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I am who I am coz I is who I is.
A pyramid isn't built from the top down. The apex is attained only by laying strong foundation stones, one by one. The same is true of achieving a lofty objective. The crucial thing is to lay the first stone, to take the first step. .
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from
flint if you stop halfway. Bring forth the great power of faith, and be spoken
of by all the people of Kamakura, both high and low, or by all the people of
Japan, as "Shijo Kingo, Shijo Kingo of the Lotus School!" Even a bad reputation
will spread far and wide. A good reputation will spread even farther,
particularly if it is a reputation for devotion to the Lotus Sutra.
Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment - WND-1, 319
flint if you stop halfway. Bring forth the great power of faith, and be spoken
of by all the people of Kamakura, both high and low, or by all the people of
Japan, as "Shijo Kingo, Shijo Kingo of the Lotus School!" Even a bad reputation
will spread far and wide. A good reputation will spread even farther,
particularly if it is a reputation for devotion to the Lotus Sutra.
Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment - WND-1, 319
Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also
brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598) please be confident that the
higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse
your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the
happiest people of all.
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598) please be confident that the
higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse
your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the
happiest people of all.
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Wilson!
Member
big benefit
big benefit
Hi Folks,
I just got my liver labs back. I have Hep C. The improvements are amazing.
My viral load went from 10+ million at the highest in 08
I took all kinds of herbal remedies but never did the chemical cocktail. The levels went to:
162k 5/09,
5.4 million 11/09,
778k 5/10
and now 23k!
The best reading ever. I completely stopped taking suppliments 6 months ago to see what the effect would be. I did continue to take cannnabis in tincture and vapor. That was all.
My liver enzymes had been as high as
sgot 330
sgpt 290
now
sgot 96
sgpt 102
I envisioned my liver healing as I chant diamoku. And of course, it is healing.
benefit!!!!
Nam myoho renge kyo
big benefit
Hi Folks,
I just got my liver labs back. I have Hep C. The improvements are amazing.
My viral load went from 10+ million at the highest in 08
I took all kinds of herbal remedies but never did the chemical cocktail. The levels went to:
162k 5/09,
5.4 million 11/09,
778k 5/10
and now 23k!
The best reading ever. I completely stopped taking suppliments 6 months ago to see what the effect would be. I did continue to take cannnabis in tincture and vapor. That was all.
My liver enzymes had been as high as
sgot 330
sgpt 290
now
sgot 96
sgpt 102
I envisioned my liver healing as I chant diamoku. And of course, it is healing.
benefit!!!!
Nam myoho renge kyo
Wilson!It is us, the common people, that play the key roles in creating a new history. "Yes! I'll do it! I'm the one who's going to take action!" With such enthusiasm, today again, let's take another step forwards! Together, let's brim with joy and courage.
Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain -- as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honour than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 3rd, 2010
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 3rd, 2010
"It's a struggle that requires great perseverance. Yet, these efforts surely but steadily help people transform their lives. This is the power of dialogue in Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism of sowing.
"The Daishonin writes: 'Because I have persevered without fear, there are now people who think my teachings may be true' (WND-1, 489)
"...Everyone has the potential for positive change. We mustn't decide that it's useless to talk to someone. If we judge someone's potential like that, it would prove our lack of compassion. To refrain from doing so is the spirit of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging.
"Mr. Toda said: 'Dialogue based on sincere prayer is infused with the tremendous power of the Buddha,' and 'If we share the Daishonin's Buddhism, we can create trust.' He also said to the youth: 'The powerful life-force of one individual can influence and change the lives of others for the better. The surest way of strengthening this inner working of life is the Mystic Law.'
"Your courageous voices will spread ripples of fresh energy and earn the trust of others."
SGI Newsletter No. 8111, YOUTH AND THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN, The People Are the Foundation, from the June 30th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Nov. 26th, 2010
"The Daishonin writes: 'Because I have persevered without fear, there are now people who think my teachings may be true' (WND-1, 489)
"...Everyone has the potential for positive change. We mustn't decide that it's useless to talk to someone. If we judge someone's potential like that, it would prove our lack of compassion. To refrain from doing so is the spirit of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging.
