Chanting Growers Group (2013-∞)

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Weird]

on the passage “This storehouse of the Lotus Sutra is hidden deep and far away where no person can reach it.”

The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings says: The words “this storehouse of the Lotus Sutra” refer to the daimoku. The words “hidden deep” refer to the essential teaching. The words “far away” refer to the theoretical teaching. “No person can reach it” applies to those who slander the Law. Now Nichiren and his p.84followers, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are not included among the people who “can never reach it.”

For more on this passage ---> http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/ott/PART-1/10

 

[Forest20]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Babbabud]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Weird]

Not a One Will Fail to Attain Buddhahood

WHEN Shakyamuni Buddha was still an ordinary mortal observing the precept against telling a lie, he had his eye plucked out, his skin stripped off, his flesh torn, his blood sucked, his bones picked dry, his children slaughtered, his wife taken from him. But during those countless kalpas, not once did he tell a lie. And when, as a result of the merit he had gained, he became a Buddha, he declared that “not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.”1 That is, he taught that of those who so much as one time pronounce the words Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, not one will fail to become a Buddha.

The pronouncement was made by Shakyamuni Buddha alone, but there can surely be no doubt about it—how could he have lied in the presence of the Buddhas of the ten directions? Moreover, Shakyamuni Buddha and the Buddhas of the ten directions all at the same time extended their tongues up to the Brahma heaven.2

---> http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/wnd-2/Content/388

 

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Weird]

The two causes or links in the chain of causation [ignorance and action] that pertain to one’s past existence; the five links in one’s present existence [consciousness, name and form, the six sense organs, contact, and sensation] that are the results of these; the three links [desire, attachment, and existence] that act as causes in one’s present existence; and the two links [birth and aging and death] that are the result of these in one’s future existence, cause one to experience all the sufferings that span the three successive existences of past, present, and future.

When the Buddha was in the world, persons of the two vehicles, hoping to rid themselves of these sufferings, sought to immerse themselves in the truth of non-substantiality, making ashes of their bodies and wiping out their consciousnesses; they abandoned any hope of carrying out the striving and assiduousness that characterize the bodhisattva, and believed instead that the highest truth was to be found in the realization of the principle of non-substantiality.

In the period when the Buddha was preaching the correct and equal sutras, he chastised those who adopted this ideal. How can anyone who receives life in this threefold world hope to free himself from suffering? Even those who attain the status of arhat and are worthy to receive alms cannot do so, much less those who are mere ordinary p.747mortals on a much lower level. Therefore the Buddha urged his followers to make haste and depart from the sufferings of birth and death entirely.

---> http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/wnd-2/Content/291

 

[Babbabud]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Setting the pace by being victorious in the morning
let’s embark upon the challenge of our human revolution.
A sonorous, resonant gongyo and daimoku
is a power house of abundant life force
welling from within our being.
Let’s start each day
with truly dynamic momentum!

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[PassTheDoobie]

“Even if you are not the Venerable Mahākāshyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shāriputra, you should leap up and dance.”

(Great Evil and Great Good - WND, Vol. 1, page 1119)

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Of course, one can’t know everything about someone simply by meeting them. But unless we meet others, we’ll never get to know them at all. Everything depends on whether or not you can take that first courageous step.

"You may know people that you have difficulty getting along with or who seem to go against your nature. What you need to do in such cases is open your heart to them in a sincere, positive spirit.

“…Your sincere prayers for the happiness of another will eventually reach their heart, even if not right away.

“Nichiren Daishonin writes: ‘Words echo the thoughts of the mind and find expression through the voice’ (WND-2, 843).”

SGI Newsletter No. 9381, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [15] Sunny Havana, Capital of Cuba, from 1st June, 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translation released 8th April, 2016.

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"There are times in life when one is assailed by unexpected trials. Because one is moving forwards towards a great ideal, true to their own mission, one experiences difficulties such as ‘torrential rain’ and 'mighty storms.' Encountering adversity, therefore is proof one is advancing.

"At times, challenging realities may stop you in your tracks. But you possess the invincible Soka spirit. You can definitely transform thunder into heaven’s symphony, and a violent storm into an ode to development. Our Buddhist faith and practice are the driving force behind this powerful, indomitable optimism.

“Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Misfortune will change into fortune. Muster your faith, and pray to this Gohonzon. Then what is there that cannot be achieved?’ (WND-1, 412).

“I hope that all of you, while challenging yourselves to do gongyo and chant daimoku everyday, will develop the incredible life force to turn the thunder of any tribulation into a symphony of hope and keep forging ahead steadily.”

SGI Newsletter No. 9381, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [15] Sunny Havana, Capital of Cuba, from 1st June, 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translation released 8th April, 2016.

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra. Since it will be the same in any event, do not betray grief. Just as you have written in your letter, you must act and speak without the least servility. If you try to curry favour, the situation will only worsen.”

(A Warning against Begrudging One’s Fief - WND, Vol. 1, page 824)

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Let's actively seek out a senior member in faith
with whom we feel comfortable about
asking for advice on anything.
The Gosho says:
"Even a feeble person will not stumble
if those supporting them are strong."*
Good friends in Buddhism are our true treasures in life!

* Gosho: Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - WND., Volume I, page 598

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[PassTheDoobie]

“All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all differences among themselves to become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim. This spiritual bond is the basis for the universal transmission of the ultimate Law of life and death.”

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The WND Vol 1, page 217)

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"The Daishonin writes: 'If you propagate [this teaching], devils will arise without fail. If they did not, there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching’ (WND-1, 501).

"We cannot succeed in realising kosen-rufu without surmounting trials and obstacles. Only by weathering the stormy night can we see the golden dawn. In our journey for justice, we must forge ahead undefeated by raging storms and crashing breakers of adversity.”

SGI Newsletter No. 9380, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 33, translation released 7th April, 2016

 

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Weird]

The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood

THE “Expedient Means” chapter in volume one of the Lotus Sutra states, “The wisdom of the Buddhas is infinitely profound and immeasurable.” A commentary says that the riverbed of reality is described as “infinitely profound” because it is boundless, and that the water of wisdom is described as “immeasurable” because it is hard to fathom.1

Is not the meaning of the sutra and the commentary that the way to Buddhahood lies within the two elements of reality and wisdom? Reality means the true nature of all phenomena, and wisdom means the illuminating and manifesting of this true nature. Thus when the riverbed of reality is infinitely broad and deep, the water of wisdom will flow ceaselessly. When this reality and wisdom are fused, one attains Buddhahood in one’s present form.

The sutras expounded prior to the Lotus Sutra cannot lead to Buddhahood because they are provisional and expedient teachings that separate reality and wisdom. The Lotus Sutra, however, unites the two as a single entity. The sutra says that the Buddhas open the door of Buddha wisdom to all living beings, show it, cause them to awaken to it, and induce them to enter its path. By realizing this Buddha wisdom, one attains Buddhahood.2

---> http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/wnd-1/Content/89

 

[Babbabud]

Nam myoho renge kyo
Nam myoho renge kyo
Nam myoho renge kyo