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Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13c – January 15, 2019
Chih-I reminds us that when the lord of the castle is determined and hard as a rock, the guards are also strong. When the lord is timid, then the guards will be busy, distracted, and possibly hasten to run away. You are the lord and the castle is your body. The guards are the two…
Thus Have I Heard- Dharma Talk – Podcast – June 2, 2019
Thus Have I Heard – Dharma Talk This is the audio recording of the Dharma talk I gave to temple members on the morning of June 2, 2019 on “Thus have I heard” which is the opening phrase of the Lotus Sutra. The material come from the book Important Matters. If you enjoyed this podcast…
Contemplando la enfermedad – Libro nuevo – Parte I – 20 de agosto del 2018
(Contemplar la Enfermedad será el título de trabajo que usaré para las publicaciones relacionadas con mi próximo libro que trata de la enfermedad, nuestra práctica budista y el Sutra del Loto). Durante la mayor parte de mi vida, de una u otra manera me ocupé del cuidado de personas que padecen diversas enfermedades. Primero, como…
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.