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  From Ego to Eco: Dharma of all dharmas   The Buddha was awakened to the Dharma (Norm/Law/Ethic) of all dharmas (forms/phenomena/truths), i.e., Dependent Co-origination, that all phenomena are interdependently co-originated on limitless causes and conditions in space and time. … Continue reading →

  SEBALDUSWEG   Sebaldusweg in Ennstal/Upper Austria     The name of this four day hike is connected to Saint Sebaldus, a little known saint in Austria, except by locals living in this area. Tradesmen brought the story of St. … Continue reading →

  Awaken and Act: Four Meditations   We have the inevitable and common individual sufferings of sickness, aging, death, etc., social sufferings such as discrimination, destruction, etc., and global problems like global warming, mass extinction, war, and nukes, which may … Continue reading →

  No belittling of a little: Four Dedications   King Pasenadi of Kosala visited the Buddha at Jetavana Monastery in the suburbs of Savatthi, the capital city, and asked, “Do you say, ‘I’ve attained unsurpassed complete right awakening?’ The Buddha … Continue reading →

Embracing All: Four Embracing Matters   The Buddha said that our life and awakening are rare and precious, like a blind turtle living at the bottom of ocean coming up to its surface once in a hundred years and happening … Continue reading →

From Limited Life Suffering to Limitless Life Bliss: The Four Limitlessnesses   Our sufferings are Four (the inevitable ones of birth, aging, sickness, and death) and Eight (these Four plus the universal ones of not getting the desired, being separated … Continue reading →

Avoiding Nuclear Holocaust: Four Holy Truths   Putin’s war on Ukraine, with the threat of nuclear bombs, endangers the world, making World War III and nuclear holocaust possible. The U.N. cannot stop it, due to the veto power held by … Continue reading →

  Live Limitless Life: Triple Learnings   The Buddha, Awakened One, illustrated the rarity and value of human life and its awakened way by saying that it is more rare and valuable than a blind turtle living at the bottom … Continue reading →

The Rosengarten in the Dolomites The magic started already in Brixen, a town near the Dolomites in South Tyrol. There, we saw on the ceiling of the cloister beside the dome a depiction of the first elephant crossing the Alps … Continue reading →

Source of Suffering: Triple Poisons We have the four inevitable sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and also eight, adding to these the four common ones of parting with the beloved, meeting with the hated, not attaining the desired, … Continue reading →