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The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, host for the 2008 Northwest District Buddhist Convention, cordially invites you to “Come Home to the Nembutsu” on February 15-17, 2008. This 61st annual convention will take place at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway in Seattle, Washington.
For more information visit http://www.seattlebetsuin.com/ 

 
Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhāttha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the historical founder of Buddhism. He is universally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha of our age. The time of his birth and death are uncertain: a majority of 20th century historians date his lifetime from circa 563 BCE to […]

 
For the remaining 45 years of his life, the Buddha is said to have traveled in the Gangetic Plain, in what is now Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and southern Nepal, teaching his doctrine and discipline to an extremely diverse range of people— from nobles to outcaste street sweepers, mass murderers such as Angulimala and cannibals such […]

Chao-chou teaching the assembly said: The Great Way is not
difficult. Just avoid picking and choosing. As soon as words are
spoken, this is picking and choosing. This is clarity. This old
fellow does not abide within clarity. Do you still hang onto
anything, or not?At that time a certain student asked: Since you don’t […]

The purpose of life is to practice (not just study) the various methods taught by Buddha to get out of the Six Realms.
The Six Realms
If ego decides it likes the situation, it begins to churn up all sorts of ways to possess it. A craving to consume the situation arises and we long to satisfy […]

A disciple asked my master what should he do about the thoughts, which seems to be uncontrollable.
And his reply was “Don’t care about it!” (and continue meditation), and dismissed the disciple.
If you do not care about the thoughts, you are not holding on to it. (and continue meditation) If you care about the thoughts, or […]