Kansho Shonin

How do we remove our doubts?

Performing our daily service.

Who you are dependent upon and how you live this life in the present.

Time, your time of practice and faith.  The Trouble Tree.

Viewing life from the lens of winning and loosing is contrary to our Buddhist beliefs.

The process of attaining enlightenment.  Five Skillful Means for attaining enlightenment as taught by Chih-i.

This is an older podcast previously found on iTunes.  In this talk I speak about what we believe and the actions we manifest as a result of our beliefs.  I compare the actions resulting from a purely scientific belief and belief in other non-scientific phenomena.  This podcast was originally recorded in 2008

This is a rather long podcast, at over one hour.  The actual lecture is about 30 minutes with the remainder being questions and answers.  I hope you will carefully listen to this podcast, maybe even twice if necessary.  The subject is complex and I have tried to present it in as straightforward a manner as possible without making it too simple and avoiding the complexity.  

Day by day we accumulate small changes which then become big changes.

Give comfort without lying, smile without hesitation, give without expectation, and guide without misleading.

Enlightenment is not an impossible burden to weigh us down.

We have obtained what we did not expect.

Plant roots of good and become able to see countless Buddhas

How aware are you of the ways in which you are imprisoned

Intellectual barrier to become enlightened

Simplify Your Spiritual Practice

Reality of all things

Short-term gain over long-term change

Sangha building within within yourself

Two things to change your mood