Learning from Kenji Miyazawa, Part Two: “To the West, If a Mother Is Tired”
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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 ... -
January 10th, 2026Live Life to the FullestNichiko NiwanoThe reason we have been given life on Earth is that our planet is just the right distance from the Sun to support l... -
January 3rd, 2026The Buddha Is Always Right Beside UsNikkyo NiwanoAt Oike Elementary School, where I attended, there were wise sayings and well-known adages hanging on all the class... -
January 1st, 2026Learning from Kenji Miyazawa, Part One: A Broad Perspective and the Mind of a BodhisattvaNichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiLiving Our Lives, Aware of the Galaxy Happy New Year! Let’s be diligent in our practice and together make the most ...
