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[PassTheDoobie]

"It is the heart that is important."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1000) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 28th, 2006

 

[Babbabud]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

FRIDAY, December 29th, 2006
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Ideally, we should begin New Year's Day by offering warm wishes to our loved ones at home, promising to support each other and pray for the health and welfare of the household. That's a good way to start the year, don't youthink? If, on the other hand, you begin New Year's morning by saying, 'Getup, you're oversleeping! Do you intend to skip gongyo this morning and just get by with chanting three daimoku?!' it's likely to lead to a quarrel. Of course, life's a drama, so maybe it's better to have some excitement at home every now and then! Anyway, let's all advance in high spirits in 2007."

 

[pieceofmyheart]

"All the peace and happiness of the whole globe,
the peace and happiness of societies,
the peace and happiness of family.
the peace and happiness in the individual persons' life,
and the peace and happiness of even the animals and so forth,
all depends on having loving kindness toward each other."

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

 

[Bonzo]

NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G

 

[Bonzo]

PUTER PROBS LAST 3 DAYS, be back , just wanted to say HEYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to all my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nam myoho renge kyo nam myoho renge kyo nam myoho renge kyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peace

and i love all of you from the bottom of m art


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[Bonzo]

my heart, hhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO
NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO
NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO

BONZ

 

[Bonzo]

DAMN COMPUTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"The place where the person upholds and honours the Lotus Sutra is the 'place of practice' to which the person proceeds. It is not that he leaves his present place and goes to some other place."

* The sole purpose of Buddhism, the sole purpose of the SGI, is to save people from suffering. The SGI is doing its utmost to bring happiness to humanity. It has no other reason for existing.

How praiseworthy are the lives of those who strive toward that goal with the SGI! How noble!

From the perspective of the true entity of all phenomena, the here and now is our true and eternal sphere of activity. It is the actual stage on which we perform our missions. "There is no need," the Daishonin writes, "to leave this place and go elsewhere" (Gosho Zenshu, 781). Even difficult situations, the kind we can only ascribe to our negative karma, are precious, never-to-be-repeated opportunities to fulfil our original mission.

In that respect, those who understand the wisdom of the true entity of all phenomena can transform any kind of karma into a radiantly brilliant mission. When you are absolutely confident of this, you will be filled with hope. Every person and every experience you encounter will become a precious and unique treasure. (The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, Volume 1, page 190)

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 781, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 29th, 2006

 

[Bonzo]

HI MY FRIENDS!!! How are you all??? Damn i feel like i havnt posted in months wonder if i just like to haer my self talk? NNNNAAAAA, Its all of you that bring me here on a daily basis! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO MAN I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!! Ilove this thread so much!!!!!!

Hiya Delta!!! Hows things? So good to see you!!!!!!!!!

Indeed So Cal Indeed!!! YES!!!

HOLY MACKERAL Babba!!!!!!! SCARY SHIT DUDE!!!!!!!! But your ok the tree did not fall on the house and YOU!!!!!!!!!!! wooooo hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nam myoho renge kyo!!! anyone goy a chain saw!!!!!!

Hiya fallen! fallen tree fallen angel? Woooooooooo Hooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So glad for all your tools Babba but what gets me id " IT HAS LED ME TO MORE DAIMOKU" That is awesome Bud, anyone new her or just lookin around take those words to heart.

T, BIG HOMIE!!!!! Man i LOVE this:

"Lets sincerely cherish and maintain
good relationships with our longstanding friends
At the same time, lets cheerfully make new friendships with
many other people!
Good friendships will certianly guide both ourselves and others
to victory.

I just cant say enough how that gets me whenever i see it. Went through alot of that today. Amazing how when we chant more and more how intune we become to the wotld around us, and the people in it!!!! Just amazing.

Hello POMH, How are you and good to see you here!!

T,T,T, Wow man i have not been so busy it seems ever with this Busudan thing and her recieving it on new years day, you shouldda seen me when i was told it was new years day , not eve, i breathed a huge sigh of relief as if just been give 3 more months to prepare! I had to laugh at my self.

Thanks T for settin' me back on the strait and narrow, there is only one way to go and that way is..........NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

back to work for me!!!

peace my friends i love you all dearly

deep respect

bonz










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[PassTheDoobie]

In the yard around the hut the snow piled deeper and deeper. No one came to see me; my only visitor was the piercing wind. Great Concentration and Insight and the Lotus Sutra lay open before my eyes, and Nam-myoho-renge-kyo flowed from my lips. My evenings passed in discourse to the moon and stars on the fallacies of the various schools and the profound meaning of the Lotus Sutra. Thus, one year gave way to the next.

[ The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra, WND Page 770 ]

 

[fallenangel]

hey everyone , so i wanted to get everyones opinon on this . .. looks like they executed sadam . now i know this was a horible man , but i can say i feel no joy knowing that they killed a man . if you would have asked me abought this subject 6 months ago i would have said hang him high , but now i truley feel different . guess im going through some changes . i was talking to my wife abought this last night (while watching the movie dead man walking ) and she was alll for him being executed . that shocked me . well i dont know whats going on with me . when i chant i ask to be a better , more compasonate person .. looks like its happening .

