Hearth Fire Memories
Dear Khafre, our HearthFire is where our memories will be kept with the warmth of your spirit together with ours. May our families always be together. Love Always, Jennifer
The Lotus Sutra
Daily Gosho from The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin ~ On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins p. 444 I am praying that no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters…
The Dragon’s Dreams Came True
The Dragon’s Dreams Came True [1] Chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo can revitalize our lives and lead to a prosperous and peaceful society. [2] One of my Good Ole Grandad’s last notes pointed at me and read, “Let her be…
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 mystic truth that is originally inherent…
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…
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…
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…
The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra
Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. “All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.”4 Looking at the world today, it is easy to feel despair. A kind of powerlessness seems to be the prevailing mood in the world…
The Berlin Wall
Awakening People’s Buddha Nature Monthly Message ~ Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei Nov 2021 Living Buddhism p. 1 SGI-USA In October 1961, when I saw with my own eyes the Berlin Wall that had been built just two months earlier, I…
Ode To Joy
A votary of the Lotus Sutra is one who fights dauntlessly against great persecution and practices the correct teaching. The Nature of False Sages In Buddhism, arrogant “false sages” are considered the third of the three powerful enemies,…
