The Tradition of Daikoku Sonja For the Holidays! Listen my children and you shall hear of the story of Daikoku the Buddhist Santa Claus… A long, long time ago, in a place so far away, there lived 7 gods of fortune : each has his own blessings for people, they are: Hotei, the fat and happy […]
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Lecture on the Lotus Sutra Chapter 3 ‘A Parable’. Tonight we have our monthly lecture on the Lotus Sutra. Come and gain this invaluable experience, merit and purify yourself for the New Year in the Buddha’s Core teachings. With Gassho…
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Has Buddhism Contributed To The Modernization of Western Religions?.
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Now back from the holiday, I hope you all had a pleasant time with family and friends. I have noticed recently as I take a few moments to listen to what Christianity and other teachings have adopted and changed in the modern era and am actually happy with the changes. Participating in Interspiritual events, I have
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Now to take a break from the usual thread, I wanted to share my personal awakening experience. I experienced deep insight into a teaching given by my teacher to “See the Buddha!” Chapter 16; “If they respect me, believe me, and wish to see me.” In my personal practice, I have dedicated myself to in addition to my personal practice to
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As we look deeper into the teaching of upholding the Lotus Sutra we think of our actions in promoting the teaching or exemplifying it in our lives. But in order to understand the profoundness of our simply meeting this wonderful teaching in our current lives, we must first take a step back. In this Gosho entitled, Hokke
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“It is easy to receive the Lotus Sutra but difficult to uphold it; Buddhahood therefore, lies in upholding it.”.
“It is easy to receive the Lotus Sutra but difficult to uphold it; Buddhahood therefore, lies in upholding it.” When we are awakened, beyond attachment and ego, to uphold this Dharma even at the cost of our lives. What does this mean for us? When we correctly practice the recitation of the Odaimoku in order
After discussing the essence of the Odaimoku, I left everyone with the question. “Why are you doing this Practice? I ask this because to give all of the spiritual reasons one should chant seems not enough to get people to let go of their ego and dull mindedness to uphold the Odaimoku. Now when I
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1.) Reciting the Odaimoku and Chanting the Sutra. (Temple & Personal Practice). As I share with you all of the different types of practice that I use to manifest my study of Buddhism. I would like to state that the core of all of my practice is based in “Namu Myoho Renge Kyo”. I am
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