I’m going to discuss something which you may never have considered as a powerful way to realize a goal. I hope you’ll keep an open mind, knowing that anything I say you can prove to yourself through your own experience. I’m talking about a different sort of prayer. A Different Sort of Prayer Prayer in […]
Do you have a problem which seems unsolvable? Have you felt as though you’ve been beating your head against a stone wall? No matter how long and hard you think about it, you don’t see an answer? We’ve all had this experience when using the intellect alone and trying to find a good strategy to […]
Have you ever wondered why you have been born, what you should be doing with your life? Don’t you want your life to be exciting, the kind of life where you can’t wait to get up in the morning, where you really love what you are doing? How can you find a life like that? […]
When first starting to chant, most people are excited and hopeful. This was what they were looking for, something to truly change their lives. Some people start with great enthusiasm. Then as the days and weeks pass, their initial excitement dies down. This is a description of a faith like fire. It burns brightly and […]
Earthly desires in many traditional religions are considered the cause of suffering and obstacles to attaining enlightenment. Eliminating them altogether becomes the goal. Enlightenment, on the other hand, is to attain a vast, expansive state of unshakeable happiness. The two would appear to be polar opposites. In Nichiren Buddhism, when you chant about your problems, […]
Everyone faces problems and obstacles. So what do you do when a tough problem, arises? What’s Your Reaction? Do you throw up your hands and give in, or do you decide to challenge the problem? When you engage with a serious problem, something you aren’t sure you can overcome, you have entered into an invisible […]
If you are living in the life state of Buddhahood, you aren’t different from any other ordinary person. You’re like everyone in that you will continue to have your unique personality and interests and abilities. But other things will be different. You will base your life more of the time on the universal side of […]
The purpose of this post is to give you some idea of where you are heading when you start to practice this Buddhism. Traditional Beliefs People tend to look at statues of a plump Buddha with hands in a meditation position and think that is the Buddha, as if there is only one. Some traditions […]
In the western world you tend to think that you are influenced by conditions outside and separate from yourself. Have you ever heard yourself say any of the following? She made me feel angry, sad, anxious etc My mother wouldn’t let me so He wouldn’t change so I couldn’t…. The economy is bad so I […]
Can a religion that doesn’t have rules and commandments keep practitioners on the straight and narrow? The purpose of Buddhism is to make people free in the most profound sense; its purpose is not to restrict and constrain. This means that in Nichiren Buddhsim as practiced in the SGI, the worldwide lay organization, there are […]