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.

Win Win Win

No .. not some Buddhist philosophy .. just cricket .. though in reality it should, based on the last 3 games, be draw, lose, win ... but that just hasn't got the same ring has it ... !

Went to the first home 20/20 game of the season last night ... and we actually won. Notts have the WORST record of any side in that competition .. let's hope the tide has turned eh !
Had a beer afterwards with my friend Sarah aka Mousey Thatch .. I thought she'd been quiet during the match .. hadn't even done the Mexican wave when it came round .... which is unusual for her .. though not for me .. mr Grumpy.

Anyway .. turns out she'd been dumped by her boyfriend back in New Zealand where she's been on and off for a few years .. don't think I've ever seen her so upset .. so did my amateur counselling thing .. I really should do it professionally .. seem to do quite a bit of it .... !! Anyway .. hopefully she'll be ok .. just needs to stay strong ... There's always a temptation to mention Buddhism at times like that but it does seem like 'preying on the week' so to speak .. maybe later !

OK .. brain dead now ..... but guidance for today below struck a bit of a chord with me !!

SGI President Ikeda's Daily Encouragement for June 29
The important thing is to advance brightly and strive to be victorious at each moment, right where we are; to begin something here and now instead of fretting and worrying over what will happen. This is the starting point for transforming our lives.
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1 comment:

Sibri said...

Erm, NO mine is SO much better!

10:13 pm

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