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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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Burmese Alms Rounds
Uposatha Day, First Quarter Moon, October 23, 2012 Another excerpt from my bio narrative: When the Buddha returned to visit his princely home after his…
Alms in Minnesota
New Moon Uposatha Day, October 15, 2o12 I have three chapters left in “Through the Looking Glass” to finish (first draft): Tales of Burma The…
The Case of the Missing Hour
Last Quarter Moon Uposatha Day, October 8, 2012 I am hoping that there is a prospective sleuth or a professional gumshoe among my readership who…
Latest Chapter
Uposatha Day, Full Moon, September 30, 2012 This week we have had three visitors on private retreat and we have been meditating together in the…
Giving and Receiving the Dhamma
Uposatha First Quarter Moon, September 23, 2012 How far must the teacher and the student each reach? At what place do they meet? Reverse Proselytizing.…
Death in the Family
Uposatha Day, New Moon, September 15 One by one we lose everybody and everything that is dear to us. Until at some point anyone who…
Books on Rebirth
Uposatha Day, First Quarter Moon, Sept. 9, 2012 What do we do with this “Rebirth Thing”? Commonly, perhaps typically, Western Buddhists have trouble with the…
Dharma Talk in Austin
For those readers in Austin, TX: This Thursday I will give a talk for the Mariposa Sangha in Austin. All are invited to attend. Karma…
Buddhism in Myanmar
Here is a glimpse of monastic life in Burma. The middle part of this, from about 10 minutes, was shot in Sagaing Hills in central…
Metta Day
Uposatha Full Moon, September 1, 2012 Today marks the end of the first month of the Rains Retreat (Vassa). This particular full moon day is…
Awe and Faith
Uposatha Day, First Quarter Moon, August 25, 2012 This week I have been rewriting a thematic thread that runs through my life story. I thought…
Robe Offering
Uposatha Day, New Moon, August 17, 2012 It’s been a busy week in Texas. Two weeks ago, after the full moon, we began our Rains…
Dogen’s Turtle
Uposatha Day,Last Quarter Moon, August 10, 2012 Recall that my Uposatha Day posts are going to assume a more spontanious form during the next three…
Vassa, the Rains Retreat
Full Moon Uposatha Day, August 2, 2012 This particular full moon marks the beginning of vassa, the three month rains retreat as observed in the…
American Folk Buddhism (17)
First Quarter Moon, Uposatha, July 26, 2012 Series Index Conclusion to Series This will be the last and concluding episode in this, uh, longish series…