Published in two parts in the May and June 2017 Newsletters. To see the whole newsletters go to: May 2017 or June 2017 On Working Meditation (This is a slightly revised and edited version of an article originally published in … Continue reading →
(View the whole newsletter here.) There is a section of the Surangama sutra called “Instructions For Practice” where Ananda, one of the Buddha’s chief disciples, says that we trainees, Ananda included, in all our confusion and distress, are like a … Continue reading →
View the complete newsletter here – By: Rev. Leon, 3/1/2017 There is a sort of technical Japanese Buddhist phrase Shoho Jisso (諸法実相) which could be translated as something like “the true form of all things, as they are, expresses the … Continue reading →
(To see the whole February 2017 Newsletter, go here.) At this time of year it is traditional, in Chinese temples and at many OBC temples, to celebrate the Festival of Maitreya Bodhisattva (on the Lunar New Year in Chinese temples … Continue reading →
(To see the whole newsletter, go here.) Over the last little while, two Dharma friends raised an interesting question: “why should I be mindful, when I can use my minds imaginative capacity to spend time, figuratively, outside of my present … Continue reading →
(To see the complete November 2016 newsletter, go here) It is a little hard to believe that it has been so long, but this weekend, on Sunday the 6th of November, we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Reverend … Continue reading →
(From the October 2016 Newsletter. To see the whole newsletter go here.) I recently came across an episode from the Invisibilia podcast that I found to be interesting. While the episode isn’t necessarily Buddhist, it does point to some important … Continue reading →
(This post is from the September newsletter; to see the whole newsletter, go here.) As the days shorten and the activity of summer slows down, my mind, as it usually does at this time of year, begins to turn within. … Continue reading →
by Gary Fear, Lay Minister, O.B.C. (Reprinted with permission from the Spring 1994 issue of the Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives) Several years ago, I experienced a fear of being violently attacked by humans. This fear developed and … Continue reading →
“As I would now explain it, diligently practicing the Way means letting all things be what they are in their Self-nature, as you put your essential oneness into operation by following the road away from discriminatory and dualistic thinking. When … Continue reading →
