Yes, I would like to join the recitation on Dec. 07. I will read ( ) Sanghata Sutra in Japanese; ( ) Sutra of Golden Light in Japanese
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Darlings, Japan recently had the honor of hosting Venerable Tenzin Pemba from FPMT’s Hong Kong center. What a treat! Venerable Pemba’s humorous, yet thought provoking teachings had us laughing and at the same time taking to heart the importance of our practice. One simple, yet valuable teaching was treating all sentient beings as our “darlings.” To help train my mind, I try to use “darling” in my salutations. Maybe it will serve as a reminder for you, too. (We hope to post Ven. Pemba’s teachings in English with Japanese translation on our work-in-progress website http://www.fpmt-japan.org ) At our last virtual reading on November 17, there were 26 of us who read 13 Sanghata Sutras. Wonderful! Many thanks to Jean Chen and her 16 family and friends who read 11 sutras! Our next English reading of the Sutra of Golden Light and the Japanese reading of the Sanghata Sutra (Jean, please choose which you would like to read) will be this Wednesday, December 7. Since it’s a busy month for everyone around the world, please read whenever you can on that day. Venerable Pemba encouraged us to do more practice. I’ll be writing you soon about a suggestion of a simple practice that we might be able to practice together, in addition to the sutra readings. Please let me know by Tuesday night, Japan time, if you’d like to join in our reading: yasdoc55@ybb.ne.jp With appreciation,