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Hello all! I've lurked around this forum on and off for the last few years since I joined NST in 2017. Since the time I started practicing, my enthusiasm for the practice has ebbed and flowed. I'd say it's definitely ebbing at this point, but I don't want to let it go entirely without a fair shake....

Hello all! I've lurked around this forum on and off for the last few years since I joined NST in 2017. Since the time I started practicing, my enthusiasm for the practice has ebbed and flowed. I'd say it's definitely ebbing at this point, but I don't want to let it go entirely without a fair shake. ...

It probably depends on which sect. For Nichiren Shoshu the first prayer of gongyo is to the shotenzenjin. Which are protective dieties and or spirits Yes, but the temple takes no official stance on whether the practitioner believes in actual spirits or deities. This was probably my biggest question...

I still do not adhere to the necessity of Gongyo or rather a made up tradition to generate money and control over others. Hey there Richard, In what way are money and control involved in prescribing Gongyo? I've been a Shoshu guy for only two years now, so I do lack a lot of historical context that...

On the contrary, rather than celebrate a schism, I find it to be absolutely disheartening. That it not to say it wasn't necessary; I believe SGI and Nichiren Shoshu have different objectives, but the fact is that the whole affair has a souring effect on any prospective practitioner. I implore my fe...

To that extent, I absolutely rejoice that Soka Gakkai has been expelled permanently from the Head Temple moving on forward On the contrary, rather than celebrate a schism, I find it to be absolutely disheartening. That it not to say it wasn't necessary; I believe SGI and Nichiren Shoshu have differ...

Hey there! Nichiren Shoshu, checking in. :twothumbsup: There were a couple of reasons I chose this path: (1) practicality - I live in the Washington, D.C. area and there is a temple here, and (2) I left the Catholic Church when I was young (16 or so), but I always did miss the formality of the cerem...

The degradation of Lord Sakyamuni and the subsequent teachings that make like he was some transient Buddha...Gakki and ShoShu words...is not really going to bring a newcomer to the table with reality . I will attest that this is a huge hurdle to overcome, and one that some simply will not overcome....

Thanks for emphasizing that Q, for my part vipassana/samatha methods are absolutely in addition to daimoku, recitation and gosho/sutra study. Flossing is a great analogy. Using those techniques to establish a more spacious mind helps me chant as my primary practice with greater focus and appreciati...

Nikken on the right, Nichinyo on the left.

Part A is a portion of the Hoben Chapter. Part B is the prose portion of the Juryo chapter (the long part), and Part C is the verse form of it. Parts B & C together comprise the entire Juryo chapter. SGI no longer recites Part B as I understand. I of course use the Nichiren Shoshu liturgy, so that t...

Personally, I prefer doing it from memory. I've got A and C down, and much of part B. I tend to memorize in chunks, so if I really sat down and tried to thread the remaining pieces together, I wouldn't need the liturgy book at all. I know some people prefer to use the book, I prefer to go without so...

Thanks All for the responses. Also, is there branch of Nichern Shoshu in India. If you mean temples, no unfortunately there is not a Shoshu temple in India. I'm pretty sure there are practitioners there, though, as our own Chief Priest Rev Sakabe spent time living in India. If you are looking for a...

I'm surprised that no one has offered to send this person some books. All the nichiren people should be happy to send you some books. I can't help with nichiren books, but if you don't have a copy of the lotus sutra, I will send you one. (It will not be the first time I have sent materials to Brazi...

I am Bobby And yeah, Basics of Practice is good for an intro, but you're right, it doesn't go into great depth about doctrine itself. I will get you some stuff out of the book I have and get it to you.

So, it doesn't look like those books exist in online format. That's a shame, since NShoshu doesn't sell those resources for profit and copyright prevents one from copying entire books and disseminating. I hope this is something they change in the future. In the meantime though, I was told by the tem...

Thank you, i'll try a contact with the temple here, although i live far from it. i think they don't have it in english. Let me know how can i get the books in pdf or more information about shoshu. The information is scarce. _/\_ Yeah sadly you are very correct about the scarcity of information. I'v...

I would recommend contacting an NShoshu temple. My temple here in D.C. keeps books on hand that are (obviously) pertinent to Shoshu. That's where I picked up the book you quoted from. One thing you might try is contacting the Shoshu temple there in Brazil (http://www.temploshoboji.org.br/). In the m...

Have there been any known N. Shoshu female priests throughout history? Also, is anyone familiar with the Temple's official guidelines regarding women in the priesthood? Edit: A simple Google search answered part of my questions (https://nstmyosenji.org/magazine-april-201). Obviously there have been ...

OTOH very often when a newcomer asks what it is that we're reciting or chanting they often get the same old "in tune with the vibrations of the universe" type of answer. I would seriously walk the F out of any meeting that started talking about vibrations of the universe. I've read some 'interestin...