Here will be posted Dharma Talks given after services usually given on Sunday’s.
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…
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…
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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