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Prayer or Wish? — What I Noticed This Morning (Morning Daimoku #1,154)
Good morning. How are you today? This is Shima, of Oubaitori. Morning daimoku, ten thousand times. This is experience number 1,154. Today, while I was chanting, something made me stop. I was chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and I began to t... -
Expect the Hard Times — A Rainy Monday and What Daimoku Lets You Feel (Morning Daimoku #1,153)
Good morning. How are you today? This is Shima of Oubaitori.com. Morning Daimoku — day 1,153. Monday. A new week begins. This Rain It came down hard here in Koga, Ibaraki, and all around us. But we seem to be all right. No trouble. If yo... -
A Showroom You Can Enter in a Wheelchair — And 45 Years of Getting There (Live #156)
Hello. How are you today? This is Shima of Oubaitori.com. The YouTube live broadcast begins now. Thank you for joining me. Today is September 5th. How is everyone? There has been a great deal of rain across the country, and these bands o... -
Today Is Not Yesterday — The Heart We Bring to Morning Prayer (Morning Daimoku #1,152)
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima of Oubaitori.com. This is the Morning Daimoku record, day 1,152. The temperature dropped sharply today. The swings in this weather are severe, so pleas... -
Shop Tour, September 5 | Restored Soka Gakkai Altars, an LCD Kokū Zushi, and a White Pearl Altar | Oubaitori.com
Hello, everyone. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. It is September 5, 2026. Rain was in the forecast, but outside it had stopped, so today's Oubaitori.com tour starts out of doors. Look at this sky. Behind me is the shop. This is our sh... -
A Message from Overseas — Feeling Kosen-rufu on a Saturday Morning (Morning Daimoku #1,151)
Good morning. How are you today? This is Shima, of Oubaitori. This is my Morning Daimoku, ten thousand chants. Yesterday, a large piece of business came to us. It came from overseas. It made me sit up straighter. Members Are Everywhere i... -
The Only One to Compare Yourself With — Morning Daimoku #1,150
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, of Oubaitori. Morning Daimoku, ten thousand chants — entry #1,150. I woke a little earlier today I woke a little earlier today, and chanted with a cle... -
Keeping a Promise | Morning Daimoku #1,149 | A Vow to Myself and to the Gohonzon | Oubaitori.com
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. This is my record of chanting 10,000 Daimoku each morning. Yesterday, I kept a promise I had made to my wife. A promise stays caug... -
A Promise I Kept Putting Off | Morning Daimoku #1,148 | Harmony in the Family | Oubaitori.com
Good morning. How are you today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, of Oubaitori.com. Morning Daimoku, ten thousand chants. Today is Wednesday, September 2. The shop is closed today. What my wife has been telling me si... -
Settling the Year in Four Months — A Morning on September 1 (Morning Daimoku #1,147)
Good morning. Are you well today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, of Oubaitori.com. This is my record of 10,000 daimoku this morning. Yesterday Was August 31. I Cleared It All Yesterday was August 31. A great, great...
