This article was first published in the Winter 1993 edition of the Journal of Buddhist Contemplatives. It is republished here with the authors kind permission. Buddhist temple is the external expression of our spiritual intent. There are many types of temples –large and small, simple and complex, chiefly monastic and chiefly congregational, city and rural….
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At the Buddha’s Death
It is the day that Buddhist around the world remember the Buddha’s Parinirvana, sometimes referred to as the Buddha’s Full and Final Enlightenment. During Morning Service last Sunday we remembered the Buddha’s death by reciting the offertory traditionally used at the end of the full ceremony which is performed in our larger temples. See also…
The Place of Devotional Practices
This article first appeared here February 22nd 2006 under a different title. If I am honest, and I’m bound to be, the devotional side of the practice I first encountered in Zen Buddhism was not an aspect I was naturally drawn towards. In the application form for my first retreat I put this plainly, and…
Return Flowing
When we train in Meditation and the Precepts, we allow the Return-flowing to the Eternal to take place within our lives. Anger and cruelty cause outflowing; Sympathy and Kindness aid the Return-flowing. Meanness causes outflowing; Generosity aids the Return-flowing. Greed causes outflowing; Gratitude aids the Return-flowing. Willful impulsiveness causes out-flowing; Willingness and Patience aid the…
Being There
Ian is a congregation member of Reading Buddhist Priory, Reading, Berkshire, England. The following article first appeared on Ian’s web log on February 26, 2006 and is reproduced here with kind permission. Yesterday was a festival day at the Priory. It was the Parinirvana festival, commemorating the Buddhas death. I attended the festival ceremony but…
Every Minute Meditation
This article first appeared as ‘Every Minute Zazen’ in the May-June 1981 edition of the Journal of the OBC . Latter he expanded on this text on mindfulness in his book ‘Buddhism From Within’ published in 2003. Rev. Master Daizui died three years ago to-day. His teaching is reproduced in loving gratitude for all that…