Random Quote
I will cause all living beings to cross the ocean of birth and death if they have not yet done so. I will cause them to emancipate themselves from suffering if they have not yet done so. I will cause them to have peace of mind if they have not yet done so. I will cause them to attain Nirvana if they have not yet done so.
— Buddha
Category: Nichiren Shu Nichiren Shu
Pastoral Care
This will be a very short post on a subject I’ll come back to at another time. Tonight we had guest speaker who is a Baptist minister who specializes in pastoral care. He works primarily with patients who have mental illnesses. His talked touched on three different ways of thinking and problem solving. Briefly the are; either/or, neither/nor, and both ends. At some point in the future I’ll come back to this. One final thing…
100 year commemorative event
10/24/08 – This afternoon we are discussing how wep shall celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Nichiren Shu in North America. We are also begining the discussion on celebrating the 800th anniversary of the birth of Nichiren. Rev. Cederman will chair a children’s education committee. We also discussed creating an English manga on Nichiren. Also as part of a continuing discussion some ideas that have come up are things such as: being more visible in…
Morning service 10/24/08
At morning service today we were reminded again about the mission of a priest to serve others with joy. We were each given traditional Japanese art boards depicting such service.
Nichiren Shu
Pastoral Care
This will be a very short post on a subject I’ll come back to at another time. Tonight we had guest speaker who is a Baptist minister who specializes in pastoral care. He works primarily with patients who have mental illnesses. His talked touched on three different ways of thinking and problem solving. Briefly the are; either/or, neither/nor, and both ends. At some point in the future I’ll come back to this. One final thing…
100 year commemorative event
10/24/08 – This afternoon we are discussing how wep shall celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Nichiren Shu in North America. We are also begining the discussion on celebrating the 800th anniversary of the birth of Nichiren. Rev. Cederman will chair a children’s education committee. We also discussed creating an English manga on Nichiren. Also as part of a continuing discussion some ideas that have come up are things such as: being more visible in…
Morning service 10/24/08
At morning service today we were reminded again about the mission of a priest to serve others with joy. We were each given traditional Japanese art boards depicting such service.