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With My Wife at the Planetarium, After Decades — A Vow for a Thousand Years Ahead (Morning Daimoku #1,135)
Good morning. Are you well today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com — chanting 10,000 Daimoku each morning. Yesterday, the shop was closed. Nine of us — our family, together with the four g... -
The First Morning My Grandchild Woke Me — Day Four of the Joint Summer Visit (Morning Daimoku #1,134)
Good morning. Are you well today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com — chanting 10,000 Daimoku each morning. Today — for the first time — my grandchild woke up before me. My grandchild woke ... -
“Was It Just Us?” — Our Consultation Log for Soka Gakkai Buddhist Altars Is Now Public
"Was it just us?" — Have you ever had a moment like that with your Buddhist altar? Since the Gohonzon is enshrined there, you cannot treat the altar carelessly. But at the same time, a small question can feel too small to bring to a shop... -
Grandchildren Come Down One by One — This Is My Reason to Live (Morning Daimoku #1,133)
Good morning. Are you well today? Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com — chanting 10,000 Daimoku each morning. This morning, as always, I was chanting Daimoku when my grandchildren woke up — o... -
“If Only I Could Play the Piano” — Grandpa’s Challenge for Summer Camp (Morning Daimoku #1,132)
おはようございます。今日もお元気でしょうか。あなたらしく、最高に輝く！ 桜梅桃李の島でございます。朝の題目1万遍、体験記です。 昨日から、孫たちの夏合宿が始まりました。総勢9名。夕方には、近くの日帰り温泉へ向かうことにしました。合宿初日とい... -
The Color of Your Altar, Your Choice — A Custom Coloring Project (Live #154)
Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima — Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is our 154th YouTube Live, after a week away. This morning, at the altar, I received the warmest words from the Gohonzon: "You are absolutely all right." ... -
The Joy of Overcoming, One by One — A Grandfather’s Piano Challenge (Morning Daimoku #1,131)
Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima — Bloom your own way, at your very best. I overslept a little today, but I still finished the 10,000 Daimoku. This morning marks Morning Daimoku #1,131. Yesterday was full — a live broadcast, two roun... -
Store Tour — August 15, 2026: A Family Visit From Tochigi and Love at First Sight
This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. Today is August 15, 2026 — Japan's Memorial Day for the End of the Second World War. The cicadas are loud. Summer is at its peak. We are open, as always. Come with me — a short tour of our specialist st... -
“You Will Be Absolutely All Right” — A Warm Encouragement Before the Gohonzon (Morning Daimoku #1,130)
おはようございます。あなたらしく、最高に輝く！ ── 桜梅桃李.comの島です、朝の題目1万遍体験記、今日で1,130回目になります。 今朝はとても気分が良く、清々しい気持ちで顔を洗い、髭を剃り、ご本尊様の前へ坐りました。そして、根本の題目を上げていく... -
When Reality Won’t Come Together — The Question Is How Clearly You Speak (Morning Daimoku #1,129)
Good morning. Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com. Bloom your own way, at your very best. Morning Daimoku, ten thousand chants. Number 1,129. This morning, one thought: Sometimes reality just won't come together. And I've been sitting wit...
