“The Eightfold Path, the path leading to the cessation of suffering is: 1) Right View 2) Right Intention 3) Right Speech 4) Right Action 5) Right Livelihood 6) Right effort 7) Right Mindfulness 8)Right Concentration. Let me point out here… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“Also today when you sit down to eat your meal, no matter where you are, try to think about the many people who have made the meal possible. See if you can engage in this activity while you eat slowly. Let appreciation well up from within you as your taste buds are activated. Think of the people who built your… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share
“As the son of the Buddha I imagine Rahula lived with a lot of stress and pressure and yet always in the shadow of his teacher, his father. It is not an easy place to practice. If we think of the Buddha’s cousin, Devedatta we see that he succumbed to jealousy and even envy of the Buddha and sought to… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share
“It is appropriate to realize that through our many manifestations as original disciples of the Buddha we are in fact representing the many manifestations of Kanzeon. Also, through our vow to spread the Lotus Sutra in this age after the death of the Buddha, and our vow to protect the sutra and its practitioners we naturally fulfill the function of… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share
“Finally, let me close today by pointing out, as I mentioned earlier, that in this section we read we are now looking forward into the future to a time after the Buddha has died. We see the great promise of enlightenment given to those who practice and have faith in the Lotus Sutra at this time. We see that they,… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share
“We too, must overcome our own Mara, those things that arise in our minds to try to become discouraged and give up our Buddhist practice. Previously I talked about those things that occur in our environment to try to prevent us from practicing, today we deal with the obstacles occurring in our mind. These obstacles may be in the form… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share
“Today as you continue to read the Lotus Sutra, and chant Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, and of course continue observing your selected Right Way,… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“The fourth thing is to always hold in our heart the vow to save all living beings. When we become sidetracked with our own… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“Wonderful-Voice is told not to think less of this world, our world, just because it is full of mud, stones, and impurities. I think… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“The Eightfold Path, the path leading to the cessation of suffering is: 1) Right View 2) Right Intention 3) Right Speech 4) Right Action… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“The parable of the gem in the robe is very short, only one paragraph long in the Murano translation. Yet in spite of its… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“I think at times such as when we are facing a difficult situation we have an opportunity to really internalize the teachings of the… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“We are like the poor son and the Buddha is like the rich father. We may feel no connection, or we may feel that… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
