A son leaves his father and 50 years later the father finds ways of healing…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 5: Upaya & The Parable of the Burning House
Michael begins by discussing death and Japan's earthquake. Using the image of the burning house…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 4 (Q & A)
Question and answer period with Michael after his talk on the Lotus Sutra, Part 4.…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 4
Michael talks about Fukushima, Libya, and how lucky we are to practice in a place…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 3 – Skill and Wisdom
It's not enough that our intentions are clear, our actions need to make a difference.…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 2
Michael introduces the first section of the Lotus Sutra where the Buddha casts a light…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 1
Michael teaches the basics of Mahayana Buddhism, defines what a Bodhisattva is, and explains the…
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Life is Like a Funeral (Lotus Sutra 14)
Michael talks about the five kinds of fear, community and how it grows, a poem…
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Lotus Sutra 19: The End is Forgiveness
The Lotus Sutra violates all of our ideas about space and time. The second half…
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Lotus Sutra 18: Situational Ethics
The Lotus Sutra is forever promising that the Lotus Sutra will be taught, but it…
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