Recently I was asked a question about praying for other people. As a chaplain and a priest, and as a matter of personal thoughts I have offered prayers for others. Sometime my prayers for others was on behalf of someone else. This situation occurred most frequently in cases where an individual felt they lacked the voice, the words, or the authority to pray for themselves. Most often this seemed to occur among Christians, though not…
Sometimes going in circles can be a really good thing. Frequently people make assessments about the success of a particular activity by how quickly they can move on to another set of activities. Just as on shopping day you set out to first go to store “A” then to store “B” and so on until you compete all of your shopping and then are able to return home. In other words, they measure the effectiveness…
Good morning (13 March 2011 Sunday Morning Service). Thank you all for coming to the temple today and thank you to all the folks who have joined us online as well. Today we gathered together as a Sangha and celebrated the day praising the Lotus Sutra by reciting passages and chanting the Odaimoku, the sacred title. As it says in the sutra we have partaken of the medicine, which is good in flavor and color…
In Nichiren Shu our main practice is chanting the Sacred Title of the Lotus Sutra, the Odaimoku of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. In addition we recite portions of Chapter II and Chapter XVI the two most important chapters in the Lotus Sutra. These two chapters are the heart of the sutra. When we chant the Odaimoku it is as if we are reciting the entire Lotus Sutra, which is contained in the title Myoho Renge…
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