Jiunzan Tendaiji Wednesday Evening Meditation Service Discussions 2 The Four Noble Truths 9 Stillness as a Peace Practice 16 Do Buddhists Need a Sabbath? 30 Kodo – The Way of Incense November Events 5 Morning Service, 8:30 a.m.; Survey of Buddhism Class: We continue...
IN September I traveled to Mt. Hiei, the Tendai monastic complex located near Kyoto in Japan, to receive Nyuudan Kanjo and Endon-kai (a specific form of jukai or receiving the precepts). Th ese two events are traditional milestones for Japanese Tendai monks. There are...
Jiunzan Tendaiji October Events 1 Morning Service, 8:30 a.m., and Survey of Buddhism Class, 9:00 a.m. 5 Refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha; Annual Refuge Ceremony. Those who wish to take refuge should speak to their Sangha leaders beforehand (and should have...
ALL around us we are inundated with disasters, human-made as well as natural. Hurricane Katrina was devastating. In New Orleans the loss of life and the potential for the disappearance of a unique culture saddens me beyond words. It has been predicted that this...
BUDDHISM is often presented in the West as a form of psychology; using the language of psychology; and portrayed as one among many sorts of therapy. Indeed, the Four Noble Truths do expound the nature of sorrow, discontent and suffering, their cause, and the way to be...
