On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra For us, the principles are very profound but our understanding is slight. That is, the teachings of the sutra are extremely profound and our capacities are in truth too shallow. – Nichiren…
Toward An Age of Peace
Denver June 6-11, 1996 World Tribune July 16, 2021 p. 5 DENVER “We practice Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism to make our prayers and dreams come true and to achieve the greatest possible happiness. The purpose of Nichiren Buddhism is to enable…
Unity Is the Key To Victory
Devilish functions seek to create schisms, a manifestation of the workings of the devil king of the sixth heaven. Only a positive, united force can defeat devilish functions. Unity among believers represents an unassailable fortress to keep out devilish functions.…
Transforming Our Lives
Polishing Our Lives Through Chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo The Mystic Law is the key to polishing our lives. In “On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime,” Nichiren Daishonin writes: “This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a…
Learning To Become Whole Again
While we can intellectually understand the eternity of life and death, this does not assuage the real pain we feel from losing those we love. Working through feelings and emotions are part of the journey to overcoming our sorrow and…
Human Rights in the 21st Century
July 1, 2021 Living Buddhism AUSTREGÉSILO DE ATHAYDE AND DAISAKU IKEDA When we live in harmony with others, accept coexistence with even those in opposition and understand each other, we can realize the great community indicated by the Universal Declaration.…
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…
Awakening to the Interconnectedness of Life
SGI-USA Living Buddhism August 2020 p. 13 The pathology of divisiveness drives people to an unreasoning attachment to difference and blinds them to human commonalities. This is not limited to individuals but constitutes the deep psychology of collective egoism, which…
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…
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,…
