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"If a person striving to propagate the correct teaching of the Buddha should hear and see others propounding the teachings of the sutras in a mistaken manner and fail to reproach them himself or, lacking the power to do that, fail to appeal to the sovereign and in this way take measures to correct them, then he is betraying the Buddha’s teaching. But if, as the sutras direct, he is not afraid of others but censures these slanderers himself and appeals to the sovereign to take measures against them, then he may be called a disciple of the Buddha and a true priest."
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In this little mountain town I'm surrounded mostly by neo-Hippies, neo-pagans, "Tibetan" Buddhists, Jews and "Christians" who seem immune to Kosenrufu & shakubuku. I've lived here over 3.5 years,…Continue
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Frankie & Micha - Thanks again for your posts. Since my last comment, Deb Lang responded with messages of great encouragement. I also found messages of Pres. Ikeda and other members super encouraging. I've even done some online Shakubuku in an exchange with an enemy libeler of Pres. Ikeda & SGI (via a Google+ chat thread). It seems that I defeated him with superior info & compassion. Unfortunately, he simply gave up responding to my answers & requests for proof of his slanders. Too bad for him. So, I will try to re-engage! Thanks again. Blessings of Joyous Victory!
Micha - thanks, sincerely. Great start for the discussions. The quoted passage goes straight to the heart of my greatest challenge. It makes me think that it's too bad we no longer have wise kings. In this little mountain town I'm surrounded mostly by neo-Hippies, neo-pagans, "Tibetan" Buddhists, Jews and "Christians" who seem immune to Kosenrufu & shakubuku. There is no wise ruler who we can turn to for help with Kosenrufu. Does anyone else here in USA Inc. see it as such a difficult challenge? Thanks in advance for any additional encouragement or advice.
Thanks for the invite, Micha. Best always....
Hi Micha,
Thank you for the invitation.
My suggestion to you;- Kindly post your article in the Discussion Forum instead of the comment column. Just click "Add a Discussion" and post it there. Thank you.
Have a great weekend.
Part 1- Entirety of the Lotus Sutra (see Appendix, Segment 1 at the end of my comments.
First let me discuss what it means to be true to the entirety of the Lotus Sutra? Although you raise this question in your introductory paragraph, for the rest of your sermon you insinuate that the answer lies solely in a member receiving Gojukai and knowing the difference between Shakubuku (sic) and geshu.
Since you avoid the very issue that you raise, let me address it from the outset. The “entirety of the Lotus Sutra” means its essence. This is none other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
Simply stated: if we truly chant the daimoku with this conviction that Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the essence of the Lotus Sutra, we are then true to the entirety of the Lotus Sutra at that moment. We become of the same mind as Nichiren by helping others to capture the entirety of the Lotus Sutra leading them to chant the daimoku to the Gohonzon while sharing in his vow to save all others.
On The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, Nichiren writes:
"Simply chanting the daimoku is beyond measure. To accept, uphold, read, recite, take delight in, and protect all the eight volumes and twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra is called the comprehensive practice. To accept, uphold, and protect the 'Expedient Means' chapter and the 'Life Span' chapter is called the abbreviated practice. And simply to chant one four-phrase verse or the daimoku, and to protect those who do so, is called the essential practice. Hence, among these three kinds of practice, comprehensive, abbreviated, and essential, the daimoku is defined as the essential practice" (MWND-3, p.9).
You have failed to emphasize or mention this most fundamental point throughout your entire sermon. I will return to this prime understanding again and again in the following comments.
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Note: The following segments are intended for quotation references only for the comments above and are referring to July 8th 2012 Oko Sermon by Yuzui Murata.
Appendix
Segment 1
July 8, 2012 – Oko
Rev. Yuzui Murata
Chief Priest, Myosenji Temple
“if you are true
to the entirety of the Lotus Sutra”
(Part Seven)
Sincere questions from Hokkeko members relating to the practice of Shakubuku arise all the time, questions which are honestly seeking the truth regarding the correct interpretation of our faith and practice of Nichiren Daishonin’s True Buddhism. For today’s sermon, therefore, I would like to focus on the word ‘true’ as it is used in the following passage from the Gosho, Letter to Niike (MW1 – p. 259), where Nichiren Daishonin states: “Faith in this sutra means that you will surely attain Buddhahood if you are true to the entirety of the Lotus Sutra, adhering exactly to its teachings without adding any of your own ideas or following the
arbitrary interpretations of others.”
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segment 2 to be followed...
On August 4th I sent a letter of response to Rev. Murata from Washington Temple. I divided his sermon to 13 parts. In this posting I am posting the first 4 parts of my response together with his first 4 parts from the sermon. I did not get any response or refutation of my letter. This indicate that NST is refraining form refuting anyone who find and point out the discrepancies in their sermons in
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