Ecie Hursthouse is the Director of our sister FPMT Center in New Zealand, Amitabha Hospice Center (http://www.amitabhahospice.org). Ecie was recently in a catastrophic car accident.
The Spiritual Director of FPMT, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, is requesting every FPMT Center to recite the Vajra Cutter Sutra 110 times. The specific dedication is:
“For Ecie Hursthouse, if it is [...]
Archive for January, 2008
More about Ecie Hursthouse
Posted in FPMT News, tagged Amitabha, buddhist hospice, Ecie Hursthouse, FPMT, prayer request on January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Homework: January 26
Posted in Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Go through each of the 4 powers for Purifying Karma, reviewing your actions for the past few days and purifying any negative karmas you can recall. Remember that those 4 powers are:
The Power of Reliance: Refuge and Greatly Compassionate Bodhichitta
The Power of Intelligent [...]
Special Security Announcement — Please Read
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Security Announcement
Please note that the Center does everything it can to protect your personal information including your email addresses. We do not share your information with outside organizations. Unfortunately, two Center members’ email accounts appear to have been infiltrated by a worm which resulted in emails being sent out inviting [...]
Presenting the Path: Homework Jan 19
Posted in Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path, tagged Discovering Buddhism, karma, Presenting the Path on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Questions
List several counter-arguments to the attitude that people who are suffering misfortunes are “getting what they deserve” because of the non-virtuous actions that they committed in the past.
Explain this statement by Geshe Sopa “…if you do not have any trust in karma and its results, then the whole structure of Buddhism has no base, no [...]
Homework: January 12
Posted in Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Questions from last class:
The second Noble Truth relates to the cause of suffering. What did the Buddha say was the cause of suffering. How does the Buddha’s assertion relate to your own experience and observations?
What are some of the benefits of meditation on impermanence?
What are some aspects of the Dharma [...]
The FPMT Liberation Prison Project
Posted in Buddhism, Interviews/highlights of FPMT projects on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“We think people who are outside prison are not prisoners, but we are.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
“Superficial observation of the sense world might lead you to believe that people’s problems are different, but if you check more deeply, you will see that fundamentally, they are the same. What makes people’s problems appear unique is their [...]
Homework: Jan 5
Posted in Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path, tagged Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Homework, Presenting the Path on January 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
What does it mean to attain Enlightenment?
How will practicing Buddhism help me improve my relationships both with myself and others in the near term?
“We usually look outside for our enemies. But Buddhist yogis realize there is no enemy outside, the real enemy is inside.” Method, Wisdom and the Three Paths” by Geshe Sopa p. 12 [...]
How to participate in the Discovering Buddhism blog
Posted in Presenting the Path, tagged Buddhism, Discovering Buddhism, Presenting the Path on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi! You found the blog for “Presenting the Path”. This blog is primarily for students enrolled in the Guhyasamaja Center’s on-going class (Jan 5 – Feb 23, 2008). If you are currently not enrolled in this class but are visiting the blog, you are welcome to read the postings, however, please do not post [...]
