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The Story of the Kokū Zushi — Born from the Daimoku I Once Avoided (Live #155)
This was our live broadcast on August 29.I sat down to talk about the Kokū Zushi behind me. Almost the whole hour turned into something else — the three years when I could not chant.That was right, I think. The Kokū Zushi has no other or... -
“I Watch You on YouTube” — A Visitor, and a Prayer for Life-Change (Morning Daimoku #1,145)
Good morning. I hope you are well. This is Shima, of Oubaitori.I will be honest: I overslept a little this morning. I hurried through gongyo and moved into daimoku. And while I was chanting the prayer for changing life at its root, the m... -
To Live My Era with Daimoku at the Root — What the Word “Mission” Carries (Morning Daimoku #1,144)
Good morning. I hope you are well today. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com.I chanted my ten thousand daimoku again this morning. And while I was chanting, a phrase came to me. ── To live my own era, with daimoku at the root. What "my era... -
A Prayer That Changes Life Itself — The Landscape I Hold in My Heart (Morning Daimoku #1,143)
Good morning. I hope you are well today. Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima of Oubaitori.com. This is morning number 1,143 of chanting ten thousand daimoku. While I was chanting today, one thing kept returning ... -
Living by My Own Time — The Answer Was to Go Deeper, Not Wider (Morning Daimoku #1,142)
Good morning. I hope you are well today.Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com.Morning Daimoku, ten thousand chants. This is entry number 1,142. Ride it, or turn away. A large question stood in front of ... -
When the Time to Change Arrives — Deciding Two Days Early (Morning Daimoku #1,141)
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. Morning daimoku, ten thousand times. Number 1,141. For two or three days my head has been heavy. Something is wrong, I kept thinki... -
Morning Daimoku 1,140 | Continuing Is the Strength | Summer Fatigue, Rest, and Unbroken Effort | Oubaitori.com
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. Morning Daimoku, ten thousand — record number 1,140. Is the summer catching up with you? The tiredness of summer — has it started ... -
Eight Crates, Bound for a New Home — A Shop Tour on August 24
August 24, 2026. A shop tour from the Oubaitori showroom in Koga, Ibaraki. Over the weekend there was a large earthquake. Then heavy rain. The water came as far as the green outside our door. It frightened me. Even so, the shop is unharm... -
In the End, It Is Me Against Me — The Morning After the Grandchildren Went Home (Morning Daimoku #1,139) SEO（EN）：In the End, It Is Me Against Me | Morning Daimoku #1,139
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima of Oubaitori.com. This is the 1,139th morning of chanting 10,000 Daimoku. Yesterday the grandchildren all went home. Our entrance had been ove... -
Four Generations in One Room — The Question That Opened My Father’s Memory (Morning Daimoku #1,138)
Good morning. Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima of Oubaitori.com. This is the 1,138th morning of chanting 10,000 Daimoku. Yesterday was the final day of our 2026 summer camp with the grandchildren. On that las...
