I’ve had a number of questions about setting goals for various types of problems. So today I want to go through the basics of goal setting, how to set effective goals and then cover ways of setting goals that don’t work so well. People have asked me, “Why do I need to set […]
When you chant for a goal you hope to achieve it quickly, but obstacles or one sort or another usually appear. This is when we engage in a spiritual struggle, one which we wage in our hearts and minds. Fundamental Enlightenment and Fundamental Darkness At the core of our lives exist two opposing forces. […]
Today we are going to look at ways we might be veering off the path of faith and become deadlocked in trying to achieve a goal. For the purposes of discussion lets look at this topic by using the goal of resolving a difficult relationship. Are You Blaming Another Person? One of the signs […]
Some of you are suffering from illness and have asked me to discuss it. So in this video we are going to cover the causes of illnesses and how to deal with it from a Buddhist perspective. In Living Buddhism, September 2015, p. 55. “Illness teaches us many things. We become more compassionate. It […]
In order to achieve the results we want, it’s important to understand how the mind works on a subtle level. As Daisaku Ikeda says in the Clear Mirror Guidance, “How you orient your mind, the kind of attitude you take, greatly influences both you and the environment.” This guidance is based on the Buddhist […]
Many people feel as though they are chanting for a goal but they aren’t receiving answers. If this is the case with you, here are some things to consider. Today we are going to discuss how answers come to us and the ways we dismiss them. Script download: Chanting but No Answers How […]
Script download: Have you Fallen into Fundamental Darkness 1 Download: Table of Contents latest According to Daisaku Ikeda in The Clear Mirror Guidance, p. My dear Friends in America, p.99. “Understanding the subtle workings of one’s mind is the key to faith and to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime. “ When chanting for a goal […]
Transcript Download: reservations Two practitioners, Beth and Barbara, were discussing getting goals. One commented that she had had experiences where she just knew she was going to get a goal and it happened. But now she had a major goal that she had been chanting about for several years, to publish the book she is […]
Download transcript: Faith in the Gohonzon Recently I received a question, “Please explain our connection with the Gohonzon and why it’s important to have faith in the Gohonzon. What exactly does the Gohonson mean?. This is an important question as it goes right to the heart of our practice. Gohonzon means object of […]
Transcript Download: Overwhelmed? How to Develop Inner Stability 2 Many people describe feeling flung about by their feelings. Usually they are talking about despair, suffering, anxiety and depression. These can take over when faced with an obstacle or being unusually stressed by life events. These feelings are not something we can ignore, as we […]