Gassho – Dharma Talk – October 24, 2010

The Dharma talk given today at the conclusion of our morning service was given impromptu and so there is no written transcript. You may listen to an audio recording of this Dharma talk by going to the following link or by going to iTunes.

Audio recording of Dharma Talk October 24, 2010

Today I give a brief talk on the importance of observing the mudra of Gassho as we conduct our service of chanting the sutra and chanting Odaimoku. I also talk about circumambulation, baring the right shoulder, as well as the kessa and wagessa, the Buddha’s robes.

About Ryusho 龍昇

Nichiren Shu Buddhist priest. My home temple is Myosho-ji, Wonderful Voice Temple, in Charlotte, NC. You may visit the temple’s web page by going to http://www.myoshoji.org. I am also training at Carolinas Medical Center as a Chaplain intern. It is my hope that I eventually become a Board Certified Chaplain. Currently I am also taking healing touch classes leading to become a certified Healing Touch Practitioner. I do volunteer work with the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (you may learn more about them by following the link) caring for individuals who are HIV+ or who have AIDS/SIDA.

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