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Building – February 5, 2012 Meditation

Feb05
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Ryusho 龍昇

Building – February 5, 2012 Meditation

In the neighborhood where I live, right behind the temple they are tearing down numerous houses. The removal of these dwellings is for the purpose of reclaiming flood plain areas along a creek. It is amazing that I can walk by one day and a house is standing intact and then the next day it is a pile of rubble. By the third day it is all cleared and by day four it has been seeded over and there remains no evidence of a building ever having been there.

It is also noteworthy that it only takes a couple of people to accomplish all this. When we contrast this with the amount of effort it takes to build a house it is really striking. It takes many men with a variety of skills several days, if not weeks, to build a house. Then it takes more crews of men to come in and do the finishing work, such as wiring, plumbing, and so forth. Finally more people come in to do the painting and carpeting and other such projects. All of this takes a lot of skilled labor, a lot of time, and planning. Yet to tear down that same structure takes only a few hours.
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Dharma Quotes

I once vowed that I would cause all living beings to become exactly as I am — Buddha, Lotus Sutra Chapter 2

Recent Random Thoughts

  • Long Road From Stonewall May 9, 2012 - Today the President of the United States, POTUS, made an historic declaration of his belief that same sex couples should be permitted to marry. Growing up as a gay male I never expected to see this day, nor many of the days of recent years that have provided homosexuals with equality. While serving our country during the Vietnam War as a Marine I did so in fear of discovery. When going out at night I did so in fear of discovery. Later on living with my partner who was a career Navy man we both lived in fear of discovery. Who would have imagined that now, I can be open at work and in all aspects of my life without those same fears. And then today I can be gay and have a president of the United States say that he thinks I am and others like me, are entitled to be married. It's been a long road from Stonewall. ×0
  • Interfaith Service Against Genocide Sunday, April 29, 2012 - members from many faith communities came together in Chelmsford, MA to remember the victims of genocide from ancient times to the present. 525 pounds of rice was used to represent then 11.9 million lives taken in the Holocaust. ×0
  • GPS April 26, 2012 - Today, while walking in the forest at Weir National Historic Site the path I was walking on vanished. Rather than turning around I continued along. Finally I realized I was lost. I took out my phone and using the GPS I was able to find a road and the walk back to the park entrance. In life when you stumble or loose your way, is chanting Odaimoku your GPS? ×0

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