Category: Prayer

Purpose of Various Teachings – People Are Calling Out for Help – March 2, 2014 Dharma Talk

Hello from Paris, France. Today I am giving my Dharma talk to a group of Nichiren believers in town outside Paris. I want to thank the people I have met here for being such wonderful hosts. I also want to thank Isabelle for receiving us in her home. Tomorrow I will have the wonderful opportunity to visit the great cathedral in Chartres, France. In preparation for my visit to this historic and religious place I…

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Wait With One Mind – February 23, 2014 Dharma Talk

“The good omen I see now is like that of old. This is an expedient employed by the Buddhas. The present Buddha is also emitting a ray of light In order to reveal the truth of the reality of all things. Manjusri said to the multitude. All of you, know this, join your hands together, And wait with one mind! The Buddha will send the rain of the Dharma And satisfy those who seek enlightenment.”…

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Chanting The Odaimoku – January 19, 2014 Sunday Dharma Talk (With French Translation)

French translation appears after the English Good morning. Thank you to all of you here in the temple and to those of you who have joined in to our live video stream. Also, thank you to those who will read this at some other time. Thank you for your efforts to practice the Dharma thereby enabling you to attain enlightenment, thereby establishing your happiness as well as the happiness of those in your environment. In…

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Looking Out My Window – August 7, 2013 Meditation

Looking out the window in the Hondo before the start of Shodaigyo tonight I saw a young woman walking down the hill. There is an apartment complex back in the direction she came from. A few minutes later I watched as she returns. This time she is carrying a large bag which I suspect was full of laundry; you see there is a laundromat in that direction. It then occurs to me that on her…

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