http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/ Nichiren Shu Buddhism - A place to discuss about Nichiren Shu Teachings Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:56:52 GMT rosee333 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14716 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14716 ... (snip) ... Hi Mike, You've described way better than I ever could how I approach the Lotus Sutra. Perhaps this is the way musicians and artists approach a Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:44:34 GMT engyomike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14715 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14715 Hi, Mike - There are lots of stories of Buddhas from other worlds (or realms) all through the Lotus Sutra. There are also lots of stories of future Buddhas in Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:11:21 GMT Gollinsinc@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14714 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14714 I read "At that time there was a Bodhisattva called Wonderful-Light. He had eight hundred disciples. Sun-Moon-Light Buddha emerged from his samadhi, and Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:25:28 GMT ryuei2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14713 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14713 Hi Lin, As moderator I would like to ask you to please take the CAPS off your messages. It is a little offputting for many people to read something that is Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:39:18 GMT LINDA ISHIKAWA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14712 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14712 GREETINGS JEAN DON'T GIVE UP CHANT EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR YOUR INNER PEACE AS YOU TAKE THIS HERO'S JOURNEY. ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL IF YOU DON'T HAVE TOO MANY Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:07:15 GMT lotuslaw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14711 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14711 ... On the job front, you would do as well with advice from non-Buddhist sources as Buddhist ones. Keep plugging away, keep bettering yourself, and try to Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:02:20 GMT Jean http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14710 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14710 Good evening all. I have been studying and/or practicing Nichiren Buddhism on and off for about a month now. I will fully admit that I have been slack lax, and Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:02:47 GMT davidmckenna33 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14709 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14709 From my own limited understand, I would definitely agree with Engyo. Wherever the Buddha refers to himself as 'entering extinction' he is refering to his Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:21:48 GMT engyomike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14708 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14708 Hi, Mike - If I am understanding clearly, there is a difference when Shakyamuni is speaking as the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) as I believe he is Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:55:47 GMT Gollinsinc@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14707 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14707 One of the prayers says, "Anyone after my extinction who understands the meaning of this sutra..." Why would it say "extinction" if the Buddha is and will Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:45:17 GMT davidmckenna33 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14706 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14706 Hello, This is my first time posting here. I'm currently a recovering former member of what I've seen refered to by some people as the Sect that shall Go Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:52:11 GMT bibinolulu http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14705 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14705 Hi Pam ,may i suggest that living in Seattle you could buy directly from Kalavinka press ( that is in Seattle ) ,some meditation manuals by Zhiyi ... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:39:57 GMT ryuei2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14704 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14704 Hi Pamela, At the San Jose temple we have silent sitting the first Sunday of the month. I discovered that the "tanden" focused meditation that my sensei, the Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:45:26 GMT merimeriquite http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14703 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14703 Tut, I have those pics..I will forward on to you at your Yahoo address. Sorry, it took so long to get back to you but I don't check my email very regularly. I Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:54:06 GMT PamelaR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14702 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/14702 I was just reading NONA's new booklet, A Guide to the Nichiren Faith. It says that some temples may offer silent sitting in the spirit of the Odaimoku and the