A Person as Small as a Violet
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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 ... -
March 31st, 2026Teach the Dharma for People’s HappinessNikkyo NiwanoThis may sound like a self-serving interpretation from those who are devoted to the Lotus Sutra, but that is by no ... -
March 30th, 2026Dissatisfaction Is a Form of Taking LifeNichiko Niwano“Do not kill” clearly is a precept that forbids the taking of life, but Mahayana Buddhism strongly implies that thi... -
March 27th, 2026Helping All People Attain BuddhahoodNikkyo NiwanoThe Lotus Sutra teaches that “expounding” the sutra is the fourth of the five practices of Dharma teachers. Expound... -
March 21st, 2026Building the Future TogetherNikkyo NiwanoPeople who neglect the past and live carelessly in the present are unlikely to be respected by those around them. O... -
March 18th, 2026Finding Good Things Among the Followers of Other ReligionsPaul David Numrich(This essay includes excerpts and ideas from my 2012 article in Asbury Journal, “Christian Sensitivity in Interreli... -
March 18th, 2026The Parable of the VehiclesGene ReevesThe Buddha, like any teacher, has to use appropriate means in order to lead others to the realization of their own ... -
March 15th, 2026The Four Basic AfflictionsNichiko NiwanoOne of the Four Seals of the Dharma, the keystone of Buddhism, is issai kaiku, “All phenomena are characterized by ... -
March 13th, 2026Savoring Our EncountersDominick ScarangelloIn order to savor our karmic encounters, we have to let go of preferential judgments of good and bad, take with equ... -
March 8th, 2026An Expanding Circle of HappinessNikkyo NiwanoWhen you set out to situate the existence of the person you call “I” in the here and now, you come to the realizati...
