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Wishing all a Happy & Blessed New Year 2003 ! As we march into this world, let us with a heart of gratitude pay reverence to The Eternal Sakyamuni Buddha was...
Greetings....I agree that this is one of the lovliest pictures of the Bodhisattva Di Tsang..... He is also known as Ksitigharba and if you search the net you...
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Dear Brother/ Sister My younger brother met with an accident about three years ago. I have been chanting this chant almost everyday since then. Although, I...
Greetings. I am curious, this forum greets me with a picture of the Great Mandala revealed by Nichiren. What is school's view of this mandala and do you honor...
Hi Chikushonin and the great and powerful Oz Don; Guess that leaves me the odd one out being more Tien-tai than not. Boo hoo I am a minority. I want ...
... LOL.... Seems to me you are always out in the cold up there in Washington.... but yes you are more t'ien-t'ai than not. (I like that phrasing you used.)...
Yes, thank you Don. I was studying there last night and I am sure I will be back again. Rev. TS, You are locataed in the Tacoma area? I live near Gig Harbor on...
Hi Chikushonin: I think you will find that the "Confessional Samadhi of the Lotus Sutra" in the tientai.net site describes Nichiren's mandala quite explicitly...
Sounds like someone has a thing for old movie actors. C. Aubrey Smith is not someone most people would even know of let alone remember (smile). More below.... ...
Hi Everyone: I have not logged in for a while but its nice to hear that the group has not been entirely forgotten. Youz alerted me that he had to nix a post...
... It looks like mainly newcomers to the list have been poking their heads in. I am among them. ... I am afraid my age is showing here. C. Abrey Smith has...
Hi Peter: Nice to hear from you. I look forward to your book. ... I understand what you mean by these two extremes, but wouldn't you say that there are some...
Hi Taso, and thanks for your thoughtful post. Yes, there has been alot of sectarianism expressed here and elsewhere throughout the internet - just as it is in...
Hi Oscar, and nice to hear from you again: ... Well, of course, yes. The principle, the true spiritual aspect, the pure faith, the object of worship ... These...
Hi Peter; ... I have no problem with those who wish to be in particular sects or schools. It is sad though to see them use anger and name calling to defend...
An excellent letter and quite to the point. Namu Ho; Tasogare Shinju ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center -...
I am experiencing difficulty in posting messages. I appologize if this message appears twice. Dear Aubrey, Thank you for suggesting this writing. While I have...
Hmmm... What exactly do you mean by autonomous unity? Are you using this as a synonym for an awakening to the interdependent nature of all phenomena? From:...
... this as ... phenomena? ... Not exactly. By 'The Mind of Autonomous Unity' I mean independent actions taking place in historical existence consistent with ...
Hi Chikushonin; ... I agree with what you are saying but only up to a point. Tien-tai 's approach is a bit wider than what you have written. It looked at the...
Hi Chiku: In reference to your post to Aubrey … You said: << While it seems clear to me that T'ien T'ai and Nichiren awakened the same mind, which I call the...
Dieu: Whoa - great post. Question: You talk about sitting under the tree being 'at the Bodhimandala in one's own practice' - Can you elaborate on what this ...