"Mr. Toda said: 'Dialogue based on sincere prayer is infused with the tremendous power of the Buddha,' and 'If we share the Daishonin's Buddhism, we can create trust.' He also said to the youth: 'The powerful life-force of one individual can influence and change the lives of others for the better. The surest way of strengthening this inner working of life is the Mystic Law.'
"Your courageous voices will spread ripples of fresh energy and earn the trust of others."
SGI Newsletter No. 8111, YOUTH AND THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN, The People Are the Foundation, from the June 30th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Nov. 26th, 2010
NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO
Very happy for you Wilson! 
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!!!!!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!!!!!
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Let's give our sincerest encouragement to those friends who are going through rough times in their lives. Our empathy and warmth of concern in sharing their suffering will kindle a fire of hope and become the source of great courage for them. Let us be leaders whose presence is like a radiating sun.
Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda
"Those who uphold the Mystic Law have the power to withstand any adversity. The daimoku of the Lotus Sutra--Nam-myoho-renge-kyo--has the beneficial power to lessen karmic retribution and change poison into medicine.
"Here, let us look at some of the encouragement and guidance that the Daishonin sent to other followers who were struggling with illness.
"In 'On Curing Karmic Disease,' which is addressed to the lay priest Ota, he writes that even illnesses that result from karma and are the most difficult to cure can be healed by the good medicine of the Lotus Sutra, Myoho-renge-kyo (cf. WND-1, 632). And he cites a passage from the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai's Great Concentration and Insight that explains: 'Even if one has committed grave offences...the retribution can be lessened in this life. Thus, illness occurs when evil karma is about to be dissipated' (WND-1, 631). This expresses the principle of 'lessening karmic retribution.'
"The Daishonin explains that Ota is most surely experiencing his present illness so that he can avoid worse suffering that would appear as retribution for his past slander of the Law. He also assures him that he will definitely be healed and his life span extended (cf. WND-1, 634). The Daishonin even goes so far as to say that should there fail to be signs of recovery, Ota should cry out: 'The Buddha, the eye of the entire world, is a great liar, and the Lotus, the wonderful sutra of the single vehicle, is a scripture of clever flourishes. [If this is not the case, then] the World-Honoured One [Shakyamuni Buddha] should give me proof if he cares about his good name' (WND-1. 634). In these words of encouragement, the Daishonin is voicing his wholehearted wish that Ota regain his health.
"Elsewhere, the Daishonin assures the lay nun Toki (Toki Jonin's wife), who was suffering from a protracted illness, that because Buddhism has the power to change even fixed karma, it was definitely possible for her to extend her life. He tells her: 'Sincere repentance will eradicate even fixed karma, to say nothing of karma that is unfixed' (WND-1, 954); and 'You can rely on the power of the Lotus Sutra to cure even illness that is due to karma' (cf. WND-1, 656).
"Being gravely ill doesn't necessarily mean that one will die. The Daishonin writes to the lay nun Myoshin, the wife of the ailing lay priest Takahashi: 'A person’s death is not determined by illness' (WND-1, 937). He continues: 'Could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way' (WND-1, 937).
If, as a result of falling ill, one deepens one's determination in faith, then the path to Buddhahood will definitely open. Illness then becomes 'the Buddha's design.'
"No doubt the Daishonin also wished to convey this powerful conviction to Tokimitsu. In 'The Proof of the Lotus Sutra,' he writes in a similar vein: 'In the end, through the help of the Lotus Sutra, they will attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 1108). The Daishonin is urging Tokimitsu to have absolute confidence that he will gain the life-state of Buddhahood."
SGI Newsletter No. 8098, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [20] 'The Proof of the Lotus Sutra' The Prayers of a Votary of the Lotus Sutra to Overcome Illness, from the September 2010 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Nov. 5th, 2010
"Here, let us look at some of the encouragement and guidance that the Daishonin sent to other followers who were struggling with illness.
"In 'On Curing Karmic Disease,' which is addressed to the lay priest Ota, he writes that even illnesses that result from karma and are the most difficult to cure can be healed by the good medicine of the Lotus Sutra, Myoho-renge-kyo (cf. WND-1, 632). And he cites a passage from the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai's Great Concentration and Insight that explains: 'Even if one has committed grave offences...the retribution can be lessened in this life. Thus, illness occurs when evil karma is about to be dissipated' (WND-1, 631). This expresses the principle of 'lessening karmic retribution.'
