The Living Rissho Ankoku Ron The following is the first part of a serialization of my commentary on the Rissho Ankoku Ron. The WNSD1 refers to the Writings of...
this is misleading. it starts with the usual: the world is off, (but it is the humans that are off) it then partially speaks about failed solutions, failed...
a funny thing happened recently. really. i was writing about the beauty of nature and a thunderstorm rolled by...i was writing and hearing thunder and a cry...
Jeff - I don't mean to be rude, but this list is dedicated to the study of Nichiren Shu Buddhism. As such, the post you are commenting on here was directly on...
... of ... here ... sure ... members ... Thank you Mike. In addition, this is only the first of a very very long series of commentaries on the Rissho Ankoku...
... In a private email it was pointed out to me that in this commentary I did not explain this reference to a "stream-enterer" or the fetters which prevent...
I don't mean to be rude, but this list is dedicated to the study of Nichiren Shu Buddhism. As such, the post you are commenting on here was directly on...
Jeff, I think the questions you are asking are exactly why I wrote this commentary. I wrote it because I wanted to explain why I think this work of Nichiren's...
The Master Answered WNSD1: p. 108 WND: p. 7 Now the host responds and invites the traveler to lament and investigate the problem together. The host does not...
... of ... and ... O.k., I went back and rewrote the RAR Commentary passage to get rid of the obscure reference to stream-enterers and fetters. Instead, I just...
II Predictions of Calamities in Sutras The Traveller Inquired WNSD1: p. 109 WND: p. 7 The traveler then asks upon what sutras the host bases his views. This...
Jeff, I think the questions you are asking are exactly why I wrote this commentary. I wrote it because I wanted to explain why I think this work of Nichiren's...
Mr Jeff, i find rev Ryuei very kind and patient with you; i have not his qualities and tell you that you have your own ideas, well, and have nothing to do on...
... this ... is ... that ... your ... Jeff, I don't think anyone here is saying you must believe one way or another. We are all 'listening' to a commentary...
... this ... is ... that ... Jeff, That is howlingly funny. Here we are on a specifically Nichiren Buddhist board discussing Nichiren's most important work (of...
My commentary on the Rissho Ankoku Ron is utilizing two main sources. The first is the Writings of Nichiren Shonin:Doctrine 1 which is put out by the...
The Master Responded WNSD1: p. 109 - 113 WND: p. 7 - 10 In this section the host responds to the request of the guest for proof-texts from the sutras. The host...
... Well, Jeff, I think you've been reading too many popularizations of zen and that has gotten you off on completely the wrong foot here. Nichiren was not a...
Or, to put it more briefly: Whatever is the essence of the Tathagata That is the essence of the world. The Tathagata has no essence. The world has no essence. ...
Thank you Brian. One of the things which alienated me from Zen as practiced in the U.S. was the constant trotting out of that damn finger; as if it was saying...
... so literally to see ... Dharma really is "the ... to face facts ... responsible for one's ... motivated by the view ... really are. To behave ... invite...
Since I have never been to a Nichiren Shu sangha, I must ask about the concept of actual proof. Does the Nichiren Shu work on fostering and nurturing people's...
... the ... and ... and ... This thing about "actual proof" has been grossly distorted. To begin with, Nichiren did not invent the concept of the three proofs....
... someone ... finger. ... Here is a solution for that finger - Gutei raised his finger whenever he was asked a question about Zen. A boy attendant began to...
Thanks, Ryuei! ... Ah, very very true. Emancipation from birth and death...this is something that I've questioned. Is that getting rid of birth and death, or...
... where ... one ... six ... proof - ... don't ... Excellent question. I actually addressed it in post 6518 of this group. The post is entitled "Do we really...
FYI, I just put the "Do We Really Want to Get Off?" post on my blog: http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/ryuei/ ... <jskabubble@e...> ... ocean, ... and ... ...
dharmajim writes: << Thank you Brian. One of the things which alienated me from Zen as practiced in the U.S. was the constant trotting out of that damn...
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