Doubt and religious belief often seem to be in conflict. Many people have acquired a belief that one can not be of firm faith if one doubts, or if there are doubts then one’s religious beliefs are at risk. I propose that these beliefs are not merely false they are harmful. The absence of doubt should be a flag that alerts us to a stagnate faith, or even a weak faith. Consider science for only…
The 3rd Digital Dharma Retreat will be held the weekend of May 4th, 5th, and 6th 2018. I wanted to have this the weekend of the anniversary of the Izu Exile however that day is also Mother’s day this year and so it probably wouldn’t work so well for many people. The theme I am considering is how we each, depending upon the circumstance, leave a part of ourselves out and bring differing parts in.…
In just about one month we will, as Nichiren Buddhists, celebrate our Founding Day. On April 28, 1253 Nichiren chanted Odaimoku on the top Mount Kiosumi at the temple of Seicho-ji and thus proclaimed for all the world the efficacy and importance of practicing the Lotus Sutra for this age in which we live. This act was both the culmination of years of study as well as the beginning of years of persecutions in order…
The image of a lighthouse in some ways is an ideal one to represent the concept of Sangha. I say this because lighthouses are a community effort, even if not all in the community are aware of their participation, in ensuring the safe navigation of ships and other naval vessels which provide transport to people and goods. The Buddha provides us with teachings, the Dharma, for our navigation across the ocean of suffering of birth…
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