Archived Posts
Ritual and Music – August 17, 2012 Meditation
The following post was contributed by Brian McGuire a member practicing in Connecticut. Ritual and Music In life, we use rituals and music to achieve well-being and experience meaning. For example, rituals we are taught from childhood include washing our hands, covering our mouth when we sneeze, brushing our teeth, and bathing. A parent will…
Now, Here, This – Podcast – February 12, 2019
Now, Here, This This life, this moment, this place If you enjoyed this podcast please consider making a donation to help spread the Dharma. You may do so by clicking on the PayPal button on either the temple webpage www.myoshoji.org, or on my blog www.ryusho.org/blog. Thank you for your support. Subscribe to my blog…
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.