Daimoku– tag –

Good morning. Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima. This morning, once again, I sat before the Gohonzon for my morning daimoku — ten thousand times. Today is July 31st. July ends today, and tomorrow August begins...

Today I'd like to ask you something. How much room does a "sincere heart" have in your everyday life? The Day a Sincere Heart Spoke to Me Yesterday was a day off. My wife and I went to Costco, and then to Kohyan Fore, a large bookstore i...

Bloom your own way, at your very best.Oubaitori.com — Japan's specialist in Soka Gakkai Buddhist altars. I woke up at three o'clock this morning. Wide awake — and glad of it. A Door Opens, Then Another This is what chanting has shown me ...

Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com. I woke early today. Around three in the morning. Not from worry — from gladness. I stretched. I swung my arms. Then I sat down and chanted. ▲ This morning's record. Spoken in Japa...

Good morning. This is Yukihiro Shima, from Oubaitori.com. My day began, as every day, with the morning daimoku. The air is clear. My hands come together, and something inside settles. How is your morning? A door opens. Then another. Yest...

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) ...

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 ...

Good morning. Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Shima, from Oubaitori.com. This morning began, as always, with ten thousand Daimoku. And in the middle of chanting, something came to me. I am not sure I can put it into words....

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....

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...