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Fallen, my deepest respect! You just had the guts to say something I might not have had the guts to say. But now you've said it and I'm going to back you up on this one.

I know exactly how you feel--even the part of not knowing what it is that is making me feel that way. I am REALLY happy that you posted that! Thanks for being so honest!

 

[Guest]

It's pretty simple, how can we condemn someone for a certain action and then punish them by committing the same action? It just continues the cycle of suffering.
Samsara... it's always the same. There is no good version of it.

Happy New Year all! Aren't we lucky to be so fortunate to have all the favorable conditions for a good existence! Share the wealth and PEACE to each and every one of us.

 

[Babbabud]

Yes such a dillemma. Its so easy to intellectualize. I know its wrong to kill no matter what. But to put yourself in the peoples place. What if he killed MY whole family? kids and all? Then my emotions would tell me differently. Its tough when you put yourself in the peoples place. I would hope my enlightenment would lead me to do the right thing. We all know what that is.
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!!

 

[PassTheDoobie]

I, Nichiren, am the richest man in all of present-day Japan. I have dedicated my life to the Lotus Sutra, and my name will be handed down in ages to come.

[ The Opening of the Eyes - Part Two, WND Page 268 ]

 

[Babbabud]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Happy New Year to all!!!!!!!!!!!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Happy New Year from everyone already in 2007! I hope everyone can get in abundant Daimoku today. I was able to get in almost five hours prior to midnight. I hope everyone else sends off 2006 in a similar fashion!

Thanks for a great year! We all grew A LOT! Let's continue!

I bow in humble obeisance to all!

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!

Thomas

 

[PassTheDoobie]

New Year's Gosho

New Year's Gosho

I have received a hundred slabs of steamed rice cake and a basket of fruit. New Year's Day marks the first day, the first month, the beginning of (1) the year, and the start of spring. A person who celebrates this day will accumulate virtue and be loved by all, just as the moon becomes full gradually, (2) moving from west to east, and as the sun shines more brightly, traveling from east to west.

First of all, as to the question of where exactly hell and the Buddha exist, one sutra states that hell exists underground, and another sutra says that the Buddha is in the west. Closer examination, however, reveals that both exist in our five-foot body. This must be true because hell is in the heart of a person who inwardly despises his father and disregards his mother. It is like the lotus seed, which contains both blossom and fruit. In the same way, the Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts. You may question how it is that the Buddha can reside within us when our bodies, originating from our parents' sperm and blood, are the source of the three poisons and the seat of carnal desires. But repeated consideration assures us of the truth of this matter. The pure lotus flower blooms out of the muddy pond, the fragrant sandalwood grows from the soil, the graceful cherry blossoms come forth from trees, the beautiful Yang Kuei-fei was born of a woman of low station, and the moon rises from behind the mountains to shed light on them. Misfortune comes from one's mouth and ruins one, but fortune comes from one's heart and makes one worthy of respect.

The sincerity of making offerings to the Lotus Sutra at the beginning of the New Year is like cherry blossoms blooming from trees, a lotus unfolding in a pond, sandalwood leaves unfurling on the Snow Mountains, or the moon beginning to rise. Now Japan, in becoming an enemy of the Lotus Sutra, has invited misfortune from a thousand miles away. In light of this, it is clear that those who now believe in the Lotus Sutra will gather fortune from ten thousand miles away. The shadow is cast by the form, and just as the shadow follows the form, misfortune will befall the country whose people are hostile to the Lotus Sutra. The believers in the Lotus Sutra, on the other hand, are like the sandalwood with its fragrance. I will write you again.

Nichiren

The fifth day of the first month

Reply to the wife of Omosu

Background

This letter was written to the wife of Omosu in acknowledgment of offerings Nichiren Daishonin had received from her at the beginning of the year. The precise year of this letter, however, remains unclear.

Omosu derived his name from that of the area in which his estate was located, Omosu Village in Fuji District of Suruga Province. His full name was Ishikawa Shimbei Yoshisuke. His wife was the elder sister of Nanjo Tokimitsu.

In this letter, Nichiren Daishonin explains the operative principle of the Ten Worlds in a simple, poetic way, revealing that both Buddhahood and hell exist within the life of each individual. A person with a heart full of hatred experiences the world of hell; a person with faith in the Lotus Sutra experiences the world of Buddhahood.

Notes

1. According to the Japanese lunar calendar, spring begins with the first month -that is, on New Year's Day by that calendar, which on the Gregorian calendar falls somewhere between January 21 and February 19.
2. This refers to the fact that the new moon is first seen in the west just after sunset. On successive nights, as the moon grows fuller, it appears to have moved a little farther toward the east.

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 386) Selection source: Soka Gakkai Young Women's Division Chief Tateno's encouragement, Soka Shimpo, January 1st, 2007

 

[fallenangel]

i want to wish all of my freinds (even the ones i havent met yet) a very happy new year