reading this discussion of Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho... i have been contemplating my chosen ideal as another source of wisdom in synthesis with my generally relativistic paradigm of the cosmos... thank you all for sharing your experience with me in celebration of all its transcendent beauty... whatever we may call it, the name ( Read more... )

this entry was somewhat inspired by conversations with john funk, and buddhalotus, and further enlightened by a post from stonemirror.

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i have been studying the with the soka gakkai international - usa, recently: through the practice of Nichiren Buddhism and the study of the Lotus Sutra, i have furthered my experience with the transformative nature of ritual and ( Read more... )

continuing to tread this Bodhisattva path, I have taken this personal inventory:

I will be accountable for my actions; and as an example, I will provide a list of situations in which I could improve my behaviour (with thanks to The Berzin Archives Secondary Bodhisattva Vows)... I have made many mistakes in my life... I am human, and I will ( Read more... )

Although feeding the hungry ghosts requires much of my time and effort, if they come to me, then i must show them compassion. Not everyone knows them for what they are; but I can feel them, see them, and hear them clearly... so I should not be surprised that the gaki and preta will come to me ( Read more... )

thanks to this book i have been reading, called: "if the buddha dated"

...i have recently found a ritual to be useful in many aspects of my life. it's called :::Tonglin::: when one breathes suffering into one's lungs, possibly transferring it beyond oneself -- to the source of healing, for transformation -- ultimately breathing out compassion ( Read more... )