Whatever caused the universe to form out of the big bang—how and why it happened resulting in the emergence of humankind; whatever theoretical scientists advance to explain the nature of the original primal force, more than a few would agree the process was inevitable. The teachings of the Buddha are the cause for the grand revolution and evolution of thought—inevitable, and majestic. Nothing can stop it, except humanity itself interfering with the natural flow toward the harmonious and productive advance of civilization and humankind.

  The Buddha’s teachings reveal the purpose and intent of the Buddha and and only through an awareness of our interconnection will the original intent of the Buddha will humankind’s purpose be fulfilled. Chaotic conditions reported to us these days may cause us to throw up our hands in despair but the truth is inescapable. To quote the woman physicist played by Liv Ullmann in Bernt Capra’s film, Mind Walk, “Like it or  not, we are all part of one inseparable web of relationships.”

  Hui-neng’s Enlightenment, Here and now: “If some of us achieve a glimpse of our true nature, our original faces before our birth, we might then be equipped to participate in our day and age with renewed effect. In doing so, we might assist in reviving vigor and hope in a troubled world. This was the Buddha's intention; this is our duty, here and now.”

  The Threefold Lotus Sutra as the primary source for daily, morning meditation, as experience has shown, is a method for one to become more aware, more compassionate linking us with the life of the Buddha, the supreme example of how we should live our lives “with a mindfulness thinking as the Buddha,” with the complete Threefold Lotus Sutra each week, each day of the week, walking the path with the Buddha through all of The Threefold Lotus Sutra, producing moments which reconnect one inexorably to a celebration of life with others, as we continue to seek “association with the wise.”