I think I may have found a focus for this blog. I’ve been thinking for awhile that it would be easier if I had some sort of on going project to work on in this space. Most blogs seem to be either a sharing in a diary like fashion or a constant update of opinion on current events. I’m not sure I’m cut out for either of those. I may decide to post a few opinions, but for the most part I’m hoping to make this blog a place to explore a new project. Or at least to post some of the notes from that project. What’s the project?
Since my ordination a year ago I have had the idea of writing a series of interspiritual prayers with explanatory text and maybe even quotes to support them. I had thought about 108 prayers (because of the importance of the number to Buddhists), but I have been so daunted by the project that I haven’t even started. But yesterday in the middle of meditation something popped into my consciousness that made prefect sense. I could write interspiritual prayers based on the Tibetan Buddhist 21 Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. I could explore each of these stages interspiritually, not simply as a Buddhist teachings.
So, that’s my project. To try and express the 21 Stages of the Path (the Lamrim) in an interspiritual manner that will apply to anyone of any faith or religion.
That seems like something that will keep me occupied for a while.
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