Recognizing Negative Influences
Those who attempt to obstruct one’s Buddhist practice are known as “negative influences.” Since this is so, believers in the Lotus Sutra should fear those who attempt to obstruct their practice more than they fear bandits, burglars, night raiders, tigers,…
The Face of Evil in the 21st Century
What do most people envision when they think of evil? A demon with a pitchfork? A large dragon? A fearsome opponent or a monster in someone else’s movie? “Evil” is defined as something “profoundly immoral and wicked,” or in the…
