It's Dharma Day! Let's talk about the "Six Realms of Existence" in Buddhist cosmology--and their implications in everyday psychology, on this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Come along as I take the briefest of looks at one of the world's most significant pilgrimages, the 88 Temple Route on Japan's Shikoku Island, in this episode of TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Let's take a look-see at the "Five Great Temples of Guangzhou" (sort of) and meet the First Patriarch of Chan (Zen) in China in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

I was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, in the shadow, as it were, of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, just under three miles away. The fourth California mission to be established, it has a few unique features--and one achievement to its lasting glory (or shame) which has garnered it the title "Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles." Learn all about it in this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Get the gist of my five-week ramble down Japan's Old Tokaido Highway, the one-time lifeline between the Emperor in Kyoto and the Shogun in Edo/Tokyo. And thrill to the idea of me walking over 300 miles! All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Let's visit two terrific temples in the most populous city in Central China (and find out how I narrowly missed settling down there!) All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

It's Dharma Day! Let's examine the proper etiquette for visiting a temple, and learn how to behave more like a pilgrim than a tourist. On this episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Come along and visit some temples dedicated to Tianhou--also called Mazu, a folk "goddess of the sea"--in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen, China, where I lived for over a decade. All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Join me as I explore Japan's sacred Mount Koyasan, spiritual home to the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism. All this on today's episode of-- TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Come with me to my "home ground" of Pampanga Province in the Philippines and visit a couple of churches that are really "six meters under" in this episode of TEMPLE TALES! FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »