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Daimoku Charts
Published on 2012-02-29 20:20:00
http://daimokucharts.org/DaimokuCharts.com has been set up to make it easy to share daimoku charts. Check out all the daimoku charts and download the ones you want. (There's a kid's daimoku chart at the end, too.)Credit: The site was set up by Rob R to share daimoku charts with SGI members. These charts were created either by hand or in Powerpoint. > read more
Celebrating SGI Womens Division 2012
Published on 2012-02-13 19:57:00
Happy SGI USA Womens month! > read more
NMRK Greeting
Published on 2011-10-11 22:45:00
Refuse to be Held Down
Published on 2011-09-13 18:55:00
Ain't No Stoppin Us Now!We're on the move!Ain't No Stoppin Us Now!We've got the groove!There's been so many things thats held us down.But now it looks like things are finally comin' around.I know we've got, a long long way to go,and where we'll end up, I don't know.But we won't let nothin' hold us back,we're putting our selves together,we're polishing up our act!If you felt we've been held down before,I know you'll refuse to be held down anymore!Don't you let nothing, nothing,Stand in your way!I [..] > read more
The Power of Words
Published on 2011-07-06 10:56:00
Photo by Tumblr"Sincere one to one conversation can soften and melt even hearts that are completely frozen."By Daisaku IkedaI have vivid memories of encounters with people whose voices or words have moved me over the years. One that springs to mind happened during a visit to the Guilin region of China, a beautiful land of craggy mountains, mists and rivers. Walking along, we met two young girls, no older than 15 or 16, selling medicinal herbs near a river. They carried a large basket filled with [..] > read more
Like a Lion's Roar
Published on 2011-05-21 00:23:00
A Conversation with the Gohonzon
Published on 2011-05-10 20:33:00
By Anonymous Me: GOHONZON!!!! !!!!!Gohonzon : Hello. Did you call me?Me: Called you? No.. who is this?Gohonzon : This is GOHONZON.. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in > read more
Thoughts on Peace
Published on 2011-05-08 21:40:00
by Daisaku Ikeda"No matter what justifications maybe offered, in my view, there is absolutely no such thing as a just and correct war."Some people who have seen war stories in the movies or on TV may have been impressed by it; finding it somehow attr > read more
Capability in Buddhism
Published on 2011-05-03 21:27:00
Culture Department meeting at FNCC President Ikeda's Guidance to Soka High School Baseball Coach:SHS finally made it to the playoffs, only to lose in the first round.The Coach wrote to PI:"Our ace pitcher was drafted and is gone. We are not as strong > read more
Bart Simpson's Blackboard Lesson
Published on 2011-04-24 16:24:00
Use Buddhism Teachings for Better Relationships
Published on 2011-04-09 20:04:00
Applying the Principles of Nichiren Buddhism to All Personal Interactions Sources: Hochswender, Woody. Martin, Greg. Morino, Ted. The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and Search for the Self. CA: Middleway Press (a division of the SGI-U > read more
Lotus Blossom
Published on 2011-04-04 18:10:00
Nurtured by the words of the wisewith each rain drop calling His namein an infinite shower of lovethe lotus blossom gently unfoldsas by its very nature mustand displays the center of beautyfree from attachmentfree from fearfree from angerthe still, u > read more
Positive Thinking Vs Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
Published on 2011-03-31 17:59:00
By Kathy Aitken from UKE January 1998 Look in any bookshop, anywhere, and the chances are you'll find a section devoted to 'self-help' titles. These shelves are the domains of the 'positive thinking' manuals - modern day guide > read more
Challenging our Weakness
Published on 2011-03-29 20:08:00
Challenging our weakness is the key to believing in ourselvesBy Linda C. Johnson, SGI-USA Vice General Director, Los Angeles (from Living Buddhism, January 2003) “I had to ask myself whether I truly believed in the power of my prayer to brea > read more
Faith and Attitude
Published on 2011-03-27 12:15:00
Written by By SGI-UK Advisor Mitsuhiro Kaneda, UK Express March 2000 Today I’d like to talk to you about how to make your prayers as effective as possible. Firstly, it is very important to set clear goals. If you are sick, y > read more
Buddhism And Reality
Published on 2011-03-24 22:07:00
‘Never Be Defeated! Have Courage! Have Hope!’
Published on 2011-03-16 14:03:00
‘Never Be Defeated! Have Courage! Have Hope!’ The following is SGI President Ikeda’s message to those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. The message originally appeared in the March 16 edition of the Seikyo S > read more
My 4th Year
Published on 2011-02-28 00:29:00
Today, I celebrate my Gohonzon Birthday. Its been 4 years now since I became a Nichiren Buddhist and I know now when they say that it is easy to start but harder to continue. I've said this before and I will say it again. But I also wanted to add tha > read more
Result is a Reflection of Your Faith in the Gohonzon
Published on 2011-02-23 23:57:00
(Thanks to Donna for this) Whatever you are thinking in front of the Gohonzon will be true for you. Are you thinking failure or victory? Are you trying to tell the Gohonzon how to solve your problems or are you turning over your heart's desire with u > read more
As Long as We're Alive
Published on 2011-01-23 16:41:00
As long as we're alive, we will experience suffering. But it does not mean we have to be unhappy. Unhappiness comes from allowing ourselves to be controlled by life's ups and down feeling, from feeling defeated from losing hope, losing courage, losin > read more
You Should be Dancing
Published on 2010-12-29 23:58:00
Singapore Soka Association celebrating Soka Gakkai's 80th Anniversary Commemorative Meeting on the 25th of December 2010.Soka Youth Dance Crew (SYDC)Performance at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.Choreography by:We're Dancing by P.Y.T - Lester ZhangPart > read more
The Buddha and the Law of Everything
Published on 2010-12-15 10:07:00
byRichard Moorman The purpose of science is toseek the truth and to understand the workings of everything. Scientists want toknow not only what goes on at subatomic level but also how the universe itselfoperates. They observe the phenomena arou > read more
Thank you Blogisattva!
Published on 2010-12-08 17:36:00
I just wanted to send out a personal thank you to the Blogisattva Blog for choosing my post as a Honorable Mention for Best Achievement with Humor in a Blog or Blog Post for their 2010 Blogisattva Awards!I thank you and Lionel Richie does too! :D Lof > read more
Action
Published on 2010-12-08 14:11:00
tracyjtz.deviantart.comby Daisaku Ikeda To fly, a planeneeds the extra push it gets by acceleration down a runway. To get goodgrades in school, you need the extra push of study before a test. Whatever youdo, to achieve something better, to > read more
Absolute Myoho
Published on 2010-11-30 14:59:00
“Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.”- Deepak Chop > read more
A Glass of Water
Published on 2010-11-28 14:26:00
~baranyai"When we are upset, it’s easy to blame others. However, the truecause of our feelings is within us. For example, imagine yourself as a glass ofwater. Now, imagine past negative experiences as sediment at the bottom of yourglass. Next, thin > read more
Which Way Are You Practicing?
Published on 2010-11-16 21:41:00
Vice President Karwei's Guidance, 1996 Prayers need to have a specific focus. Just chanting daimoku does not constitute prayer with desired results. Prayers equal practice. It means to pray specifically for what you want, by when, and by what means. > read more
Buddhism Is The Clear Mirror That Reflects Our Lives
Published on 2010-11-13 10:36:00
Pablo Picasso, Girl before a Mirror (1932)by D. Ikeda A Japanese proverb has it that the mirror is a women's soul. It is said that, just as warriors will never part with their swords, women will never part with their mirrors. > read more
Never Give up on Your Dreams
Published on 2010-11-08 23:02:00
Linda Johnson’s speech by Mark A. Grasso (2001) This is a brief summary of a speech by Linda Johnson. She is an SGI-USA leader in California and presented this speech to the SQl-USA Arts Division on 29-may-2001. In addition > read more