My determination to blog every day soon dissolved, the important thing however is to start again from now.

I was assistant lecturer a few days ago for my Buddhist local study. The theme, “True cause” meaning that the causes we make right now and from each moment on are a fresh start. Each day is a renewal, in my case starting with chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo and portions of the Lotus Sutra.

The past has no meaning other than transforming and using what we have learnt from it and turning karma into mission.We chant to manifest our Buddhahood which is a pure, unchanging lifestate in which we can view life from an elevated angle and therefore make choices and decisions with a clear mind.

The true cause for attaining Buddhahood is practicing the Bodhisattva way aka chanting for the absolute happiness of ourselves and all beings by sewing the seeds of enlightenment by propagating Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, and eternally taking action in society for every beings absolute happiness.

Let’s forget about the past and step boldly into our own bright futures together.

The heart of the Lotus Sutra is the revelation that one may attain supreme enlightenment in one’s present form without altering one’s status as an ordinary person. This means that without casting aside one’s karmic impediments one can still attain the Buddha way. “Reply to Hakiri Saburo” (WND, 410)