Michael talks about Fukushima, Libya, and how lucky we are to practice in a place…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 3 – Skill and Wisdom
It's not enough that our intentions are clear, our actions need to make a difference.…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 2
Michael introduces the first section of the Lotus Sutra where the Buddha casts a light…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 1
Michael teaches the basics of Mahayana Buddhism, defines what a Bodhisattva is, and explains the…
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Life is Like a Funeral (Lotus Sutra 14)
Michael talks about the five kinds of fear, community and how it grows, a poem…
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Lotus Sutra 19: The End is Forgiveness
The Lotus Sutra violates all of our ideas about space and time. The second half…
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Lotus Sutra 18: Situational Ethics
The Lotus Sutra is forever promising that the Lotus Sutra will be taught, but it…
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Lotus Sutra 17: Buddha Never Disparaging
The experience of impermanence invites our endless imagination. The real meaning of no-self is an…
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Lotus Sutra 16: The Empty Room
Sometimes when I’m sitting in meditation, when I’m sitting here with you, I’m an empty…
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Lotus Sutra 15: Emptiness and the Necessary Obstacle
I thought we’d begin with one of the most dramatic moments in Buddhist literature. It’s…
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