Chanting Growers Group (2013-∞)

[SoCal Hippy]

“As you crave food when hungry, seek water when thirsty, long to see a lover, beg for medicine when ill, or as a beautiful woman desires powder and rouge, so should you put your faith in the Lotus Sutra.”

(Persecution by Sword and Staff
- WND, Vol. 1, page 965)

 

[SoCal Hippy]

“Mr. Makiguchi stressed that unless we carry out bodhisattva practice, we cannot attain Buddhahood. By striving in bodhisattva practice towards realising the Daishonin’s ideal of ‘establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land,' we are advancing along the path of Buddhahood together with our great predecessor.“

Daisaku Ikeda
Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Cvh]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Weird]

IHAVE offered prayers to the Gohonzon of Myoho-renge-kyo. Though this mandala has but five or seven characters, it is the teacher of all Buddhas throughout the three existences and the seal that guarantees the enlightenment of all women. It will be a lamp in the darkness of the road to the next world and a fine horse to carry you over the mountains of death. It is like the sun and moon in the heavens or Mount Sumeru on earth. It is a ship to ferry people over the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. It is the teacher who leads all people to Buddhahood and enlightenment. This great mandala has never yet been propagated anywhere in Jambudvīpa in the more than 2,220 years since the Buddha’s passing.

[The prescription of] medicine differs according to the illness. A slight ailment can be treated with ordinary medicine, but for grave illnesses, an elixir should be used. During the more than 2,220 years since the Buddha’s passing, the people’s illnesses of earthly desires and negative karma were not serious, and a succession of wise men appeared in order to act as physicians and dispense medicine appropriately as these illnesses required.

---> https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/wnd-1/Content/46

On Offering Prayers tothe Mandala of the Mystic Law

 

[SoCal Hippy]

“It is impossible to fathom one’s karma. Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword. Worthies and sages are tested by abuse."

(Letter from Sado
- WND, Vol. 1, page 303)

 

[SoCal Hippy]

The Daishonin says,
“Anyone who teaches others
even a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra
is the envoy of the Thus Come One.”*
The benefits of sharing this Buddhism
with others is immense!
By always praising each other's efforts,
let’s continue to challenge ourselves
in this noble task!

Daisaku Ikeda

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[SoCal Hippy]

“…all the fathers and mothers of the preceding seven generations and the seven generations that followed, indeed, of countless lifetimes before and after, were able to become Buddhas.”

(“On Offerings for Deceased Ancestors”, WND-I page 820)

 

[SoCal Hippy]

"'Even an individual at cross purposes with himself is certain to end in failure. Yet a hundred or even a thousand people can definitely attain their goal, if they are of one mind.'

- From ‘Many in Body One in Mind' (WND – 1, 618).

“Unity of purpose is vital in creating momentum for kosen-rufu.

 

[Babbabud]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Weird]

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.

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

The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood

 

[Cvh]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[Weird]

I-lung said, “It was my hand that wrote the titles. How could you have been saved? Moreover, I did not write them with sincerity. How could it possibly have helped you?” His father replied: “How ignorant you are! Your hand is my hand, and your body is my body. The characters you write are the characters I write. Although you had no faith in your heart, you nevertheless wrote the titles with your hand. Therefore, I have already been saved. Think of a child who sets fire to something and, without the least intention of doing so, causes it to be burned. The same holds true with the Lotus Sutra. If one professes faith in it, one will surely become a Buddha, even though one may not expect it in the least. Now that you understand this principle, never slander the Lotus Sutra. Since we are among the laity, however, we are in a better position to repent of our past slanderous words, no matter how grave they may have been.”

---> https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/wnd-1/Content/162

 

[SoCal Hippy]

“Take these teachings to heart, and always remember that believers in the Lotus Sutra should absolutely be the last to abuse one another. All those who keep faith in the Lotus Sutra are most certainly Buddhas, and one who slanders a Buddha commits a grave offence.”

(The Fourteen Slanders
- WND, Vol. 1, page 756)

 

[SoCal Hippy]

”[T’ien-t’ai’s Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra states:] ’Since the Law is wonderful, the person is worthy of respect, since the person is worthy of respect, the land is sacred.’

- From ’The Person of the Law’
(WND-1, 1097).

”People who embrace the Mystic Law are precious treasures, capable of forging precious bonds with those around them. The dedicated members of our organisation's various local community groups are building a treasure land brimming with a vibrant joy of Bodhisattvas of the Earth.

“Though in the past they experienced hostility and opposition like that described in the Lotus Sutra, the members of these groups have steadfastly made sincere efforts to contribute to the welfare of their communities. Their ‘unseen virtue’ has brought brilliant 'visible reward' in the form of deep trust.

“We can overcome the sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness and death through the great beneficial power of the Mystic Law, which enables us to bring forth the noble virtues of eternity, joy, true self and purity. As we engage in this challenge, let’s continue to expand the realm of human harmony, embodying the Buddha’s words “this, my land, remains safe and tranquil“ (LSOC 16, 272).“

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[SoCal Hippy]

“Shakyamuni taught that the shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage.”

(On the Buddha’s Prophecy
- WND, Vol. 1, page 402)

 

[SoCal Hippy]

”The Soka Gakkai is the organisation advancing kosen-rufu based on the life-affirming principles of Nichiren Buddhism. The aim of kosen-rufu is to bring forth the positive potential inherent in people, elevate their life state and build a solidarity of peace and happiness.”

Daisaku Ikeda

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Babbabud]

Nam myoho renge kyo

 

[Weird]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[SoCal Hippy]

Nam myoho renge kyo