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How Not to Practice Buddhism or Chant Odaimoku – January 6, 2013 Meditation
Shouldering Hay – April 12, 2012 Meditation
35 Day Practice Day 32
Harvest Versus Sowing – March 30, 2013 Meditation
Harvest Versus Sowing I was thinking the other day about the Fivefold Comparison Nichiren outlined in his writing Kaimoku Sho, wherein he lays out a system of comparisons establishing the superiority of chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. The series of comparison ends with the Buddhism of sowing being superior to the Buddhism of harvest. That is, chanting Odaimoku is superior to those who obtain benefit in this lifetime because of meritorious deeds performed in the…
Opening – March 24, 2013 Meditation
Opening – March 25, 2013 Meditation Meditation, whether silent or chanting Odaimoku, is an opportunity to open our lives to the Buddha within. It isn’t that the Buddha within is only present during these times, but it is these moments when we are able to actually be present to our deeper self. Much of our day is filled with numerous activities, which drown out the soft voice of enlightenment. This soft voice is within, but…
Ten Tips For A Healthier Life – Part One
Today I would like to share with you a few tips for living a healthier life. Tip number one is to be better not perfect. Rather than looking at each day or each moment as an indicator of how our life is progressing or how our faith is advancing we should instead look at a longer range of time say perhaps a year or two or even five or ten years. If we use only…
Calming Your Mind – March 22, 2013 Meditation
It would be nice, wouldn’t it if we always have a calm mind, or even if we could just make it be calm. We may even think there is no way right now I could engage in a beneficial meditation session; “my mind is just to agitated right now.” It is possible thought to manifest a calm mind if we make an attempt to follow some simple suggestions. Of course though first you need to…