Dharma Wheel

It’s rather direct contemplation...to know how such appearance comes about. Sixth Patriarch said originally there is no thing...whatever appearance rationalized to not be self doesn’t mean we are not deluded in dreams at night. I think this points to a state of meditative awareness that does not ha...

Gabor Szabo - The Lady In The Moon

The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon[/b Myō is the name given to the mystic nature of life, and hō, to its manifestations. Renge, which means lotus flower, is used to symbolize the wonder of this Law. If we understand that our life at this moment is myō, then we will also understand that our life at oth...

"One Rainy Wish" (also known as "Golden Rose") a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

Bulls · All Them Witches

You mean because we are new to the US considering US is 400 /500 years old, and because they don’t have these trees elsewhere in the world? Maybe. It really is more complex. For example, air pollution effects development of humans from conception to death. Air pollution is a byproduct of industrial...

I am just making a point: species can adapt to certain environments to resist diseases. Science now! Why are we not adapting to resist allergies? I have no clue. We had adapted and then sharp ecological changes happened faster than we could adapt to them. The earth and mankind have changed drastica...

Well the usual thought is the local pollens cause allergy, but it’s not the body’s functionings are compromised? It's hypersensitivity. When the body encounters what it perceives as an allergen, it overreacts. I don’t mean to be provoking but people in the Western world live in clean environment. T...

Some people eat local honey This is true, but I'm guessing if I tried it there would be adverse effects. Potentially I is assumed the allergens will be low enough to be mild enough for subtle acclimatization. I am not advising this however. Follow your own advice and see an allergist. It was a mean...

The lack of ability to maintain decorum is a compound phenomenon. More importantly there lies a really interesting rationale that exists here. The internet isn't "real" yet the efforts to moderate Buddhism (not just here) is arduous. The buddha did not find human discord arduous, he found it to be ...

Don't know if it's still going. alt.buddhism.religion.nichiren Unmoderated depths of Nichiren hell. It was one of the sources of discord that made me a sole practitioner. I talk openly about cause and effect because I notice it. It isn't about finding a particular source for blame. I know I often b...

stopped reading your post here.. why...no one is remotely attempting to moderate Buddhism... it's people that constantly need to be reminded they are ignoring the TOS.. funny thing those people don't have a clue as to what they are doing...even though their posts are the ones that immidiatly follow...

The lack of ability to maintain decorum is a compound phenomenon. More importantly there lies a really interesting rationale that exists here. The internet isn't "real" yet the efforts to moderate Buddhism (not just here) is arduous. The buddha did not find human discord arduous, he found it to be a...

I think it is a great opportunity personally. When properly engaging the lotus one potential consequence is intense internal reaction. Regardless of who the effected party might be, propagating these teachings is not easy. However ideally there should be no emotional distortion. For me this really m...

as for mixing practices...it's all Buddhism...heck Nichiren is filled to the top with all that was Japanese Buddhism at the time...he knew it all... Sure but it really is a nuanced topic because yes he seeks to reconcile any potential path (immeasurable) for an individual to the lotus itself. Based...

avatamsaka3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:35 pm Oh, well I'm an adult and it's gotten worse this year.

But I'm working on it.

Depending on the type of allergy there might be reasonable means to address them. Some people eat local honey to address some pollen allergies. I don't know too much about particulars unfortunately.

Based on the OP's post history I don't believe freedom of choice is abundant when it comes top available organizations. A handful of posts over a number of years pointing to a commitment and struggle. Perhaps the focus should on encouraging faith in teachings that work based on buddha nature and not...

avatamsaka3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:25 pm

I can say that some of this seems to improve through development

Which kind? Seems like you're talking about controlling the breath and awareness of physiology.

Youth to adult development.

Chanting doesn't make things suck less, but in conjunction with wider study and more nuanced practice I find it does help support equanimity, patience, kindness, tolerance. Nichiren alludes to the state of mind the votary is meant to possess. Nichiren often posits two particular statements that mig...

I was born with over 120 environmental allergies. Childhood was brutal. Spent plenty of time in oxygen tents and getting allergy shots. Pretty much nominal these days comparatively. Zyrtec is pretty much a silver bullet during times of the season when it gets bad. Don't find myself needing it all t...