A Buddhist Podcast

A very merry christmas to you! This last weekend we recorded tonights lecture in the kitchen of the amazing Jackie Evans from Gower and Swansea West District in West Wales. We had a wonderful welcome and met some great people! On our return we finished the show and are delighted to bring you tonight, a lecture on Nichiren Daishonin’s writing, Letter from Sado.

The lecture is quite long and was recorded very late at night, so you might want to listen to it in parts! Subjects include:

• Time is the biggest contribution we can make
• I solemnly swear that I want to do good
• Temples were an investment
• The loss of each individual life matters
• Clinging on to life
• An ungrudging spirit
• Use problems to become happy
• Earnest resolve
• Refuting mistaken teachings
• Doing the right thing
• The heart of a lion king

We play two tracks from the Podsafe Music Network, Panacea by Bill and Merry Christmas Angel by the wonderful Vittoria Conn.

Thank you so much for your continued support of the show, we really are very grateful.

Have a truly wonderful new year!

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To listen to the show, click the small dark triangle below this post! We are back! Tonights show begins with a lecture on the letter Nichiren Daishonin worte to his 83 year old disciple Abutsu-bo. The letter is called On the Treasure Tower. Points include:

• An incredible seeking spirit;
• What is the treasure tower?;
• We are the treasure tower;
• What? You don’t like your reality?;
• Forests of treasure towers;
• Seven kinds of treasure;
• The Gohonzon is the blueprint of our lives;
• The family treasure.

After the lecture we play Here and Now by Mike Erelli from the Podsafe Music Network. Next up, Karen reads an experience from the wonderful Roxanne Rae. Then we have shoutouts that cross the globe and we have a special finish. We close with a beautiful song by the amazing Peter Robinson, its called A Piece of Mirror. Sincere thanks to the great Jessica Miller for the artwork on this weeks show. If you are looking for more experiences about practicing this Buddhism, have a look at The Buddha Next Door, a wonderful book! Have a great week and take great care!

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