RELIGION or POLITICS - Why Buddhism?? The incredible 9th consciousness

(Again much of the contents herein are taken from the book "Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death, byDaisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International.)


Everyone who is not wholly dedicated to a religion, or who is spiritual and open minded about religion,
should seriously consider .... "Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, the Buddhism of the SUN.".............

Buddhism of the SUN, is shedding it's light all around the world. We have arrived at a time in which our movement for peace, culture and education, grounded on Buddhist principles, must send it's light of hope throughout society.

Hello on this TGIF day, and now you can look to another new and exciting weekend. My hope for all.
And now I bring us all back to Ninth Cosciousness, where life is really at for complete happiness.
 
 
         TAPPING OUR INNER WISDOM, COMPASSION AND LIFE FORCE IS CRUCIAL. THE FULL VALUE OF THE NINE CONSCIOUSNESSES CONCEPT IS DEMONSTRATED ONLY WHEN ON PRACTICALLY BRINGS FORTH THE NINTH CONSCIOUSNESS, OR BUDDHAHOOD.
 
         Nichiren gave concrete expression to the amala-consciousnes -- the fundamental reality of life -- in Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.   He thereby opened a path through which all people can reveal Buddhahood, drawing forth their latent greater self.   "The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality,"  he wrote,  and concluded that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the way to open the Buddhahood inherent in our lives, allowing it to gush forth and purify our lives from the inside out.
 
         Nidhiren also wrote: "You should base your mind on the ninth consciousness, and carry out your practice in the six consciousnesses"."   By establishing faith in the ultimate reality and incorporating Buddhist practice into our daily lives, we can access infinite wisdom, power and compassion;   we can achieve a fundamental inner reformation and establish an unshakable foundation for true happiness.   By analogy, while a piece of wood floating in a stream will be swept away at the whim of the curent, even the most powerful of currents cannot shift an island of rock.
 
Josei Toda used to emphasize that having a life-state of Buddhahood, or absolute happiness, means having the capacity to experience joy under any circumstances.   He would say: "When you achieve absolute happiness, you have no money troubles, and you enjoy good health. Your home is peaceful, your business goes well, your heart is filled with a sense of abundance, and everything you see or hear makes you think, 'how delightful!'    When the world appears to you in this way, then this world...becomes Buddha land. That is attaining Buddhahood."   He would say that even a quarrel with your spouse, for example, can be joyful.   And that when you get angry, you do so with contentment.
 
HAPPINESS IS NOT RELIANT SOLELY ON THE ENVIRONMENT.  THERE ARE PEOPLE IN MANSIONS WHO SPEND THEIR DAYS IN TEARS.    NEITHER, HOWEVER, IS OUR HAPPINESS ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF OUR ENVIRONMNET.   WHO, FOR EXAMPLE, COULD HONESTLY CLAIM TO BE HAPPY IF THEY COULD NOT FEED THEIR CHILDREN.?    A PERSON CONTROLLED BY A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT IS SUFFERING,  WHEREAS ONE WHO CAN CONTROL AND INFLUENCE A DIFFICULT SITUATION IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE.    WE CAN SAY THEN,  THAT A PERSON WITH  STRONG LIFE PURPOSE IS HAPPY.
 
And so good people, we close for this day and still looking forward to give out more enlightenment and food for serious thought for those who at not happy, and for those who may not have a great spiritual platform for daily life.  Believe me folks, Nichiren Buddhism is where it's at.  Cheers.     CJ