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.

Kosen Rufu Day

Well ... with the best intentions in the world, I failed to get up in time for our Buddhist meeting today at 10.30am .. I'm blaming my bad back though I suspect my inherent laziness may have something to do with it .... Oh well, made it eventually ... a worthwhile meeting anyway .. and now time for brunch ... later !!!!

Today is also Josei Toda's (second SGI President) Memorial Day ... Perhaps my favourite quote by him is "Never passively accept suffering as your destiny. We alone are responsible for the direction of our own lives. Every person has the right to become happy".

Just found a new interesting looking book about the SGI today called Encountering the Dharma: Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai, and the Globalization of Buddhist Humanism - Think I'll have to invest in that.
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