Well, it’s been a while, actually quite a while since I last wrote….and much has happened. But, I’ll weave it into the book. Remember the book – everyone’s Buddha? Well, we’ve made such magnificent progress that we are now up to page 3…imagine that…almost a third of the way to victory.
This year’s personal determination was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Buddhist’
Keeping my life polished….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhist, chant, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, peace on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, this is Raven, about that book
Posted in Faith, tagged Buddhist, chant, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After all that, the title came easily. “Everyone’s Messiah – What Will You Do?” Of course, easily is all relative….and relative to the rest of my life at that time, the title was a breeze. Except, I had to consider my readers, or actually assume that someone might be persuaded to read this book. [...]
And that’s how it all began…the book. Yes, tomorrow…the book.
Posted in Faith, tagged Buddhist, Faith, peace on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Listen to the messiah-story
This is an old Chassidic story about a monastery, once filled with thousands of monks, that had fallen on hard times. After years of dissension, the monastery was not a happy place to be. The older monks had died and there were only five grumpy, middle-aged monks left.
Nearby, in the [...]
Ruminating on Obama’s Toolbox
Posted in Obama, tagged Buddhist, change.gov, kitchen table, Obama, peace on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to my good friends, Melissa and Yolanda, at The Kitchen Table (http://princetonprofs.blogspot.com/). They are some very wise women.
“Winning does not give us a mandate to run over the interests of those we defeated. It gives us the responsibility to try to build greater consensus for our viewpoint. ” I agree, there are many things [...]