4/13/26
The seventh of the eight part presentation on the Juryo-hon, the “Duration of the Life of the Tathagata” chapter, has been uploaded to the YouTube channel.
4/9/26
Please check out the YouTube channel, where you can find the first six of eight presentations on the Juryo-hon, the “Duration of the Life of the Tathagata” seventhchapter that is recited as part of gongyo.
Also, please check out the article on the The Birth of the Buddha. This is part of an ongoing series on the life and teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha.
2/3/26
Please check out the YouTube channel, where you can find the first three of eight presentation on the Juryo-hon, the “Duration of the Life of the Tathagata” chapter that is recited as part of gongyo.
12/29/25
I added the FAQ for Christians, which I wrote many years ago for the Nichiren Coffee House, slightly revised.
Please check out the YouTube channel, which has all ten videos covering the meaning of the Hoben-pon recitation used in our daily practice.
7/5/25
New content available on the YouTube channel:
Verses for Opening the Sutra Part 1
Verses for Opening the Sutra Part 2
6/19/25
I have added a page about Buddhsit practice and recovery (such as working the Twelve Steps)
6/7/25
In the Dharma talks section of the Library, I have added links to talks I have given as a guest speaker.
Links to Dharma Talks Given as Guest Speaker
6/1/25
New content available on the Youtube Channel:
5/15/25
New content available on the Youtube Channel:
4/22/25
Added an article about the Bodhisattva in the Heaven of Contentment to the articles on the Life and Teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. This article explores why bodhisattvas spend their next-to-last rebirth in the Tushita Heaven, the Heaven of Contentment. It also reviews the considerations made by the bodhisattva who would become Shakyamuni Buddha before being reborn as Siddhartha Gautama.
4/11/25
The “Joining Nichiren Shu” section has been revised, repositioned, and renamed “Beginning Your Practice.” I did this because while I certainly welcome people to join Nichiren Shu and am happy to facilitate that, I am not primarily interested in just getting people to join anything. I am primarily interested in sharing the Buddha Dharma and providing everything one needs to learn from it and put it into practice.
4/8/25
I changed the Farewell (Buso) Shomyo on p. 59 in our service book, Celebration and Practice of the Lotus Sutra, to better reflect what the kanji actually says.
4/7/25
New content is available on our Youtube channel.
Milestones on the Path: Humanity and Heaven
Marcos no Caminho: A Humanidade e os Céus (Portuguese)
As Complexidades do Karma (Portuguese)
3/31/25
I have reorganized the website a bit. The Home page has been reorganized. There is now a section called “The Practice of Chanting” under the About drop-down menu. The Book Store section under the About drop-down menu has also been revised and updated. Also in the Library, check the tab Shakyamuni Buddha’s Life and Teachings. I have added a series of articles on the six perfections there based on passages from sutras and treatises, many of which I have translated. Please check it out.