The rice plant flowers and bears grain, but its spirit remains in the soil. Therefore, the stalk sprouts to flower and bear grain once again. The blessings...
15420
win_spirit
Jul 5, 2002 1:47 am
I place a high value on personal initiative. Spontaneity underlies the spirit of autonomy and independence; conversely, taking action because one is told to...
15419
Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Jul 4, 2002 10:06 pm
So, according to Chris Holte and Nichiren Shu, there can only be one Buddha per world! Pardon me, you all, but I think I'll stick with SGI. It is abhorrent to...
15418
lotuslover1
Jul 4, 2002 6:13 pm
Lelakumi, I am happy to be of service to you. Lotus ... this ... called "I'm a ... something ... spirit ... you...
15417
ryuei2000
Jul 4, 2002 6:08 pm
... attain ... It is very clearly stated in the Nikayas/Agamas and carries through into the Mahayana even into the Lotus Sutra. That is the reason why the...
15416
ryuei2000
Jul 4, 2002 5:54 pm
... I should have said, if a provisional pure land needs to be manifested. In fact, I have two drums that I sometimes use when chanting Odaimoku (not at home...
15415
Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Jul 4, 2002 5:11 am
... Holy moly! Are you saying now that only one person on Earth can attain Enlightenment?? I never saw that in the Sutra! ... I'm sorry, Chris. I try, I really...
15414
rudy_baga
Jul 4, 2002 4:52 am
... that ... I don't understand what you mean by a "pure land" --something other than the "here and now"? And what do you mean "For now"? How does this jibe...
15413
lelakumi
Jul 4, 2002 12:40 am
Lotuslover, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! We're going to sing this @ world peace gongyo this sunday! Lelakumi...
15412
Ellyn N. Gray
bodhisattva_...
Jul 4, 2002 12:40 am
There is buddhism a site on about.com I am asking that all people interested in kosen rufu pleas email the guide of that site and ask him to include Nichiren...
15411
ryuei2000
Jul 3, 2002 10:08 pm
... matter ... already ... approaches ... It is interesting to me that this analogy is being used. I first heard it from Fr. Schepers who was my college...
15410
Christopher Holte
chris_holte
Jul 3, 2002 7:49 pm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16620-2002Jul2.html John Gardner writes about leadership as follows (and is quoted in a column in the Washington...
15409
chris_holte
Jul 3, 2002 12:27 pm
... According to the Sutras, there is one Buddha to a Buddhaland. Therefore, attaining enlightenment as a common mortal is not a matter of perfection -- of...
15408
lotuslover1
Jul 2, 2002 10:11 pm
Here it goes: Yankee Doodle Dandy I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy, Kosen-Rufu do or die. The gakkai spirit that's for all the world, Was born on the 4th of July. ...
15407
Mulcogi Seng
mulcogi
Jul 2, 2002 10:08 pm
Dear Sam, Just to be a little picky and in hope of learning a little more: The idea of being able to demonstrate enlightenment as we are is first introduced in...
15406
Brian P. Mann
stimpybmann
Jul 2, 2002 10:07 pm
... From: "ryuei2000" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <SokaGakkaiInternational@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: [SGI] Re: Buddhas...
15405
Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Jul 2, 2002 9:03 pm
What do you mean by "asymptotic"? My dictionary says it has to do with mathematics: a straight line that approaches, but doesn't meet a curve. Are you saying...
15404
chris_holte
Jul 2, 2002 7:16 pm
I need a better dictionary. ... So ... <chris_holte@y...>...
15403
ryuei2000
Jul 2, 2002 5:58 pm
... LOL! That's the 23rd funniest thing I've heard this year. Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, Ryuei ...
15402
bholly72
Jul 2, 2002 5:36 pm
Oh yeah? Well, I think you're trying to immanantize the eschaton. So there. - Brian ... Buddhas...
15401
lelakumi
Jul 2, 2002 4:55 pm
Does anyone remember the words to an old gakkai song called "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy"? I'm just looking for the words. something like I'm a yankee doodle...
15400
chris_holte
Jul 2, 2002 4:36 pm
... Another way to look at it is that enlightenment is the light, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are lightbulbs, generators, wires, etceteras. Another way to look at...
15399
sgipeter
Jul 1, 2002 9:03 pm
"Buddhahood is an asymptotic condition while we are alive." Put THAT on your altar and chant to it!...
15398
chris_holte
Jul 1, 2002 7:43 pm
The theory of Ichinen Sanzen explains that both the paths of the Buddha and that of Bodhisattva are interchangeable. "Buddha" is "reward" for enlightened...
15397
Juzu
kamizan
Jul 1, 2002 6:11 pm
i went through treatment for a drink problem and i played with AA for a few years before and after getting sober it did help me at the time as a buddhist it...
15396
sgipeter
Jul 1, 2002 6:10 pm
"Causing living beings to achieve the unsurpassed way" is NOT the furthing of one and only one buddhist sect. Every religion has parts of it that are...
15395
chris_holte
Jul 1, 2002 4:36 pm
Shingon is Tantric Buddhism. The practices of Shingon were imported entirely into Tendai Buddhism, and so Seichoji was as much a place of Shingon type...
15394
macwolf424
Jul 1, 2002 3:43 pm
If ever there were a sacred cow in the world of chemical dependency, it would be AA. AA has saved alot of people's lives, but it is problematic for an atheist...
15392
macwolf424
Jul 1, 2002 2:01 pm
I was speaking with a friend of mine who is knowlegable about Tibetan Buddhism. When I told him of my desire to reframe a situation in my life from negative to...
15391
kathyruby
Jul 1, 2002 12:22 pm
... life ... The Lotus Sutra states: "At all times I think to myself: How can I cause living beings to gain entry into the unsurpassed way and quickly acquire...
