Besides, just jumping in here, every character on the Gohonzon under the Nam is that of a Buddha. The lay out on the Gohonzon is based on the earlier one which...
Thank you Don, the same passage came to my mind. Perhaps more time spent on the Lotus Sutra and Gosho, less on the publications woud be in order here? ...
Hi everyone, This is a message for Women. You are all invited to visit the first Nichiren Feminist Disciples' group and to join if you feel you have something...
From: <cbspeaceculture@...> ... Currently the only way one can obtain this Mandala is to download it from the net: http://campross.crosswinds.net/SGI.html...
Just discovered this forum. I recognize several of the names here. When I first received my mandala, I have to admit that it did not mean a lot to me. I...
... The first time that I viewed the Gohonzon I eased into a house a friend and I were walking by during a summer night meander when we here a group of people...
To Chikushonin: Thanks for the response. ... the ... Taboo? I'm sorry, but I'm puzzled. I thought I read that people regularly write the Daimoku; that...
... Dear Dharmajim, When I wrote 'taboo' my meaning was "surrounded by superstition". As for copying the Daimoku as a practice, I am sure that there are those ...
In a message dated 12/29/2002 8:25:53 AM Central Standard Time, ... I agree that it's foolishness of a sort, but, in the interest of accuracy, I also want to...
To Chikushonin: Thanks for the clarifications. Very helpful. ... intent, ... schools, ... valid, ... transcribed ... I just want to clarify that I consider my...
... Dear Andy, Thank your for your comments. Yes, the SGI has dismissed the "eye-opening" ceremony as unneeded formality, but it is it's absence, or the...
I just want to clarify that I consider my drawings "skethces" or "notes"; they are a study method I am using to further my understanding. I don't put them on...
... From: Chikusan Chikusan To: GohonzonForum@yahoogroups.com Yes, the SGI has dismissed the "eye-opening" ceremony as unneeded formality, but it is it's...
SGI President Ikeda's New Year's Message Happy New Year to all of you on the start of this hope-filled 2003! Through your incredible efforts, our SGI network...
... Dear Dharmajim, I am always happy to discuss. I thank you. [snip] ... and ... In the Nichiren Shoshu and Soka Gakkai traditions we were all taught to make...
... knowledge ... sight as ... Dear Blooming, John Petry presented the teachings of Nichiren Shu on this topic which, as stated earlier, I do not share, but I...
Hello, First post here. A few months ago, I became obsessed with printing my own Gohonzon. To shorten the story, I did not want to go through a sect to...
Mr. Hanlen is largely correct in asserting that acceptance of the Nichikan Gohonzon is political and a loyalty test; members of many years standing (myself...
I am somewhat new to all this & I printed a Gohonzan from the Web... But....I was reading at a site just now that unless a person of great faith "Opens The...
Renee, I have been chanting to a Nichiren Gohonzon, like the one you printed, for a number f years and it works just fine. It has not had a ceremony by a...
... I'm ok now. I did a ceremony tho. By myself with the Invisible. Renee In GohonzonForum@yahoogroups.com, "G. Fredrick <nowatzke@c...>" ... had ... ghosts ...
Hi I just joined the group. let me tell you a little about myself, my name is lakisha,26yrs old, I'm a full-time student I live in New York City and I started...
Hi Lakisha! Well, this yahoo group seems to be in a prolonged slumber. You might want to try the Nichiren Shu group or the IRgosho group, both of which are...
... I have been chanting to a Nichiren Gohonzon, like the one you printed, for a number f years and it works just fine. It has not had a ceremony by a person...
It's Ok patience is the virtue Kisha:) ... _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months...
... <nowatzke@c...>" ... had ... ghosts ... rapacious ... Robin, That is one possibility. Another is my incorporation of several Lakota and Shamanic...
... <nowatzke@c...> wrote: [snip] I begin Gongyo with a smudging ritual to ... Jerry - I find this interesting, since I was taught to simulate smudging a ...
... Mike, The ritual of purification using a burning herb (or incense) is present in most modern religions to some degree. The Catholics do it at High Mass. ...
