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  • Buddhism,  Courage,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon

    A woman who makes offerings to such a Gohonzon invites happiness in this life, and in the next, the Gohonzon will be with her and protect her always. Like a lantern in the dark, like a strong guide and porter on a treacherous mountain…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Peace

    Buddhas Here And Now

    Becoming Buddhas Here And Now World Tribune July 2, 2021 p. 9 We can open the Buddha nature that is within us right here and now, just as we are. That is, even if we’re in a state of suffering,…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Hope

    Hope Is Within You

    Hope is within us World Tribune June 11, 2021 p. 2 Where can we find hope?” When I was 19, I was earnestly seeking an answer to this question. After World War II ended, Japan was in great turmoil, and…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Courage,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    Reply to Kyo’o

    Just when I was longing to hear from you once again, the messenger whom you took the trouble to send arrived. In my present circumstances, your gift of money is far more valuable than any treasure to be found on land or…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Courage,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    State of Mind

    [1] Dr. Lawrence E. Carter, dean of Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, inherited the spirit of [Martin Luther King, Jr. and Benjamin E. Mays] and is also a member of Soka University of America’s Board of Trustees.…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Happiness,  Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

    Three Meanings of Myo

    “Myo means to open” (WND-1, 145). The Mystic Law brings out the inherent value of all things. In other words, no matter our state of life, when we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we can open and reveal the world of Buddhahood. Chanting…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime

    On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime If you wish to free yourself from the sufferings of birth and death you have endured since time without beginning and to attain without fail unsurpassed enlightenment in this lifetime, you must perceive the…

    By NikitaPiper
  • buddhism, lotus sutra, faith, family, women, enlightenment, evil
    Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Faith,  Family

    Striving to Realize the Buddha’s Wish and Intent

    Opening the Path To Attaining Buddhahood in an Evil Age It is important that we actively engage in the challenge of guiding those around us to happiness. Without that struggle, any ambition of achieving happiness for all humanity is meaningless. A religion is…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day

    Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism Library The second volume of the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law states: “If a person fails to have faith but instead slanders this sutra . . . or on seeing those who read, recite, copy, and uphold this sutra, should despise, hate,…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon

     [Nichiren] Daishonin tells us plainly that the Gohonzon has infinite power. The only question is whether or not we believe him.  I have received your offerings to the Gohonzon of five thousand coins, one horseload of polished rice, and fruit. To begin…

    By NikitaPiper
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