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November 5th, 2026Buddha Nature (2) Revering Buddha NatureDominick ScarangelloThis is the second installment in a six-part series focusing on the importance of revering buddha nature in Rissho ... -
November 1st, 2026We Live and Die as Part of the Wondrous Dharma Part 2Nichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiReflecting on the One Hundred Twentieth Anniversary of the Birth of Founder Niwano As this year marks the one hundr... -
October 9th, 2026Sandalwood and Aloeswoodby Atsushi Kanazawa
translated by Rolf GiebelNeither sandalwood nor aloeswood is a flowering tree known for its blossoms of beautiful form or color; rather, the... -
October 6th, 2026A Relief Worker in HiroshimaNakaichi NakamuraI was with one of the first relief teams to enter Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The thriving city of just twenty-fou... -
October 1st, 2026We Live and Die as Part of the Wondrous Dharma Part 1Nichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiOvercoming Death In one of Founder Nikkyo Niwano’s Dharma talks, in which he discussed people dying and the Buddhis... -
September 18th, 2026One Great Cloud and Many Kinds of PlantsGene ReevesJust as a cloud drops rain upon all plants, and the sun and moon shed light upon all things, so is the One Vehicle ... -
September 12th, 2026Being Thankful Even for InconvenienceNichiko NiwanoMost people think that they would become happy if only their present circumstances or environment would change. Peo... -
September 9th, 2026The Precious Sevenby Atsushi Kanazawa
translated by Rolf GiebelThe Japanese are fond of a type of beautiful cloisonné ware known as shippōyaki, or “seven-treasures ware,” so call... -
September 2nd, 2026Parallels in Psychotherapy and Rissho Kosei-kai BuddhismDawn Velligan and Kevin RocheMahayana Buddhism is a path of wisdom, compassion, and practice one takes with the aspiration of ending suffering, ... -
September 1st, 2026Everyone, Light a LampNichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kai“Rather Than Complaining About the Darkness” At present, many people around the world are suffering due to war and ...