Today is Sunday, December 1, 2019. Welcome to Day 1 of the 2019 Bodhi Season! Bodhi Day is on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Today we talk about the 1st item of the Eightfold Path, Awakened View. That is, seeing the world as it really is, not as we usually do through the constraints of our … Continue reading Day 1 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened View
Category: Bodhi Day
Pre-Bodhi Season 2019 – The Eightfold Path
Bodhi Season begins in four days, December 1, 2019! For the days from December 1 through Bodhi Day on December 8, I will post guidance for you towards your great awakening. For this Bodhi Season, the theme is the Noble Eightfold Path. It is arguably the fundamental principle of Buddhism. In fact, it's a big … Continue reading Pre-Bodhi Season 2019 – The Eightfold Path
One Week Until Bodhi Season 2019
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
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
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
Lunar Bodhi Season 2018!
Happy Bodhi 4715!!! Today begins the Lunar Bodhi Season for 2018! That is, it begins seven days of meditation that ends the morning of the eighth day, Sunday, January 13, 2019, Bodhi Day. But Isn't it 2019? It's the 12th New Moon starting from the Chinese New Year - a lunar calendar - back on … Continue reading Lunar Bodhi Season 2018!
Bodhi Day 2018!
Happy Bodhi Day, everyone!! First off, if you've only heard about Bodhi Day now - because today is Bodhi Day (December 8, 2018) - please see this blog that explains what is Bodhi Day. If Bodhi Day sounds interesting after reading that post, skip towards the end of this post to the Bodhi Day Mulligan … Continue reading Bodhi Day 2018!
Day 7: Secular Bodhi Season 2018 – Bodhi Day Eve
The living room of the cabin we're staying at for Bodhi Day faces right into where Venus rose this morning. It was a clear morning, and there She was. I sat on the couch at about 5am with my mala, reciting the Morning Star Mantra, once for each of the 112 beads: Nobo akyasha kyarabaya … Continue reading Day 7: Secular Bodhi Season 2018 – Bodhi Day Eve
Day 6: Secular Bodhi Season 2018 – Trip to Our Bodhi Day Place
We arrived at our Bodhi Day place mid-afternoon today. It's very wintry, cold, and there's much snow. But sunny weather is forecast for Friday and partly cloudy for Bodhi Day on Saturday. Our place has a wonderfully wide open Eastern view, so if it's not cloudy, we should have a great view of Venus in … Continue reading Day 6: Secular Bodhi Season 2018 – Trip to Our Bodhi Day Place
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