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The Last of the Ebony | A Zushi-Style Altar That Cannot Be Made Again (No. 1383)
I want to tell you plainly what happened. Not to sell you something. Just so you know. In front of me is a zushi-style Soka Gakkai altar, No. 1383, made by Kongō. Ebony veneer on the outside. Solid ebony carving. Inside, the whole chambe... -
History Is Made Today — A Morning of 10,000 Daimoku
Good morning. I hope you are well.Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, of Oubaitori.com. I woke clear this morning. This is a record of chanting 10,000 Daimoku — one more morning of it. ▶ Watch (about 1 minute) ... -
To Keep Chanting Is to Refuse to Give Up on Yourself
Saturday morning. Ten thousand daimoku, finished.Something came to me while I was chanting. It was this: to chant daimoku at all — just that, nothing more — is already a strong thing. ▶ Today's video (YouTube Short, in Japanese) To keep ... -
Morning Daimoku #11,047 — When the Mind Stops: The Courage to Rest, and Never to Lose
Good morning. Yesterday started well. The work moved fast through the morning. And then, around midday, I simply stopped. Not tired of it. Not unwilling. My mind had taken on too much at once, and it quietly said: no more thinking today.... -
【Morning Daimoku 1,106】Today Is Not a Continuation of Yesterday｜A Calm Mind in the Morning Heat｜Oubaitori.com
Good morning. Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com. This morning, again, ten thousand Daimoku. And so the day begins. Outside, it is already hot. Even indoors, the heat presses in — the kind o... -
[SGI] The Time Daimoku Gave Back | Notes from a 10,000-Daimoku Morning | Oubaitori.com
A viewer wrote to me this morning: "I'm chanting 10,000 daimoku, too." That single line moved me. Today I want to share the one thing daimoku changed most in me — my relationship with time. "No Time" Is a Signal to Look Again "I'm busy. ... -
The Night I Wrestled with AI, and What Daimoku Taught Me
"Bloom your own way, at your very best." Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima, of Oubaitori.com. Today is a holiday here in Japan — a Monday, and the start of a new week. How are you meeting this morning? Last night, I was up late, wrest... -
Chemical-Free Buddhist Altar, Made to Order | Natural-Wood Kokū Zushi for Chemical Sensitivity | Oubaitori.com
"Is there a Buddhist altar made without chemicals?" One phone call led to this story. For someone living with chemical sensitivity, we set out to build a made-to-order altar from natural wood alone — the Kokū Zushi. This is from our YouT... -
Changing the Order — The Morning Conviction Came Through Daimoku
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【朝の題目1,097回】祈りは、必ず現実になる──先週の「奇跡の連続」Daimoku #1,097: A Week of Miracles — When Prayer Becomes Reality
おはようございます。桜梅桃李.comの島幸弘です。今朝も、朝の題目一万遍の体験記をお届けします。先週は、奇跡の連続でした。題目を根本としたからこそ、人生のこの節目を、この味わいで迎えることができている。今、そう実感しています。 ▶ この記事のも...
