Bodhi Season 2019, December 1 through December 8, is only a week away. So it's time to start contemplating our week-long hike to the Grand View of the Universe to see it as it really is. On Bodhi Day, December 8, we will awaken from all that we were always told to be the truth … Continue reading One Week Until Bodhi Season 2019
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Mrs. Hanamoku’s New Buddharupa of the Eternal Fishnu
It's just about three weeks until December 8, Bodhi Day! However, it's only a couple of weeks until December 1st when Bodhi Season begins. Fortunately, at least for those in the U.S., Thanksgiving is just a couple of days before, so we can get the feasting out of our systems for the eight days of … Continue reading Mrs. Hanamoku’s New Buddharupa of the Eternal Fishnu
Oh, That Was You!?
Many of us in the Pacific Northwest are familiar with the term "apex predator" from the relatively recent re-introduction of wolves into our forests. Apex predators are relatively small in number in comparison to the population of its prey, but its presence or lack of presence results in a disproportionate effect on the environment. That is, … Continue reading Oh, That Was You!?
Bodhi Day 2019
Bodhi Day for 2019 falls on a Sunday - December 8, 2019. That's good because I don't need to burn any vacation days. At the time of this writing, October 11, 2019, that's less than two months away! The Bodhi Season begins on December 1, 2019. Siddhartha Guatama meditated for seven days under the Bodhi Tree … Continue reading Bodhi Day 2019
Survival of the Versatile
I always thought that the majestic silverswords endemic to Haleakala were related to yuccas or some sort of agave. The photo below is a blooming silversword I took on a trip to Maui back on 2003. Doesn't it look like a yucca or agave? Especially with that towering stalk of flowers reminiscent of "century plants". … Continue reading Survival of the Versatile
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Mrs. Hanamoku and I are half-way through a two-day road trip from our home to Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast. We're meeting up with my step-father, mother, and a few of my step-father's friends. We're spending three days with them there, followed by the two-day trip back home. My step-father has advanced cancer and … Continue reading 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Obon at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple
Mrs. Hanamoku and I attended the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple's Obon Celebration for 2019 yesterday afternoon. It's one of the highlights of the year for us because we can eat a wonderful bento - as good was what we're used having grown up in Hawaii. OK, OK ... I confess. I had two of these in … Continue reading Obon at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple
Magic Plant Season 2019
This morning Mrs. Hanamoku discovered that the first Magic Plant Flower of 2019 bloomed! We've had Magic Plant since March 2005. It has provided us with these incredible blooms every Spring. Mrs. Hanamoku and I found Magic Plant back in 2005 when we lived in Redwood City, CA. We found Magic Plant on a walk, … Continue reading Magic Plant Season 2019
When is the Lunar Bodhi Day for 2019?
Today is Chinese New Year! The Lunar New Year. So I thought I'd mention the date of the next Lunar Bodhi Day. The Lunar Bodhi day for 2019 is January 2, 2020. That is, the 8th day of the 12th New Moon of the lunar year that comprises most of 2019, which begins today, February … Continue reading When is the Lunar Bodhi Day for 2019?
Simple
Buddhism is simply about simplicity. Even though much of what is written about Buddhism can be frustratingly hard to digest, it's shear simplicity. It's hard only because our mind lives in the realm of competing things. The fewer things you seek, the freer you are - fewer gotchas, roadblocks, and engineering of convoluted compromises no … Continue reading Simple
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