There is some very interesting material by Rev. Gudo Nishijima on "God and the Universe" at Dogen Sangha Blog.
Brother Lawrence: The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life
Reginald Ray: Buddhist Saints in India: A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations
Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home (Translations from the Asian Classics S.)
This is a very moving piece and resonates with me as I recently began a placement within an alcohol team in Sheffield. Pretty much a cinderella service compared to the substance misuse service which has quadrupled in size over the last 7 years, we are also facing the shutting down of one of the few "dry" residential rehabilitation services in the area next month. I had the opportunity to visit it recently and was impressed by the therapeutic model it offered, based on the "12 steps". I did not know a great deal about this approach, developed by the founders of AA, but I have been interested to look at the 12 steps in a pureland context. I'll post something later this week.
Posted by: ray | 14 March 2006 at 01:49 PM