Tag: Blue Lotus Temple

The Sangha

Having studied Buddhism for over ten years, I was blessed to have finally found Bhante Sujatha of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple. (or perhaps he found me) I felt I had been on the right path for a long time,…

Who’s my Family?

I have been thinking about Family today, and about my children and grandchildren. I was thinking about how different each child is, their different ages and stages in life. Thinking about the one child who still lives with us, and…

Equanimity

Now there’s a word you don’t often hear! In fact many people, including myself, may have a hard time giving an accurate definition. In addition, the Buddhist meaning is broader than the standard English definition. So let me share Wikipedia‘s…

Lotus’s of the field

Anybody remember Sidney Poitier in Lillies of the Field? Sidney Poitier played Homer Smith, a drifter that was passing through and stumbled upon these German Nuns. The head Nun, because of her accent, referred to Homer as “Schmidt”. She told…