35 Day Practice Day 25

35 Day Practice Day 25 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 228 “No good men!…(continue to p. 230)…Do they not fatigue you?” M p. 233 “These Bodhisattvas have…(continue to p. 234)…”Remove our doubts!” M p. 236 “Ajita, know this, these great Bodhisattvas…(continue to p. 237)…”Since the remotest past.” M p. 238 “It is not long…(continue to end of chapter)” R p. 279 “Then the Buddha said…(continue to bottom p. 280)…make the World-Honored One tired?” R p.…

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35 Day Practice Day 24

35 Day Practice Day 24 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 221 “Manjusri! I will tell you a parable…(continue to p. 222)…Now I expound it to you today for the first time.” R p. 271 “Majushri, it is like a powerful…(continue to p. 272)…Today for the first time I lay it out for all of you.” Gem In The Top-Knot At the conclusion of your reading today continue to split your time remaining between chanting Namu…

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35 Day Practice Day 23

35 Day Practice Day 23 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 206 “Do not worry!…(continue to end of chapter)” R p. 257 “Please do not worry….(continue to end of chapter)” Three Powerful Enemies After you have concluded the reading today split the remainder of your practice time between chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo and the Shindoku of Chapter 16. It won’t be long now and we will get to the English of this portion that you…

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35 Day Practice Day 22

35 Day Practice Day 22 Read Lotus Sutra M p. 195 “In those days the lives of the people…(continue to end of first paragraph p. 196)….be short of anything.” M p. 197 “The king at that time was…(continue to first sentence of last paragraph)…Devadatta will become a Buddha after innumerable kalpas.” M p. 201 “Thereupon Sariputra said to the daughter…(continue to end of chapter)” R p. 247 “At that time a person’s lifetime…(continue to end…

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