Tag: buddhism
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October 11, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
I. Heart Coccoon
Building her own Jail;
Self-sentence: death-rebirthing -
Goal? Surrendered Heart.
II. Holy-of-Holies
Prison was, for . . . more
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July 16, 2008 01:23 PM EDT --
"If the minds of living beings are impure, their land
is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are
not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies . . . more
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July 21, 2007 11:12 PM EDT --
Okay; What did the Buddha teach?
I'll check back Sunday and see if there are some opinions and views expressed herein...
Peace.
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January 26, 2007 01:08 PM EST --
The Accidental Buddhist, by Dinty W. Moore (1999)
Both the title and the goofy picture on the front cover of this book made me expect a tongue-in-cheek exploration of Buddhism. I was pleasantly surprised . . . more
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September 02, 2006 06:39 PM EDT --
In 1943, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, a controversial educator who, through his study of American philosophy was seeking to reform the Japanese educational system, defied the Japanese government by refusing . . . more
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October 14, 2007 12:34 AM EDT --
THE SUPREMACY OF THE LAW
"Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the color is better than that . . . more
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September 03, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Listed below, in chronological order, are the seven divinely revealed religious systems which still have followers today. The date shown for each is the starting date of the religion or the date . . . more
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June 02, 2007 02:41 PM EDT --
We Are What We Pray!
There are as many ways to look at a person as there are people on the planet.
There are taller and shorter, thinner and wider, louder and softer voiced folks;
Darker, lighter, . . . more
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December 27, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
"B UDDHISM does not ask "What religion does this person follow?" but "What is this
person's state of life?" . . . more
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August 16, 2006 07:23 PM EDT --
I was doing dishes, the hot water cooling my temper, while I thought about Rebecca D's article about the pregnant girl and how she felt about the young girl's presence in her daughter's school. . . . more
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June 16, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
The Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. . . . more
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April 16, 2007 11:46 PM EDT --
Who can possibly understand the sickness in a person's mind as a rampage of death is perpetrated? My wife and I sat in the stands and watched the VT Hokies play the UK Tigers a year ago at the . . . more
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May 23, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
"ONLY WITHIN the open space created by dialogue,
whether conducted with our neighbors, with his-
tory, with nature or the cosmos, can human wholeness
be sustained. We are not born human in . . . more
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August 03, 2007 09:57 AM EDT --
As most of my friends here know, I am a long-time practicing Buddhist. We believe that the vibration produced by repeatedly intoning the phrase “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo” underlies and . . . more
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September 06, 2006 09:14 AM EDT --
I was sitting at my desk this morning sending emails and making phone calls to the office to let them know I need to take a day off to rest my weary bones when I opened my phone/address/note/journal/shopping . . . more
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March 05, 2006 10:44 AM EST --
Republish to Pathways to Spiritual Living Group
I have been a Buddhist for many years but I did not know it. I have always believed in the interdependence of all things, the presence of a Mystic . . . more
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August 12, 2006 07:39 AM EDT --
I am a firm believer in ritual. Not established ritual of religions (which has its place) but in personal rituals used to nurture body, spirit and mind. Rituals provide structure, cleanse and . . . more
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July 11, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
The Buddha in Your
Mirror
By Hochswender, Martin & Moreno
ABOUT THE BOOK:
While the modern notion that "happiness can be found within oneself" has recently become a broadly popular . . . more
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May 19, 2007 02:40 AM EDT --
The morning alms giving in Luang Prabang, Laos is a beautiful sight to see. When I was there in March, I made a short video of this ancient tradition.
Click to watch: The Ancient Tradition of Alms . . . more
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August 14, 2007 01:21 PM EDT --
For Today and Tomorrow:SGI President Ikeda's Daily Encouragement
“While controlling your mind, which is at once both extremely subtle and solemnly profound, you should strive to elevate your . . . more
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