October 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Dharma Speech delivered to the 10th Annual Oklahoma Buddhist Conference Held at the Oklahoma City University on October 4th, 2008
Living in a gulf coast community has its ups and downs. Just like every community anywhere. A 650 mile wide hurricane affects an enormous area. Wherever you travel your senses are overwhelmed by the damage and debris quite evident everywhere. Had the same storm made its landfall on the east coast of US or Florida or southern Texas or Mexico would the effect be any less? I do not think so. Basically the differences…
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September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Evacuation again; Why me?
Living in a gulf coast community has its ups and downs. Just like every community anywhere. A 650 mile wide hurricane affects a large area. The damage and debris is quite evident everywhere you venture. If the same storm had made its landfall on the east coast of US or Florida or southern Texas or Mexico would the effect be any less? I do not think so. The only difference would be locality and people.
Storms and hurricanes are not sent to destroy a people or land for any reason. They are a natural phenomenon that…
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