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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Pearce Fujiura

God has done a great job

God has done a great job. He/She/It has made a wonderful world beyond our comprehension. Creation is so vast and complex that everything imaginable is possible and yet God has given it a structure that has allowed for predictability within this realm.

How to ask for help

When do we ask for help? I have often thought about this question. For various reasons, life becomes overwhelming. We struggle and suffer under seemingly impossible trials at one time or another.

Gohonzen

A gohonzen, or in some areas a hatokesan, is a shrine in a Buddhist's home where one can worship in the absence of a temple.

“I am likely the only contributor who routinely performs euthanasia”

This week’s viewpoint is very meaningful for me. I am likely the only contributor who routinely performs euthanasia. As a veterinarian it is an unpleasant reality of the job.

Buddhist intentions for 2013

As 2013 approaches, I am considering more and more the consequences of my actions. More accurately my inaction. I have spent a great deal of time thinking of myself as a Buddhist who has few worldly attachments, kind actions, and a generous spirit.

Is it wrong to want to help others? Is it wrong to trust others?

At first glance these seem like simple questions, but beneath it is a deeper implication into our actions. We may want others to help us, we may want others to trust us, but we are reluctant to give these things to others.

Holidays are a time for family traditions

I have two favorite holiday traditions the first one is the hanging of lights, which if you recall from my Christmas article last year, is a shared Buddhist and western tradition.

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