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Live near Orlando, FL?

Posted on Oct 1st, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

Orlando Community Center Orlando Area Website 452 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, Florida 32807 Voice: 407.482.3939 or 407.482.3969 Fax: 407.482.3965

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What is life's true purpose?

Posted on May 10th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

"What is life's true purpose?" SGI President Ikeda asks in a May editorial. "The 20th- century British historian Arnold J. Toynbee suggested that it lies in 'trying to change the universe in which we find... More »

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As for the matter of becoming a Buddha

Posted on Apr 27th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

  From a portion of a writing by Nichiren Daishonin: 170 The Gift of Rice         However, as for the matter of becoming a Buddha, ordinary people keep in mind the words "earnest resolve" and... More »

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What sustains my faith (from a zPod post)

Posted on Apr 24th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

Today, the joy in my heart and the positive influence I can have on others sustains my faith.  To start, as contradictory as it may appear to some, getting benefits - actual proof - is... More »

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Quantum Mechanics and Buddhism

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

Middle Way [中道] (Skt madhyama-pratipad; Jpn chudo ) "The way or path that transcends polar extremes. The Middle Way also indicates the true nature of all things, which cannot be defined by the absolutes of... More »

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Original Mind re-emerges

Posted on Apr 14th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

  Simultaneity and the Geodesic  I have been listening to the audio edition of Stephen Hawking's   A Briefer History of Time .  Great circles and four dimensionality; Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and       Space/Time all... More »

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"A Bridge from a Soundless World"

Posted on Mar 10th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

Buddhism in Society   "A Bridge from a Soundless World" By Shin'ichi Yoshida, Japan I have lived in a soundless world since I was born in 1967. One stormy day my mother wondered why a... More »

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Treasures of the Heart according to Buddhist Concepts for Today

Posted on Feb 26th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

Treasures of the Heart From a presentation by SGI-USA Vice General Director, Mr. Greg Martin: 1. Today I'm excited to talk about my new discoveries concerning Treasures of the Heart. 2. Today I will speak... More »

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Returning to our original state of life

Posted on Feb 5th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

  In Nichiren Buddhism the concept of casting off, or discarding the provisional, and revealing the true is stressed - both from a doctrinal perspective and a personal transformation level.  The heart of understanding the... More »

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SGI Day: Engaged Buddhists Worldwide

Posted on Jan 26th, 2007 by jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha

  January 26 Daily Wisdom: From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin "One should not be intimidated by the fact that so many hold such beliefs. Nor does the truth of a belief depend on whether... More »

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