Nichiren Shu
Here is the video recording of today’s Dharma talk. Today we focused on the first of the four principles of Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Observation. When we can make observations that are free of value and judgement we begin to eliminate the suffering of self. Placing value on observations leads to suffering.
At its core, our daily practice is about participating in the events that take place in the Lotus Sutra. We are in one sense recreating the actual Sutra in our daily practice, even if it is only an abbreviated form. The heart of our daily service is the recitation of some chapters from the Sutra itself. So it is easy to see that connection to the Sutra, but what about some of the other things…
(From my book Lotus Path Vol. I) It could be Legos or it could be anything. How many times have you gotten some item that required some assembly and just jumped right in without reading the instructions? Children are frequently enthralled with the bright colored building blocks that snap together and can be used to construct all manner of things. Legos can be used to build almost anything the imagination can conceive. But sometimes our…
Chih-I is quite strict when speaking of diligence and my experience bears out the necessity of taking to heart in all seriousness the advice he offers. When it comes to our diligence in overcoming or living with illness there is no room to slack off. Chih-I says that night and day from sunup to sunset with out rest from the “beginning, middle, and late night to the morning” we should practice diligently. He says your…
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