Travis Simpkins

Sunday, May 7, 2023

M.W. James A. Hensley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Idaho. by Travis Simpkins

James A. Hensley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Idaho. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

James A. Hensley

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Idaho

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Master Jewel. Grand Lodge of Idaho

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James A. Hensley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Idaho. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Virtue and Reality. Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Tibetan Buddhism. Dharma

Lama Zopa Rinpoche passed away a couple weeks ago. I have a couple of his books on my shelves and felt compelled to take this one out. I'm enjoying "Virtue and Reality: Method and Wisdom in the Practice of Dharma."

This book contains methods for transforming everyday actions into the cause of enlightenment, anger into patience, and the ordinary view of phenomena as inherently existent into the wisdom realizing emptiness. It also includes several meditations led by Rinpoche, although everything in the book is a topic for meditation.

It would be hard to find a simpler, clearer, more practical explanation of the two fundamental paths of compassion and wisdom than the one Lama Zopa offers us here.

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