Tag: nichiren
member name: Jared G.
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September 01, 2007 11:30 PM EDT --
September 1
Daily Wisdom: From the
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
"In kindling a fire, three things are needed: a good piece of steel, a good flint, and good tinder. The . . . 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 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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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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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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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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June 16, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
The Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. . . . more
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April 16, 2007 11:46 PM EDT --
Who can possibly understand the sickness in a person's mind as a rampage of death is perpetrated? My wife and I sat in the stands and watched the VT Hokies play the UK Tigers a year ago at the . . . more
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July 11, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
The Buddha in Your
Mirror
By Hochswender, Martin & Moreno
ABOUT THE BOOK:
While the modern notion that "happiness can be found within oneself" has recently become a broadly popular . . . more
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June 22, 2008 07:46 PM EDT --
Buddhist Practice : Experiences
Buddhism and My Psychiatric Practice
By Charles Byrne, Ireland
It has been said that the suffering caused by mental illness is worse
than that caused . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
Courage, Perseverance and Unity: Checking Your CPU Usage
In Japanese, the word for courage is “Yuki” - SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has stated the following in regards to courage: “It . . . more
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July 21, 2007 07:48 AM EDT --
Good morning Gather friends.
Just a quick "top 'o the mornin'" to all y'all!
Here at our world-class SGI-USA training facility I am filled with joy and appreciation.
I . . . more
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August 18, 2007 06:44 PM EDT --
Key Concept in Buddhism
"Latter Day of the Law" (Jpn mappo)
Also, age of the Decadent Law, age of the Final Law, or latter age. The last of the three periods— the . . . more
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August 23, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
The following is the poem recited spontaneously on August 24, 1947 by a youthful Daisaku Ikeda at his first meeting with second Soka Gakkai President, Josei Toda, who would become his mentor in . . . more
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August 30, 2007 05:53 PM EDT --
Living Buddhism Buddhist Concepts for Today’sLiving (3)
What Is Karma?
This is a concept about which people invariably have questions. The explanation below, reproduced from the Soka . . . more
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June 15, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Furthermore, human beings have two heavenly gods who always accompany them, just as a shadow follows the body. One is named Same Birth . . . more
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June 29, 2008 03:25 PM EDT --
F LINT HAS the potential to produce fire, and gems
have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither
our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the
heavens in the . . . more
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