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Birth of Buddha – April 8, 2012 Meditation
Contemplating Disease – Cessation – Part 13m – January 27, 2019
35 Day Practice Day 15
What Do We See – Dharma Talk September 5, 2010
What Do We See – Dharma Talk September 5, 2010 Podcast Available “The people think: ‘This world is in a great fire. The end of the kalpa of destruction is coming’” Lotus Sutra Chapter XVI We read this passage every time we perform a daily service that includes the recitation of the Ji Ga Ge section, or the poem part of Chapter 16. It is because we are deluded in our view of the world…
CNN Opinion Piece – Race in America – Myokei Shonin Interview
Here is a link to an interview with Myokei Caine-Barrett Shonin, the Nichiren Shu priest who serves at Myoken-ji in Houston TX, USA.
Why War is Possible – Dharma Talk – August 8, 2010
Dharma talk given at the conclusion of service on August 8, 2010 commemorating the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshim and Nagasaki. This Dharma talk was given from brief notes and no formal written script was prepared. Shadows drawn on sidewalk at the temple to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Use of Shonin as Title
In 2010 it was decided by Nichiren Order of North America that Nichiren Shu priests in America would use the title of Shonin 上人 at the end of our Dharma or priest name. Previously we had been referred to as Reverend which we added to the beginning of the name. Some of the reasons for this change were; other religions use titles that are specific to their traditions such as Imam for a Muslim, Rabbi…