Several months ago, either here or on another Buddhist board, there was a mini-controversy as to whether or not it was proper for a Nichiren Buddhist to study...
People often ask me. "What is Buddhist Zange? Is that the same as confession and repentance as taught by the Church? My answer is a tentative yes. I think it...
... common sense from their brains. To stop war, you have to understand why it exists. The reason for war is really simple, greed. Yes, the greedy people make...
I tried to forward this here. If it shoes up again, sorry. robin From: Christopher Holte <chris_holte@y...> Date: Thu May 27, 2004 5:08 am Subject: Fwd:...
... wrote: It is amusing that "orthodoctors" see "non eye opened" Mandala Gohonzon as only paper. But then they talk about how terrible it is to download an...
I thought this might be of interest here to. Replies to the board on are welcome. The topic is on reading and reciting the Sutras, Suttas, Gathas, Dharanis,...
... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: [SNIP]> ... Robin & All - I try to do this at least once a week. It sounds strange at first, since it is chanted in a monotone...
In a message dated 6/3/04 1:23:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: [SNIP]> ... Robin & All - I try to do this at least once a week. It...
... first, since it is chanted in a monotone without regard to punctuation, at one beat per syllable. This is no different than the way it is chanted in...
... Robin - I am using this in the way I have seen it used elsewhere, to denote the japanese pronunciation of classical chinese characters, or the way most...
Mike, Rev. Ryuei can correct me if I'm wrong, but one cd in the the 2 CD set that his temple produces does have the English services on it. It was the first...
This is so completely whole, and so full of possibilities and a tremendous amount of responsability -- I love it! And yet I fear that I can not find the...
Hi Mike. Thanks, your post did help me. I've know for some time that the swastika is an ancient sacred symbol and that the nazis perverted it's meaning but I...
... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: Hi gang, If this sounds a little different for me, it is because I posted it at an interfaith group. The .swf file mentioned below...
... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: (I was responding to a post about syncretic Buddhist practices, with invocation of the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, as the center.) ...
I've had a recurring future life dream that may be of interest; it's a future life on a terraformed Mars. In this dream I'm taking a road trip in an antique...
... ********************************************************************* Are you getting to the question: Who are we confessing to? I have thought about that....
... <npmccormick@h...> wrote: [snip> ... Taliban in ... some point ... Norm - There is a fascinating video series covering Buddhism's travels from Idnia...
In a message dated 6/18/04 1:09:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rrobinrb@... writes: Who are we confessing to? I have thought about that. Like just what...
... it ... Nichiren ... to which we ... talk about ... Mandala Gohonzon ... (the Person ... Eternal Buddha by means of the ... entity. ... very least, ... ...
In a message dated 6/18/04 6:04:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... "faith" in ... anything else. ... Huh? Ernesto I don't quite understand. Please explain....
... Where does Nichiren make the statement that you quoted above. I'll bet that the context will give at least some clues as to what he means by "Shoho...
... Time, ... took ... than the ... above. I'll ... translated ... I will try ... Maybe ... faith. ... the ... real way. ... with a ... Robin, One time, many...
In a message dated 6/19/04 9:36:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Time, ... took ... than the ... above. I'll ... translated ... I will try ... Maybe ... faith....
... protection of the Buddhas of the Ten Directions, as well as other spiritual entities, including demonic spirits who have converted to Buddhism. Best to...
In a message dated 6/19/04 2:26:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rrobinrb@... writes: I found a whole bunch of references to repenting in the concordance, ...
Over the years, I have watched with joy, as many Americans gained access to Buddhism through the Soka Gakkai. However, I also watched with dismay, as members...
Hi, I am top posting. I had a reply written and lost it (dropped the mouse). We are in fairly close agreement. I might try to expand on my thoughts a little...
