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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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The Art of Lay Life 11: Lay and Monastic (cont.)
Uposatha Teaching for the Last Quarter Moon (Index to Series) In this series I have been careful to distinguish the monastic lifestyle from the being…
New Episode: “Through the Looking Glass”
Book II: The Young and the Samsaric Episode Two: Becoming Synopsis. With difficulty met by determination, John becomes what he once was. Find complete contents…
The Art of Lay Life 10: Lay and Monastic
Uposatha Day Essay for the Full Moon Index to Art of Lay Life Series Over the last nine weeks I have presented the Art of…
The Art of Lay Life 9: Simplifying
Uposatha Day Teaching (Index to Series) Layman Pang is the very model of the enlightened layman from Eighth Century Chinese Zen (or Chan) lore. He…
New Episode: “Through the Looking Glass”
Book II: The Young and the Samsaric Episode One: Good Friends Synopsis. After false starts as Mathematician, Carpenter, Hippie and Traveler, John thinks he has…
New Episode: “Through the Looking Glass”
Introduction to Book II: The Young and the Samsaric I have posted the brief introduction to the second book of my tale, in which John…
The Art of Lay Life 8: Balancing Elements (cont)
Uposatha Day Essay for the New Moon (Index to Series) We started last week to look at ways to start to empty what we normally…
The Art of Lay Life 7: Balancing Elements
Uposatha Day Essay for Last Quarter Moon (Index to Series) I hope in the last few weeks the advice I have conveyed has been useful…
The Art of Lay Life 6: Rejecting Elements (cont)
Uposatha Day Teaching for the Full Moon (Index to Series) Last week we considered the Precepts and Right Livelihood, both of which advise us not…
New Episode: “Through the Looking Glass”
“Devoted Adept” The latest installment in the autobiographical series advising how to become a monk or nun. Little Johnny exhibits Faith as part of the…
The Art of Lay Life 5: Rejecting Elements
Uposatha Day Essay for the First Quarter Moon (Index to Series) We began the Art of Lay Life by Selecting Elements, prioritizing our values and…
New Episode, “Through the Looking Glass”
The new installment looks at the existential insights of the now teenage reborn monk. The New Episode, “Reflections on Reality,” can be found HERE
The Art of Lay Life 4: Selecting Elements (cont.)
Uposatha Day Teaching (Index to Series) Your life is based on a long history of lifestyle decisions of your own making. Some of these decisions…
The Art of Lay Life 3: Selecting Elements
Last Quarter Moon, July 23 (Index to Series) As for the qualities of which you may know, ‘These qualities lead to dispassion, not to passion;…
New Episode: “Throught the Looking Glass”
I have just added a new episode, “G.I. Discipline,” to the series which has been following the adventures entailed in Little Johnny’s rebirth, after having…