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February 13th, 2026Because I Am Watching over YouNikkyo NiwanoThe Lotus Sutra passage from the “A Parable” chapter that I mentioned earlier continues as follows: “But now it [th... -
February 11th, 2026Revealing the Knowledge and Insight of the BuddhasNikkyo NiwanoThe purpose for which the buddhas appear in the world is said to be the One Great Cause. To be specific, this is to... -
February 6th, 2026Hiroshima FlashKosaku OkabeIn August 1945, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forever altered the course of human history, claiming... -
February 1st, 2026Learning from Kenji Miyazawa, Part Two: “To the West, If a Mother Is Tired”Nichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiLike Bodhisattvas Springing Up Out of the Earth All of you are probably familiar with Kenji Miyazawa’s poem that be... -
January 30th, 2026Everyone Can Become a Buddha Without ExceptionNikkyo NiwanoIn the “Parable of the Conjured City” chapter of the Lotus Sutra it says, “The Buddha Way is long and far,” but loo... -
January 23rd, 2026Finding Things We Are Thankful ForNichiko NiwanoThe artist Katsuhiko Satō has written the following poem: “Wondrous, wondrous! To be alive here and breathe and mov... -
January 17th, 2026Becoming “an Awakened One”Nikkyo NiwanoNow, the word “buddha” has another meaning; it literally means “an awakened one.” Anyone who realizes the fundament... -
January 15th, 2026The Dharma Flower AssemblyGene ReevesThe first part of chapter 1 of the Lotus Sutra, “Introduction,” is devoted to setting the scene for what is to foll... -
January 11th, 2026The Way for Everyone to Become a BuddhaNikkyo NiwanoIt was in 1935, when I was twenty-eight, that I heard a lecture on the Lotus Sutra by Arai Sukenobu. Right away, I ...
