2016-12-13 04:19
I am delighted and honored to announced that this blog has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 50 Buddhist Blogs on the web! We were ranked 35th out of 50!Thank y… Read More
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Spreading the wonders and joy of Nichiren Buddhism through
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2016-10-27 04:07
Hell in relationships comes from trying to change the behavior of anyone other than yourself. When we exercise self-control, beginning with becoming happy within ourselves, we have the a… Read More
2016-07-14 04:14
Lotus Sutra Chapter 4, Belief and Understanding Once a boy ran away from home and wandered for many years becoming more and more poor and confused.The boy’s father loved his… Read More
2016-01-26 22:54
2016-01-21 01:38
"Buddhism views the idea that our lives end with death as a serious delusion. It see everything in the universe, everything that happens, as part of a vast living web of interconnection."Dea… Read More
2016-01-21 01:38
"Buddhism views the idea that our lives end with death as a serious delusion. It see everything in the universe, everything that happens, as part of a vast living web of interconnection."Dea… Read More
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2015-09-20 02:22
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2015-08-21 23:47
From the musical Singin' in the Rain Read More
2015-08-21 23:47
From the musical Singin' in the Rain Read More
2015-08-19 23:16
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2015-01-29 21:12
Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace proposal, "A Shared Pledge for a More Humane Future: To Eliminate Misery fr… Read More
2014-10-31 04:17
Watch Interview hereBoy George offered an eloquent explanation of his evolving spirituality during a conversation with HuffPost Live on Wednesday.The music icon, who is set to reunite… Read More
2014-10-13 20:02
2014-09-19 03:22
"The Lotus Sutra has the drama of fighting for justice against evil. It has a warmth that comforts the weary. It has a vibrant, pulsing courage that drives away fear. It has a chorus of joy… Read More
2014-08-29 02:20
The human heart is sensitive, multifaceted and rich; it has the capacity for magnificent achievement. For that very reason, the heart often undergoes great suffering and torment, and can bec… Read More
2014-08-18 21:11
2014-08-04 23:42
"Buddhism views illness as an opportunity to attain a higher, nobler state of life. It teaches that, instead of agonizing over a serious disease or despairing of ever overcoming it, we… Read More
2014-07-27 21:25
There is a part of us that thinks first of ourselves, and only then of others. It's innate and not necessarily bad. But when self-interest becomes a dominant force, we become insensitive to… Read More
2014-07-15 23:00
Love by zhornikThe agonies of love, are many and varied. Each person has his or her own character and personality, background and circumstances. No set rule applies equally to everyone. In a… Read More
2014-07-09 23:17
little Lotus girls by hyameiSome people tend to think happiness hinges on whether they have enough money, a certain level of education, a successful career, healthy relationships… Read More
2014-07-03 16:05
Faith is the source of victory for everything. It is the foundation of our Buddhist practice for the happiness of ourselves and others. It is the key to carrying out our human revolution and… Read More
2014-07-01 23:56
"The fifth cause of disease is the working of 'devils' from within that manifest in the form of mental illness.....Devils in Buddhist mythology are personificationsof negative internal funct… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I think the ability to hear ourselves, and the ability to see everything from the viewpoint of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, means to be able to view all of life from the standpoint of th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Akemi BaynesWe live and then we die. Many think of death as something dark, like ‘THE END’. Buddhism asserts that whilst all physical manifestations of life must decline and… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Melvin E. Klegerman Washington, D.C. The following article is based on a presentation made on August 2, 1996, at the 1996 Conference of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies at DePau… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Shin Yatomi SGI-USA Vice Study Department LeaderAugust 01, 1999 Introduction“I would never dare disparage you, for you are all… Read More
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