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    Train Your Mind: The Ejection of Consciousness Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    18. The mahayana instruction for ejection of consciousness at death Is the five strengths: how you conduct yourself is important. The previous slogan was about how to live, and this slogan is about how to die. It may seem that living and dying are two very different things, but they are completely interconnected. We learn how to live by learning how to die and we learn how to die by learning how to live. Each informs the other. More »
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    Green Koans Case 9: General Stone Tiger Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    BACKGROUND:Nichiren (1222 – 1282) is the founder of the sect of Japanese Buddhism that bears his name. A firm believer in the unity of faith and social action, he challenged the political and religious order of his day. One of the great prose stylists of Kamakura era, his letters are filled with references to Chinese history and legend and demonstrate an encyclopedic knowledge of Buddhist scripture. Nichiren Buddhists believe it is possible to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (the title of the Lotus Sutra) with an attitude of intense devotion and faith. More »
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    Train Your Mind: Practice the Five Strengths Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    17. Practice the five strengths, the condensed heart instructions. More »
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    Green Koans: Basho's Last Words Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    “Bashō,” by Yokoi Kinkoku (c. 1820) More »
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    Train Your Mind: Whatever You Meet Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    16. Whatever you meet unexpectedly, join with meditation. More »
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    Week 4 Q&A: Whole Life Offering Paid Member

    By Bonnie Myotai Treace, Sensei
    1. Anger and reactive fear come up so often when I sit fuming in front of the evening news, and I think, If you're not angry, you're not paying attention, dammit! The world is so outrageous I can't beleive it. But your message of the exact opposite, if we pay attention we can't fail to be kind is just as true, or even more true. Do we help others stay present by being present? I see this sometimes with my children, less so with adults. Thank you for your practice. - MM Myotai responds: More »