Tag: wisdom
member name: Jared G.
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September 01, 2007 11:30 PM EDT --
September 1
Daily Wisdom: From the
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
"In kindling a fire, three things are needed: a good piece of steel, a good flint, and good tinder. The . . .
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January 02, 2008 04:40 PM EST --
"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one . . .
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August 15, 2007 02:28 PM EDT --
“For what purpose should one cultivate wisdom?
May you always ask yourself this question.
Only labor and devotion to one’s mission give life its worth.”
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May 15, 2007 03:53 AM EDT --
My appreciation to Stephanie Dickison
for this thoughtful review...jrg
<cite>For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony - A Buddhist Perspective</cite>
Daisaku Ikeda
Middleway . . .
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July 10, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
Life may be more akin to a series of meets than a single marathon. You can lose a race here or there, as long as you win in one contest, in one area. All the struggles you endured . . .
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June 29, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
T HE FIRST THING is to pray. From the moment we
begin to pray, things start moving. The darker the
night, the closer the dawn. From the moment we chant
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo . . .
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July 02, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
"Culture is knowledge applied with wisdom." ---- Josei Toda (2nd Soka Gakkai President)
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May 23, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
"ONLY WITHIN the open space created by dialogue,
whether conducted with our neighbors, with his-
tory, with nature or the cosmos, can human wholeness
be sustained. We are not born human in . . .
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June 17, 2007 06:31 PM EDT --
The quotes below were taken from the beginning of the book “Cradle to Cradle”, on which I have written previously. Written by William McDonough & Michael Braungart, this ground-breaking . . .
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June 18, 2007 04:15 PM EDT --
Every day I feel the tug more and more. Our world is
running hotter and hotter on the path of disaster. As
humans, we must awaken each of our sleeping friends
who fail to see that the time . . .
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June 02, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
"You are your own master.
Could anyone else be your master?
When you have gained control over yourself,
you have found a master of rare value."
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July 15, 2007 01:48 PM EDT --
A Brief Explanation of Altitude
The concept of Altitude is a radically new approach to development created by Ken Wilber and presented in his newest book, Integral Spirituality. In Holons, we use . . .
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June 16, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
The Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. . . .
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April 16, 2007 11:46 PM EDT --
Who can possibly understand the sickness in a person's mind as a rampage of death is perpetrated? My wife and I sat in the stands and watched the VT Hokies play the UK Tigers a year ago at the . . .
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May 15, 2007 04:03 AM EDT --
This is the URL to the Middleway Press book discussion guide for the book "For the Sake of Peace" by Daisaku Ikeda.
http://www.middlewaypress.com/reading_groups/FSP-guide.pdf
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July 11, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
The Buddha in Your
Mirror
By Hochswender, Martin & Moreno
ABOUT THE BOOK:
While the modern notion that "happiness can be found within oneself" has recently become a broadly popular . . .
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June 22, 2008 07:46 PM EDT --
Buddhist Practice : Experiences
Buddhism and My Psychiatric Practice
By Charles Byrne, Ireland
It has been said that the suffering caused by mental illness is worse
than that caused . . .
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June 23, 2008 05:54 PM EDT --
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The great French author Victor Hugo (1802-85) noted that faith is forged
amid the pains of hardship and . . .
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June 22, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
Courage, Perseverance and Unity: Checking Your CPU Usage
In Japanese, the word for courage is “Yuki” - SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has stated the following in regards to courage: “It . . .
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August 18, 2007 06:44 PM EDT --
Key Concept in Buddhism
"Latter Day of the Law" (Jpn mappo)
Also, age of the Decadent Law, age of the Final Law, or latter age. The last of the three periods— the . . .
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