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.

Slipping ......

Oh dear ... slipping on my early starts ... still .. I did only get a few hours kip the previous night so it felt good to wake in that sleepy dreamy state only to be let down when I looked at my clock to find it wasn't even 9am ! I had at least hoped for a mid day start today :-) ....

Finally got some definite work through the post today .... start of a busy month by the looks of it .. probably need it, to be more disciplined ... Oh well .. I'll have to have an easy weekend ready for the early starts (cough) next week !

Bit of a dissapointment today .. visited my old work place ... Broadway Cinema in the hope of getting a few pics of the visitors to the Silent Cinema Festival but it didn't prove possible .... never mind ... soon be the start of the County Cricket season ... ample opps for photos there .. example below for those who just can't wait !

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