Welcome to my Blog. I'm a practising member of SGI-UK a lay buddhist organisation practising the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. It is often described as a practise of Active Humanism which I think reflects it perfectly. The basic practise is the chanting of 'Nam Myoho Renge Kyo' on a daily basis and putting the practise into use in our daily lives thereby making this a practical rather than esoteric form of Buddhism. For more information, please follow the Buddhist links on the right of this page

“Prayer is the courage to persevere. It is the struggle to overcome our own weakness and lack of confidence in ourselves. It is the act of impressing in the very depths of our being the conviction that we can change the situation without fail. Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It is the revolution that rewrites the scenario of our destiny... Believe in yourself! Don't sell yourself short! Devaluing yourself is contrary to Buddhism, because it denigrates the Buddha state of being within you.”.
Daisaku Ikeda.

and all that Jazz

It's funny what alcohol does to your body I guess ... In my younger days, it was usually followed by pretty bad hangovers but these days it just wakes me early which is pretty frustrating ... 6.30am today !!!!

It was worth it though. Checked out a new Jazz event called Stablemates in Nottingham at the Horse and Groom near the old Shipstones Brewery. Check out my Jazz blog for further info but pic posted below for now.

















Not a completely productive day but not without it's good points .. met an old work colleague for coffee in a small French Bistro ... What is it with the idea that French food is sooo wonderful .. I mean , come on , name me 5 popular French meals ... can you huh ? .. The place had the pleasant aroma of strong cheese .. unfortunately not reflected in their weak espresso ... should always leave that to the Italians ! . Seriously though .. nothing against the French but they do seem to have a sense of self importance when it comes to food and wine, and maybe when you get in the upper price bracket they may have a point but for mid range wines certainly, France is probably my last choice .. I'd probably even chance an Albanian one over that ... but that's another story ....

So tired from waking early today that I'm planning a big slob out this evening ..... ready for a wind down Friday :-)
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Me said...

Charlie - I cant post a comment on your most recent blog - so this will have to do.... early starts - no way!!

7:37 pm

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