Category: Past Revisited

promoted older posts worthy of revisiting

Contemplating Disease – Part 12c – Ten Characteristics – October 2, 2018

Chih-I is quite strict when speaking of diligence and my experience bears out the necessity of taking to heart in all seriousness the advice he offers.  When it comes to our diligence in overcoming or living with illness there is no room to slack off.  Chih-I says that night and day from sunup to sunset with out rest from the “beginning, middle, and late night to the morning” we should practice diligently. He says your…

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Namu Myoho Renge Kyo or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo? – October 1, 2018

Namu Myoho Renge Kyo or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo? (repost of blog from July 13, 2011 – original post appears here) An ongoing topic of discussion in Nichiren denominations is which is the correct way to chant; is it Nam or Namu that precedes Myoho Renge Kyo? Various folks have their various ideas backed up with various reasons. My reflection here will provide my belief and the bases for that belief. I think the discussion…

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Contemplating Disease – Part 12b – Ten Characteristics – October 1, 2018

Utilization is up next.  While it is important to have faith, to have good medicine, to have good doctors, and to have a good treatment plan none of them have any value in themselves unless we put them to use.  Faith without practice is a three legged stool missing a leg, and will eventually sooner over later will certainly topple over.  The three pillars of our Buddhist practice is faith, practice, and study.  It does…

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Three Column Journal & Part II Lecture on Why We Recite 10 Suchnesses Three Times – September 30, 2018

Three Column Journal and Part II Lecture on Ten Suchnesses Audio Recording The Dharma talk from today’s service covers two topics.  The main portion of the talk is about a journal format I am hoping folks will endeavor to use diligently through the remainder of the year.  At the end of the year I am hoping that folks will share there feedback noting any changes that have taken place in their behaviors since they first…

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