I just want to get this question answered. Posting isn't necessary but answering my question is necessary for clarification of my faith. I can't get a...
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win_spirit
Apr 11, 2012 1:23 am
The Daishonin's words are guiding principles that have universal, eternal relevance. It is important to study his writings. And it is especially crucial that...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 11, 2012 1:23 am
In describing the first, second, and third of the five stages of practice, the Buddha restricts those at these stages from practicing precepts and meditation,...
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Angela Passaro
passaroa25
Apr 11, 2012 1:58 am
Doing gongyo is a ritual that trains our minds to remember to chant daimoku. We can chant daimoku anytime and in any place. But, it is the actual...
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William
gaydave53
Apr 11, 2012 8:18 pm
[TOP POST} You are right...Nichiren never established a format for Gongyo...he did in fact say what you wrote: That being said, I find from my personal...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 12, 2012 1:29 am
As long as our mind of faith is connected to the Gohonzon, our benefits will never disappear. That's why it is vital for us to persevere in our Buddhist...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 12, 2012 1:30 am
The Flower Garland and the other various sutras are like stars in this dark night, while the Lotus Sutra is like the moon. For those who have faith in the...
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win_spirit
Apr 13, 2012 1:24 am
Young people are the leaders of the twenty-first century. For that reason it is important that you have an understanding of history, that you can see through...
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win_spirit
Apr 13, 2012 1:24 am
I have found that even those who appear to believe just as the sutra teaches may not actually have strong faith at all, as you are already well aware.... The...
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win_spirit
Apr 14, 2012 6:41 am
Quite simply, there can be no true democracy unless the citizens of a country realize that they are sovereign, that they are the main protagonists, and then...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 14, 2012 6:42 am
Although I, Nichiren, am not a man of wisdom , the devil king of the sixth heaven has attempted to take possession of my body. But I have for some time been...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 16, 2012 12:43 am
Material possessions cannot be enjoyed after death. But millionaires rich in life force are able to freely make use of the treasures of the universe in...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 16, 2012 12:44 am
The Lotus Sutra offers a secret means for leading all living beings to Buddhahood. It leads one person in the realm of hell, one person in the realm of hungry...
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win_spirit
Apr 17, 2012 3:44 am
Spending our time doing what we please may bring momentary pleasure, but it will not bring us true and lasting joy. We cannot become great artists or great...
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win_spirit
Apr 17, 2012 3:45 am
[T'ien-t'ai writes:] "As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in confusing form, vying with on another to...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 18, 2012 1:32 am
Nothing can equal the splendor of youth. To be young is to possess a treasure of infinite worth, far greater than any person of power. This is all the more...
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win_spirit
Apr 18, 2012 1:33 am
Even if the sun and moon should never again emerge from the east, even if the great earth itself should turn over, even if the tides of the great ocean should...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 19, 2012 1:40 am
Those who advance together with this organization that is dedicated to kosen-rufu and pervaded by benefit will evolve the correct mind of faith that matches...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 19, 2012 1:40 am
Were it not for the presence of the "Life Span" chapter among all the teachings of Shakyamuni, they would be like the heavens without the sun and moon, a...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 20, 2012 1:31 am
At a crucial moment it is the strength and courage of ordinary people who have no name or position in society that save the day. The famous, the...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 20, 2012 1:31 am
The human mind is inconstant; it is ever changing and unfixed. I thought it wondrous that you pledged faith in my teachings while I was in the province of...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 21, 2012 2:20 am
To possess both wisdom and compassion is the heart of our human revolution. If you have wisdom alone and lack compassion, it will be a cold, perverse wisdom....
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win
win_spirit
Apr 21, 2012 2:21 am
From the time that I was born until today, I have never known a moment's ease; I have thought only of propagating the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra. I do not know...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 22, 2012 2:33 am
Buddhism is reason. It doesn't exist apart from society, apart from reality. That is why it is important for each of us to cultivate good judgement and common...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 22, 2012 2:33 am
Amber draws dust, and a magnet attracts iron particles; here our evil karma is like the dust or iron, and the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra is like the amber or...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 23, 2012 1:26 am
I hope you will always have the spirit to learn with a lively curiosity and interest. When leaders are enthusiastic to keep on learning and growing, they...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 23, 2012 1:27 am
In the Latter Day of the Law, no treasure tower exists other than the figures of the men and women who embrace the Lotus Sutra. It follows, therefore, that...
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stoney
stoneymyo
Apr 23, 2012 8:06 pm
Aloha Ortigress, Many aspects can be offered to your good question. "Understanding why' about anything should be an unending activity of our enlighteniing...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 24, 2012 1:51 am
Our fellow members are all family with whom we are linked by deep bonds. If we support and protect this family, they will act as protective forces in our...
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win
win_spirit
Apr 24, 2012 1:52 am
As I have often mentioned before, it is said that, where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward. Your fellow samurai all slandered you to your...
