Category: Nichiren

When You Have Great Joy – Volume 1, Digital Book Available Now – Book – August 14, 2019

“…when you have great joy, you will become Buddhas.”  Lotus Sutra, Chapter II Digital Version Now Available – Print Coming Soon Unlike the essays found in Lotus Path, these are generally 1000 plus words with many several thousand.The subject matter is wide ranging, covering subjects from a Buddhist perspective. It is my belief that there is nothing in life that we are unable to find Buddhism and apply our Buddhist teachings. In my writings and…

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Lotus Path Volume 2, Available Now – Book – August 14, 2019

Print Edition Digital Edition  Now available in both print and digital versions the second volume of Lotus Path. Collection of short essays written to help encourage and deepen faith and practice of the Lotus Sutra to attain enlightenment.The practice of Buddhism is about changing our lives deep at the core. Buddhism calls on us to examine the causes of our suffering in brutal honesty. After making this self-assessment we then take the next step and…

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Life of Nichiren Shonin – Video – July 31, 2019

Below is a little video I put together on October 13, 2014 from photos and videos.  These video tour begins with images from my Docho ceremony.  When a person begins the process of becoming a priest the first step is Tokudo.  The Tokudo is where a novice shaves their head and takes up the robes as well as abandons family and the life of a lay practitioner.  While the Tokudo is important it isn’t until…

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