The Buddhist precepts are a concrete expression of spiritual practice, and spiritual life. Practice of the precepts helps to ground an otherwise ephemeral way of thinking about or being in the world. In other words, it’s not enough to simply penetrate into the emptiness of all dharmas through meditative absorption. Our perception of emptiness needs to include the welfare of other beings. How do we do that? Read More
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Scenes from the new Pure Land Retreat Center in Newton
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