice Day 6 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 61 first paragraph “Sariputra! Suppose there lived…..(end of second paragraph p. 63)…..the large cars of treasures?” R p. 112 last paragraph “Shariputra, suppose in a village….(end of last paragraph p. 114)….guilty of falsehood or not?” Parable of the Burning House Today we read the most…
Contemplating Disease – Part 12a – Ten Characteristics – 30 September 2018
In the previous section I gave a quote from Chih-I in which he talks about a free method of managing illness, one that doesn’t take much time, which can be done without any side effects, and may be taken with out limit. He laments that in spite of all the benefits of this offering people…
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…