Independent Nichiren Buddhists, how do you practice?

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bcol01
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Independent Nichiren Buddhists, how do you practice?

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Do you learn from various teachers and just chant solo or?
In his writing, Hokkemongu (Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra), The Great Master Nichiren said, “If the practitioners of the Lotus Sutra wholeheartedly devote their life to the Lotus Sutra and practice according to its golden words, it is certainly needless to say that not only in the next life, but also in this lifetime they will overcome severe difficulty, prolong their life, receive the great, good fortune of unsurpassed enlightenment, and accomplish the great vow of the widespread, propagation of True Buddhism.”
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Re: Independent Nichiren Buddhists, how do you practice?

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bcol01 wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:53 pm Do you learn from various teachers and just chant solo or?
There are several threads on this topic, here are four (two of which you started):

https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f ... nt#p552929
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f ... ndependent
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=486078#p486078
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=406072#p406072
bcol01
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Re: Independent Nichiren Buddhists, how do you practice?

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Ah, I don't remember those. Thank you though!
jake wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:24 pm
bcol01 wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:53 pm Do you learn from various teachers and just chant solo or?
There are several threads on this topic, here are four (two of which you started):

https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f ... nt#p552929
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f ... ndependent
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=486078#p486078
https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=406072#p406072
In his writing, Hokkemongu (Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra), The Great Master Nichiren said, “If the practitioners of the Lotus Sutra wholeheartedly devote their life to the Lotus Sutra and practice according to its golden words, it is certainly needless to say that not only in the next life, but also in this lifetime they will overcome severe difficulty, prolong their life, receive the great, good fortune of unsurpassed enlightenment, and accomplish the great vow of the widespread, propagation of True Buddhism.”
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Re: Independent Nichiren Buddhists, how do you practice?

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I can't speak to independent practice as such, though I've certainly chanted more consistently and with better quality when I am more or less in touch with others. Mid 90's, early 2000's I spent quite a while away from SGI and didn't do very well chanting on my own.
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