How many times do we become irritated when someone isn’t going as fast as we think they should, or who isn’t performing according to our standards? Are we like these drivers in our fictitious story? Do we take the time to consider there might be extenuating circumstances why someone is not doing things in a way to meet our expectations?
Now available in digital version the third volume of Lotus Path. Collection of short essays written to help encourage and deepen faith and practice of the Lotus Sutra to attain enlightenment.The practice of Buddhism is about changing our lives deep at the core. Buddhism calls on us to examine the causes of our suffering in brutal honesty. After making this self-assessment we then take the next step and make the necessary changes so we can…
Monthly Prayer for Overcoming Illness – September 1, 2019 Good morning, thank you for joining with me here at the temple in Syracuse and participating in the joyful recitation of the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of Odaimoku. Today we dedicate our prayers and the merit we obtain to those who suffer from illness, whether short-term or long-term illness. Also we offer our merit to those who care for the sick. As you may know…
(Dedicado a los miembros que practican en Argentina) Hoy, el día que escribo esto, es el 27 de agosto del 2019, es el aniversario de la persecución de Matsubagayatsu que sufrió Nichiren Shonin. Fue durante este evento cuando miles de creyentes laicos de la escuela exclusiva del Nembutsu fueron incitados a amotinarse por su clero, con la aprobación tácita del gobierno. El incidente tuvo lugar en Kamakura, Japón. En la noche del 27, Nichiren se…
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