Living on the coast, it can get very foggy at times, to the point where you can’t see your hand in front of your face.
The fog horn blares out all night, you can’t sleep, and your surroundings take on a surreal air.
That’s what life can be like at times. All the landmarks, the points of reference seem have gone and we can feel lost. The very things we took for granted have disappeared, maybe because we took them for granted.
So we try to get life back into perspective but have nothing to guide us, unless we are fortunate enough to have our Honzon, our anchor, our Practice. Using chanting to clear the mind, to allow us to see things the way they really are, instead of how we remembered or wished they were. Chanting, long and hard, will shine a new clarity on the situation.
Like a driver who has invested in a powerful set of fog lamps, we start to see things more clearly, we become better able to manage our life-state, and more able to navigate through the challenges that life continuously throws at us.
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
There is an expansive life-state of profound, secure happiness, that transcends any material or social advantage.
The Sanskrit word Buddha means “One who is awakened [to the truth].”
Going back over your own mistakes, asking yourself those painful questions and giving honest answers is a difficult, but cathartic experience.
The sudden and unexpected passing of a friend’s mother, led me to seek out a poem about death, from the Buddhist perspective.
With ever increasing mindfulness, our own feelings will change as we reflect on the causes for those feelings.
Nichiren Buddhism is not simply about blind faith in the practice.
The Search For Enlightenment 
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