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From Triple Tragedy to Total Truth

Good morning!   Today, March 11, one year ago in Japan we had the triple tragedy of the record earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster claiming almost 20,000 lives, about 400,000 people still evacuated, almost half of them from nuclear disaster … Continue reading

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Karma Kinetics

Good morning!   We have a nice, quiet, peaceful Sunday morning. With three sittings now, we have a little longer day since the time of the winter solstice. Tonight we can see the full moon. We can also see the … Continue reading

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Sit and Savor Amrita (Ambrosia, Immortality)

Good evening!   We have now a nice warm, wet atmosphere, which gives life to plants and animals. Trees survive thousands of years, even ten thousand years. Tree and true have the same root of dhrî (the root form of … Continue reading

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Stop Seeking Cinema

Good evening!   The Buddha told about the fourfold food for bodies and minds. He said eating food is like the parents lost in the desert eating the beloved son’s flesh. Eating sacrifices other species as well as our own, … Continue reading

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