Tag: buddhism
member name: Jared G.
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July 21, 2007 11:12 PM EDT --
Okay; What did the Buddha teach?
I'll check back Sunday and see if there are some opinions and views expressed herein...
Peace.
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October 27, 2006 03:17 PM EDT --
Inner Landscape
Happiness
Interior . . . more
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March 19, 2007 05:22 PM EST --
Today I wish to honor the memory of my mother, Harriet Alice Goldman, who had she remained alive this lifetime until today, would have celebrated her 87th birthday. Although not herself a believer . . . more
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June 11, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
Earlier today I emailed a new friend, Tom, and as I often do, keyed "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" before my name. Below is the email I received back from him a short while ago...
Jared, . . . more
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June 29, 2008 06:28 PM EDT --
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was established by Nichiren Daishonin on April 28, 1253. Having studied widely among all the Buddhist sutras, . . . more
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July 16, 2008 01:23 PM EDT --
"If the minds of living beings are impure, their land
is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are
not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies . . . more
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December 04, 2006 08:38 PM EST --
We Are What We Pray!
There are as many ways to look at a person as there are people on the planet.
There are taller and shorter, thinner and wider, louder and softer voiced folks;
Darker, . . . more
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December 12, 2006 08:17 PM EST --
Human Revolution
Buddhist thought outlines a practical method for not only helping individuals overcome various sufferings, but changing society as a whole. Human revolution is the name Josei Toda, . . . more
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July 10, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
Life may be more akin to a series of meets than a single marathon. You can lose a race here or there, as long as you win in one contest, in one area. All the struggles you endured . . . more
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December 27, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
"B UDDHISM does not ask "What religion does this person follow?" but "What is this
person's state of life?" . . . more
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June 12, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
"Gold can be neither burned by fire nor corroded or swept away by water, but
iron is vulnerable to both. A worthy person is like gold, a fool like iron."
( The Heritage of . . . more
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June 29, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
T HE FIRST THING is to pray. From the moment we
begin to pray, things start moving. The darker the
night, the closer the dawn. From the moment we chant
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo . . . more
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May 15, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
To each of my 110 friends with such vision for the sake of peace, I sing your praise! This first Gather offspring of mine has a mission to share with everyone the hope that peace is a realistic goal . . . more
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May 23, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
"ONLY WITHIN the open space created by dialogue,
whether conducted with our neighbors, with his-
tory, with nature or the cosmos, can human wholeness
be sustained. We are not born human in . . . more
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May 28, 2007 11:32 AM EDT --
The excerpt below comes from Volume V, in Book I of the current edition of: The Human Revolution.
“Nothing is stronger than one’s determination in the moment.
The immovable resolution . . . more
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June 18, 2007 04:15 PM EDT --
Every day I feel the tug more and more. Our world is
running hotter and hotter on the path of disaster. As
humans, we must awaken each of our sleeping friends
who fail to see that the time . . . more
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August 03, 2007 09:57 AM EDT --
As most of my friends here know, I am a long-time practicing Buddhist. We believe that the vibration produced by repeatedly intoning the phrase “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo” underlies and . . . more
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October 14, 2007 12:34 AM EDT --
THE SUPREMACY OF THE LAW
"Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the color is better than that . . . more
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June 02, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
"You are your own master.
Could anyone else be your master?
When you have gained control over yourself,
you have found a master of rare value."
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July 30, 2007 04:49 PM EDT --
Hey all y'all-
For those interested in learning the sound of chanting "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" and hearing/learning the recitation of the Lotus Sutra - here's an AMAZING site!
My friend . . . more
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