Tag: Blue Lotus Temple

No meditation day

While I do practice meditation every day, today I have had numerous things happening early in the morning that have so far prevented me from doing my typical sitting time. And also, being Saturday, it is the normal day that…

The Lotus

Yesterdays dhamma talk at the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple referred to the Lotus flower and how it relates to our practice. And while I have read, heard and studied this analogy before, this talk made me want to revisit this.…

The price of peace

How much would you pay to have peace in your life? And I’m not saying just a moment or day of peace, but genuine overall peace in your life for the rest of your time on this earth. Can we…

Thank you

Today is so very precious. This moment so precious. Never are we guaranteed of having another. So today I am grateful. Thank you for reading my Blog, for being my friend, my fellow traveler, my kalyana mitta. Thank you for…

The purpose of meditation

The question of why we meditate, was raised at a recent dhamma talk at Blue Lotus Temple. And the responses from the attendees were extremely varied. I instantly became aware that for each person, there may be a different thought…