Can you imagine, letting go of everything in your life? Monks do this when they become Monks, they let go of everything including their Family. The thought of this is almost mind boggling to me. And imagine right now as…
Letting go of everything
Tag: Buddhist Monk
Making the lanterns
I have been so privileged to have witnessed the Monks of Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple making this years lanterns for Vesakha “Buddha” Day. This may seem to some like a trivial thing to talk about, but I assure you it…
Lights are on, but no Bodhi home
In Buddhism, bodhi (pronounced bo-dee) means the awakening experience attained by the Buddha and his accomplished disciples and refers to the unique consciousness of a fully liberated being. So when I look at my practice, I see that I am…
Did you workout today?
Living in our health/body conscious society, most of you have a daily exercise routine. And if you don’t, you probably vow to start one in the new year. But ask yourself, why am I so concerned with this physical decaying…
I got blessed!
Yesterday was the Blue Lotus Temple Blessing for 2011. The Family and I attended this together, as we do most everything. But I wanted to write today about what this blessing meant to me. Do I have special powers now?…