Remain True To Your Beliefs
Shortly after he had finished his practice, an old man opened his eyes to see a scorpion floating helplessly in the river that was flowing slowly past his feet. As the scorpion was washed closer to the...
View ArticleTTTT – Take Time To Talk
A Buddhist scripture states that “the voice does the Buddha’s work.” The voice has the power to convey one’s compassion for another. No matter how much you care, the sentiment alone will not...
View ArticleThe Buddha
The Sanskrit word Buddha means “One who is awakened [to the truth].” While the term was widely employed by various schools of the time, it eventually came to be used exclusively in reference to...
View ArticleConnectivity Is Infinite
In the true reality of life as viewed from the enlightened state of a Buddha, one who has broken free of all delusion, all things are equal, transcending distinctions and differences between subject...
View ArticleRoom To Grow
We can all be guilty of trying to hold things, or people, too close to us. This may be for a number of reasons, fear of losing them probably being the most common. With possessions we may only cause...
View ArticleOn The Question Of Purity
Nichiren said, “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...
View ArticleBuddhahood Included
So often, and I am as guilty as anyone, we want everything to happen now. Our modern frantic way of life, clever marketing and the advertising bombardment we all endure, have left us all lacking a...
View ArticleBeing Limitless
When we are open and engaged, we experience the greater self. When we are closed off, we are exhibiting our lesser self. The lesser self is a deluded condition, whilst our greater self is synonymous...
View ArticleOn Endless Possibilities
The challenges of daily life require us to makes choices or decisions. When we are open and engaged, we experience the greater self. When we are closed off, we are exhibiting our lesser self. The...
View ArticleI Have A Great Role Model
The purpose for, and the reason behind my Buddhist Practice is to bring me closer to Buddhahood, each and every day. That is to say, to emulate, as closely as possible, the Buddha himself in the way he...
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