(The October 2017 Newsletter, where this article originally appeared can be viewed here.) A little bit ago, in my morning meditation, I found myself feeling all stressed and pulled in ten or twelve directions. I was worried about this and … Continue reading →
(The November 2017 Newsletter, where this article originally appeared can be viewed here.) While visiting some friends a while ago, I got a chance to observe how they related to their kids and it impressed me. On the day I … Continue reading →
(To view the original Newsletter, go here.) While I was traveling this month, I spent some enjoyable time with some old Dharma friends in McKinleyville who also happened to be lay followers of Reverend Master Daizui MacPhillamy. While there, I … Continue reading →
(To see the full newsletter, go here.) There are many different facets to the Three Treasures and whole books have been written on the subject; this article will just touch on one small facet of training with the Three Treasures. … Continue reading →
(Go here for the original July email newsletter) A few people recently raised the question of what an appropriate offering for the temple alms bowl might be and I thought I might take the opportunity to mention a few things … Continue reading →
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 →
