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Daily Service – October 3, 2018
At its core, our daily practice is about participating in the events that take place in the Lotus Sutra. We are in one sense recreating the actual Sutra in our daily practice, even if it is only an abbreviated form. The heart of our daily service is the recitation of some chapters from the Sutra itself. So it is easy to see that connection to the Sutra, but what about some of the other things…
Practice The Dharma As If It Were An Ice Cream Cone – October 2, 1018
Have you ever noticed that when you really like something, when you really enjoy something it is easy to do that thing? I couldn’t locate any ice cream photos so I used a donut, I like them too. Last night I was on my way home from visiting a member of the temple, I hadn’t eaten yet and it was late at night. I was hungry and it completely escaped me that I had in…
Legos – October 2, 2018
(From my book Lotus Path Vol. I) It could be Legos or it could be anything. How many times have you gotten some item that required some assembly and just jumped right in without reading the instructions? Children are frequently enthralled with the bright colored building blocks that snap together and can be used to construct all manner of things. Legos can be used to build almost anything the imagination can conceive. But sometimes our…
Contemplating Disease – Part 12c – Ten Characteristics – October 2, 2018
Chih-I is quite strict when speaking of diligence and my experience bears out the necessity of taking to heart in all seriousness the advice he offers. When it comes to our diligence in overcoming or living with illness there is no room to slack off. Chih-I says that night and day from sunup to sunset with out rest from the “beginning, middle, and late night to the morning” we should practice diligently. He says your…