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A Call to be Inspired by Lisa Stratton We loved him so easily because he so easily loved us. I see in the faces of mourning gathered here in the honor and memory of George Stone that it is quite obvious that he will be dearly missed. It is equally obvious to me that he is not exactly missing. What if everyone loved so much and was so much loved? How many joyous moments branch off in how many infinite directions from something so mild and so often unnoticed as gentle patience? What if each… Continue

From Shin Yatomi's article "An Illusion of Independence," apparently originally published in the World Tribune 10-3-03 (before my time), I found it in the book "Buddhism in a New Light." I am tempted to post the whole article...then I suppose that's not so much blogging as it is...plagiarism...ahem.

"Unlike medieval villagers who knew intimately where their bread and eggs came from, we never see those who make our lives possible, and we rarely think of them. Modern technology and the c…

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Not from a Nichiren Buddhist but good stuff...

"Looking for alternatives--better sights than we see, better sounds than we hear, a better mind than we have--keeps us from realizing that we could stand with pride in the middle of our life and realize it's a sacred mandala."--Pema Chodron

"Compassion isn't some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we're trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of oursel…

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"Buddhism teaches that the mind encompasses the entire universe. When we change our innermost state of mind, our whole being changes, and this affects the world in which we live. This is the teaching of the oneness of life and its environment, and the principle of a single life-moment possessing three thousand realms… Everything starts with a strong determination." ---Daisaku Ikeda

"'Nonviolence' does not merely mean to refrain from violence. Violen…

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