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Persian Myth, Turkey

Ingrates and Bathtubs

The White Rose of Turkey The Turkish mystery series on Netflix, Shahmaran (2023), is based partly on the Persian myth of the same name. [1] “Shah” is a title used for…

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Education, Higher Education, U.S.

Education in the 21st Century

The dream of sin. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as of the academic year 2016-2017, there are a total of 4,360 higher education institutions…

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Buddhism, Courage

Where Hope Still Lives

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…

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Clear Mirror, Courage, Gosho

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,…

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Buddhism, Enlightenment, Happiness

Happiness

It is like the case of a poor man who spends night and day counting his neighbor’s wealth but gains not even half a coin. – On Attaining Buddhahood in…

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  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment

    The Kalpa of Decrease

    Some are beyond redemption The present age [of the Latter Day of the Law] is such that neither the non-Buddhist scriptures, the Hinayana sutras, the Mahayana sutras, nor the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra has any effect….The extremity of…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Appreciation,  Buddhism,  Courage

    The Dragon King’s Daughter

    The Difficulty of Encountering the Lotus Sutra Moreover, it is extremely difficult to meet a person who expounds this sutra exactly as the sutra directs. It is even more difficult than for a one-eyed turtle to find a piece of…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Faith

    On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime

    On Attaining Buddhahood In This Lifetime This letter was written to Toki Jōnin in the seventh year of Kenchō (1255), two years after Nichiren Daishonin established his teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Myoho-renge-kyo is the title of the Lotus Sutra, but to the…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  True Cause

    Eternity In A Moment

    The Buddhist principle of “three thousand realms in a single moment of life” suggests that the past, future and all aspects of the physical environment exist in the present. [1] Nichiren Daishonin writes: Just as a commoner can become a…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Enlightenment,  Happiness

    Pleasure Is Different Than Happiness

    Dorian Gray, or perhaps Oscar Wilde once said that pleasure is different than happiness. Aristotle said “Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” [1] According to Buddhist teachings, there are two…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Happiness,  interconnectedness

    Trailblazers of Joy

    Photography is the magic of light ~ it can capture the present moment forever. “The White Sand Horse of Hawaii” World Tribune Apr 8, 2022 p. B (insert) Future Division Earth is a planet of life. This world we call…

    By NikitaPiper
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    Appreciation,  Buddhism,  Gratitude

    On Repaying Debts of Gratitude

    It is not one’s allies but one’s powerful enemies who assist one’s progress…I am grateful when I think that without them I could not have proved myself to be the votary of the Lotus Sutra.” The Actions of the Votary…

    By NikitaPiper
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    Buddhism,  Peace,  Prayer

    Buddhism Is About Winning

    Our Prayer for Peace “If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquility throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?“ ~ On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the…

    By NikitaPiper
  • Buddhism,  Happiness,  Spring

    Cultivating Flower Gardens of Happiness

    By NikitaPiper
  • Life, Death,  Lotus Sutra, Mystic Law,  Nam Myoho Renge Kyo,  Peace

    The Great Beneficial Medicine

    The way to become a Buddha is nothing special. It is the same as … providing fire for a person freezing in the cold. ~ “The Wealthy Man Sudatta ” WND-1 p. 1086 The Lotus Sutra is like a lamp…

    By NikitaPiper
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