Author Archives: seishin

Three Offerings on September 11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by seishin

Dhammapada, verses 3-6 3. “He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.” Those who harbor such thoughts do not still their hatred. 4. “He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.” Those … Continue reading →

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Evening Service

Posted on August 18, 2011 by seishin

August 18, 2011, begins a new round of Thursday Evening Services, an amalgamation of two services regularly performed at Tendai temples. The first is the Morning Service based upon The Lotus Sutra and the other is the Evening Service based … Continue reading →

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Thirty Monks from Japan come to Tendai Buddhist Institute to perform Soryo Tokudo (ordination) ceremony

Posted on October 28, 2010 by seishin

Seishin Jack Fitterer of Indian Lake, along with five other Tendai Buddhist monks from the United States and Denmark became the first trained outside of Japan to receive Soryo Tokudo, an advanced ordination requiring a minimum of six years of … Continue reading →

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Life, Death, Rebirth

Posted on September 3, 2010 by seishin

Here in the North Country a few branches of leaves begin to show autumn colors by the end of August. In the past week I see some yellowing and falling to the lawn, foreshadowing the turn of the season from … Continue reading →

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Oceans, Mountains, Forests

Posted on July 25, 2010 by seishin

Buddhist writings and practices are filled with images of the natural world–the sun, the moon, the rain, remote mountains and deep forests–offering numberless suggestions for contemplation on change, compassion, insight and our place within nature rather than outside or over … Continue reading →

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