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Transforming Evil Into the Highest Good
Concept #18: Oneness of Good and Evil
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Concept #18: Oneness of Good and Evil
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Concept #17: Oneness of Body and Mind
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Can we actually influence what’s happening around us for the better? Do we really have control over our circumstances? At times, it may seem like we don’t have much say in how our lives will go. But Buddhism teaches that people and their surroundings are interconnected. Watch the 3-minute Buddhability video explaining the concept of
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Concept #15: Faith Equals Daily Life
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Concept #14: Many in Body, One in Mind
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Concept #12: The Mutual Possession of the Ten Worlds
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Concept #9: The Fusion of Reality and Wisdom
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Legends tell of carp transforming into a dragon by swimming up a waterfall called the Dragon Gate. The falls are believed to be located on the upper or middle reaches of the Yellow River in China. Some sources describe it as being 100 feet high, others as 1,000. Though measurements of the Dragon Gate differ,
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Concept #8: The Four Powers
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Concept #7: The Gohonzon
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Concept #5: Bodhisattvas of the Earth
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Concept #4: Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
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Concept #2: Changing Poison Into Medicine
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Concept #1: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
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We’ve written about the many rewards we gain from practicing Nichiren Buddhism in recent issues (see April 9, 2021, World Tribune, p. 10, and March 12, 2021, issue, p. 9). This time, we take a look at the benefit of receiving protection. One might think: For a religion that doesn’t worship a god or gods,
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It’s human to want things. We look and work for what we think will bring us joy or make life easier and better. We also find satisfaction in achieving, learning or mastering something that holds value for us. The desire to improve our circumstances is what motivated many of us to take up the practice
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People begin practicing Buddhism for many reasons. Some come to Buddhism hoping to overcome a problem. Others are attracted to it because of its philosophy. And others find solace, clarity or energy from the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. No matter what drew them to it, many attest to experiencing benefits from their Buddhist practice. So
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Great joy [is what] one experiences when one understands for the first time that one’s mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys. (The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, pp. 211–12) Nichiren Buddhism teaches us how to develop a profound sense of happiness and purpose regardless
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“The Future Is Yours to Change”
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In light of the Mystic Law, everything we encounter has meaning and helps us move forward.