Faith/Prayer

https://youtu.be/1o8uVfNjCYc I’ve had a question about how to handle doubt. Why does doubt come up and often remain persistent? We[...]

https://youtu.be/0YzG_odjaCc Today I’m going to discuss six areas for reflection when you don’t feel your prayers are being answered. Are[...]

https://youtu.be/BVnYn21u4YQ As Bill Aiken, former SGI-USA Vice General director said in his World Tribune article, The Oneness of Life and[...]

https://youtu.be/XLYd4cdYR1k   “Drop the doubt. Begin to live as though your prayers have already been answered.” Daisaku Ikeda I have[...]

https://youtu.be/6e78pjDgOoY I have received a number of questions about why goals haven't been achieved quickly and easily, and sometimes not[...]

  https://youtu.be/izrJVXnuu10   When we find ourselves up against a thick wall of suffering and feel like we can’t go[...]

 What is Faith? So what is faith anyway. It’s the experience of being one with the Mystic Law and[...]

https://youtu.be/Cz2y_Zk79Po       Why Should I Chant for Someone Who Has Hurt Me? I have received comments from people[...]

https://youtu.be/_McNyrKZ9qw To download transcript, click here. Most of us have a fuzzy idea of what we want. But if we[...]

https://youtu.be/qGvY8QMITp0   I had had a question, “How can I stop dwelling on brooding, hurtful conversations with people from past[...]

I have received number of questions about how to set a goal. What You Will Learn By the end of[...]

“In case you haven’t noticed, you have a mental dialogue going on inside your head that never stops. It just[...]

https://youtube.com/embed/iv1QTK82IoE   I hope you all are staying healthy and have been able to use this time of reflection to[...]

https://youtube.com/embed/l0c91v9liDI In the days of the pandemic, often we can feel helpless as though events are spinning out of control. [...]

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I had a question this week. “How should I chant about the COVID-19 ? Before I get into this topic,[...]

Before we discuss financial karma, let’s review what our relationship as humans is to the universe. As Daisaku Ikeda says,[...]

This week I received a request. “Please make a video on attracting love and a romantic relationship. I have been[...]

 Fear comes up when we have made a decision to expand our lives by focusing on a challenging goal.[...]

 I had a question this week. “How can I lessen karmic retribution?” Let’s look at what karma is first.[...]

 Many people believe that they are the victim of one circumstance or another. Our culture teaches us that that[...]

Can I change someone else by chanting? I have received this question over and over. Today I want to address[...]

 Today we are going to look  at ways we might be veering off the  path of faith and become[...]

 Transcript Download: Overwhelmed? How to Develop Inner Stability 2 Many people describe feeling flung about by their feelings. Usually[...]

   Trouble Can Nourish Growth Our lives are planted in the murky pond of everyday life, just like a[...]

 Transcript download: science and Religion “In this vlog I have been talking about how to use Buddhist philosophy and[...]

 Transcript download: Adversity When you have come up against adversity and go to an experienced practitioner for guidance, they[...]

 Transcript download:Not Getting results From chanting 5 Things to Consider. We know that results occur from the inside out[...]

 Transcript download: Forcing myself to Chant I have received questions from some of you who are concerned with not[...]

In this video you will learn how to recognize the signs your faith is slipping. Then we're going to cover[...]

I hear stories where people are chanting for a goal but not getting what they really want.  Without even realizing[...]

Buddhism teaches philosophical concepts, which, when you really study them, I believe are teaching us universal laws, or how the[...]

We’re taught that our thoughts don‘t really matter unless we act on them. Nothing could be farther from the truth.[...]

I don’t think we recognize what we are at our core. We say we have a Buddha nature, which possesses[...]

Have you ever had a time when you felt unmotivated, study seemed like platitudes, doubts have shown up, and you[...]

Buddhism is the practice and philosophy for transforming all of our lives, providing the path to becoming absolutely happy. Because[...]

I received an email with this question. I try to focus properly but my mind goes to my fears. What[...]

What Does Compassion In Action Look Like? If you want the universe to fully support you, then take the time[...]

When deadlocked, we are in a struggle between negative and positive forces. We don’t see the path forward: we feel[...]

When overwhelmed, too busy or in crisis, the temptation might be to chant less because of time constraints You think,”I’m[...]

Believe it or not, chanting with faith produces more benefit than trying to control the process. What Does Control Look[...]

Katy had run a successful consulting business in the high-tech industry where her clients were all in another state. She[...]

When you are chanting for a goal, are you chanting with great intensity trying to force it to happen? Or[...]

When chanting for a goal, we often focus on the obstacles to reaching it. This happens because we are worried[...]

The immediate answer would be that we want to achieve this or that specific goal. But looking at the immediate[...]

When confronting a difficult obstacle, we may have doubts that we can ever overcome it. “Can I really overcome this[...]

It is said that with Nichiren Buddhism no prayer goes unanswered. But this doesn’t mean every prayer will be answered[...]

Over the last few posts, I’ve discussed how to achieve goals successfully. But what if you don’t know what your[...]

I’m going to discuss something which you may never have considered as a powerful way to realize a goal. I[...]

Everyone faces problems and obstacles. So what do you do when a tough problem, arises? What’s Your Reaction? Do you[...]

Have you ever considered what a religion might look like if it didn’t have clergy, rules, and buildings that identify[...]

What is karma? Karma represents tendencies present in the inner, unconscious realm of life. They have been created through one's[...]

Develop a Mind of Faith When you chant, Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, you connect with the Buddha Nature within you. A mind of[...]

When, day after day you chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo as taught by Nichiren Daishonin the founder of this practice, you tap the[...]

The Question Exactly, what is faith and how do you find it? In Nichiren Buddhism, faith doesn't just appear from[...]

Goals Develop Faith When you are new, you may be encouraged to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo  for goal that is a stretch,[...]

Learning to Trust the Wisdom Within    Post#2 By Margaret Blaine, The Practical Buddhist   Usually when you start to practice[...]

Mastering Your Mind: Post #1 I have been practicing Nichiren Buddhism for eighteen years. During that time I have heard[...]