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May 6th, 2026The UnforgivableTeiichi TeramuraThe atomic bomb that appeared in the clear summer sky on August 6, 1945, destroyed the city of Hiroshima in an inst... -
May 1st, 2026What Can You Yourself Do?Nichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiConnecting with One Another Defines Us as Human The strength possessed by each of us human beings is actually a wea... -
April 23rd, 2026The Lack of Self: Repressing Our EmptinessDavid R. LoyBuddhist teachings about “nonself” (anattā) imply that humans’ fundamental repression is not sex (as Freud thought)... -
April 22nd, 2026The Role Given to You by the BuddhaNikkyo NiwanoIn Rissho Kosei-kai, what we call a “role” is extremely important. You’ll often hear phrases like “That person is s... -
April 18th, 2026The Bodhisattva Practice of Leading People to Embark on the Buddha WayNikkyo NiwanoEssentially, “roles” are things that people have in ample measure, solely by virtue of their birth in this world as... -
April 11th, 2026The Role of Being a Child of the BuddhaNikkyo NiwanoIn Rissho Kosei-kai, what we call a “role” is extremely important. You’ll often hear phrases like “That person is s... -
April 6th, 2026A Nurse in HiroshimaSakae HosakaAfter I finished school, I went to Osaka. Living and working at the small ear, nose, and throat clinic of an acquai... -
April 4th, 2026Because You Have Taught the Sutra to OthersNikkyo NiwanoEarlier, I said there were two reasons why teaching the sutra is important. The second reason is that by teaching t... -
April 1st, 2026A Person as Small as a VioletNichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiSoseki’s Poem and Shakyamuni’s Birth Declaration In 1897, the novelist Soseki Natsume sent his close friend, Shiki ...