"The Daishonin explains that Ota is most surely experiencing his present illness so that he can avoid worse suffering that would appear as retribution for his past slander of the Law. He also assures him that he will definitely be healed and his life span extended (cf. WND-1, 634). The Daishonin even goes so far as to say that should there fail to be signs of recovery, Ota should cry out: 'The Buddha, the eye of the entire world, is a great liar, and the Lotus, the wonderful sutra of the single vehicle, is a scripture of clever flourishes. [If this is not the case, then] the World-Honoured One [Shakyamuni Buddha] should give me proof if he cares about his good name' (WND-1. 634). In these words of encouragement, the Daishonin is voicing his wholehearted wish that Ota regain his health.
"Elsewhere, the Daishonin assures the lay nun Toki (Toki Jonin's wife), who was suffering from a protracted illness, that because Buddhism has the power to change even fixed karma, it was definitely possible for her to extend her life. He tells her: 'Sincere repentance will eradicate even fixed karma, to say nothing of karma that is unfixed' (WND-1, 954); and 'You can rely on the power of the Lotus Sutra to cure even illness that is due to karma' (cf. WND-1, 656).
"Being gravely ill doesn't necessarily mean that one will die. The Daishonin writes to the lay nun Myoshin, the wife of the ailing lay priest Takahashi: 'A person’s death is not determined by illness' (WND-1, 937). He continues: 'Could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way' (WND-1, 937).
If, as a result of falling ill, one deepens one's determination in faith, then the path to Buddhahood will definitely open. Illness then becomes 'the Buddha's design.'
"No doubt the Daishonin also wished to convey this powerful conviction to Tokimitsu. In 'The Proof of the Lotus Sutra,' he writes in a similar vein: 'In the end, through the help of the Lotus Sutra, they will attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 1108). The Daishonin is urging Tokimitsu to have absolute confidence that he will gain the life-state of Buddhahood."
SGI Newsletter No. 8098, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [20] 'The Proof of the Lotus Sutra' The Prayers of a Votary of the Lotus Sutra to Overcome Illness, from the September 2010 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Nov. 5th, 2010
"If the spirit of many in body but one in mind prevails among the people, they will achieve all their goals, whereas if one in body but different in mind, they can achieve nothing remarkable."
(Many in Body, One in Mind - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 618) Selection source:"Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, November 9th, 2010
(Many in Body, One in Mind - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 618) Selection source:"Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, November 9th, 2010
"President Toda used to say, "Become individuals who are strong physically, intellectually and spiritually." To be strong in all three areas is the ideal. Many people may be strong in one or two of these areas, but only when all three are combined can we enjoy a well-balanced life, a life of resounding victory. Those who cultivate such all around strength are never defeated."
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
The present time corresponds to the first five hundred years of the Latter Day
of the Law. Passages of the sutra clearly state that at this time Bodhisattva
Superior Practices will appear and bestow the five characters of
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on all the people of Japan. And they reveal that he will
face exile and execution. I am also like the envoy of bodhisattva Superior
Practices because I spread this teaching.
(WND, 1011)
"This Person Advances through the World"
Written to Ikegami Uemon no Tayu Munenaka on December 3, 1279
of the Law. Passages of the sutra clearly state that at this time Bodhisattva
Superior Practices will appear and bestow the five characters of
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on all the people of Japan. And they reveal that he will
face exile and execution. I am also like the envoy of bodhisattva Superior
Practices because I spread this teaching.
(WND, 1011)
"This Person Advances through the World"
Written to Ikegami Uemon no Tayu Munenaka on December 3, 1279
Faith is the secret to happiness for all people. When you truly forge your mind
of faith, you will become an eternal victor throughout the three existences of
past, present and future. Strong faith enables you to display your wisdom
appropriately, so that you can take advantage of change and move forward in the
direction of victory and hope.
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
of faith, you will become an eternal victor throughout the three existences of
past, present and future. Strong faith enables you to display your wisdom
appropriately, so that you can take advantage of change and move forward in the
direction of victory and hope.
Daisaku Ikeda
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
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