Namu And You – The Formula – Part 1 – June 2, 2019

If your experience of first contact with Nichiren Buddhism was like mine, and I suspect for most people it was, you were simply instructed to chant some strange phrase either Na Myoho Renge Kyo or Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.  You may have been told that simply by repeating this strange expression over and over that you could become happy, or get anything you wanted, or overcome any problem in your life.  You may have been…

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Thus Have I Heard – Dharma Talk – June 2, 2019

Today in our short Dharma talk we study the difference and the relationship between the title of the Lotus Sutra, Myoho Renge Kyo, and the text of the Sutra as well as the significance of Namu. We will be studying in more detail over the coming weeks the importance of Namu and you. The book referenced in the video can be purchased from Amazon by clicking on the image link below. For further study of…

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Dharma Talk and Text Transcript – April 28, 2019

Here is the audio recording (I forgot to turn the video recording on during the talk so there is only audio) of the Dharma Talk I gave on April 28, 2019.  This is the first part of teachings on Bowing to the Three Treasures, Rai Sanbo Kan. One of the shortcomings of my English language videos is that it is difficult for foreign language speakers to understand what I am saying.   I am trying out…

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Senji Sho – Part 1 – Text Transcript – April 17, 2019

Back in April of 2015 I posted this lecture I gave on the Senji Sho, one of Nichiren’s Five Major Writings. One of the shortcomings of my English language videos is that it is difficult for foreign language speakers to understand what I am saying.   I am trying out a new application that creates text files of speech.  For the first time I am using it on previously recorded materials.  My thinking is that folks…

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