World-Voice-Perceiver – Four Lower Realms – Part 1

As I undertake an exploration into World-Voice-Perceiver Bodhisattva and the Buddhist understanding of our mind I wish to share with you an incident that happened a few years ago while I was living in North Carolina.  The incident was a small thing happening on a day when many small things of huge importance were occurring.  My highlighting this incident is not intended to make it more important it is simply being an instance of when…

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World-Voice-Perceiver – Introduction

This book is being written not at the direct suggestion of my Sensei, Kanjin Cederman Shonin, rather it springs from a conversation with him.  On the second day of this new year, 2018, he and I had a long, two hour conversation.  During that conversation he asked me what I wanted to challenge myself with this year.  How did I wish to grow and expand my life through the Lotus Sutra. We talked about my…

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Giving Tuesday Today – November 28, 2017

Here is a list of Nichiren Order of North America Sanghas and links that have been provided where you can make your donations.  Please consider donating today. Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Greater New England – www.newenglandbuddhist.org Houston – Myoken-ji – no link provided yet Seattle – Enkyo-ji – www.seattlebuddhist.org Rochester – Shoezan Enkyo-ji – www.rochesterbuddhist.org Buffalo Sangha – Enkyo-ji – no link provided yet Spokane – Enkyoji Buddhist Sangha of Spokane – www.enkyojibuddhistnetwork.org Syracuse – Myosho-ji…

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Giving Tuesday – It’s Important – Please Donate

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday.  I wrote a few days ago a post encouraging you to think about making a donation to a temple on this day.  It came to my mind that perhaps you may not know which are NONA temples and sanghas and how you can donate to them.  Here is a listing and links I have received so far.  Missing links will be updated as I receive them. Here is a list: Nichiren…

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