Thanks for reminding me, Mark. I haven't visited that site in a long time. I've always enjoyed it. Now, I'll visit it again.
BTW, I've never been in the Gakkai. I say that from time to time in the hope that whatever I say will not be misinterpreted in a ceratin way. All the best, Diana **************************************************************** --- In [email protected], Nancy Rogow <illarr...@...> wrote: > > Dear All: > > The Everlife Foundation of Havey Kraft is worth a look. Its not the Kempon > Hokke but Harvey Kraft certainly means well and spiritually, they are light > years beyond the Gakkai. > > Mark > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Diana <taidan...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 12:03:45 AM > Subject: [GohonzonForum] Re: Do You Know This Mandala Gohonzon? > > > Ah, so I'm not the only one who feels better when my mandala Gohonzon > "speaks" to me. The 88 made me feel so relaxed, so at home, so "right," I > just knew that was the one. It was kind of "hi, there, old friend, about time > we got together." > > I'm sure, in the eyes of many, the above paragraph makes me a candidate for > burning at the stake. Somehow, I think you won't be offended. > > Diana > > ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *******88 > > --- In GohonzonForum@ yahoogroups. com, Nichijo1958@ ... wrote: > > > > > > Hi Diana, > > > > Mandala 105 is the one that does it for me. Of all of Nichiren's Mandals, > > 105 is the only one that, as you might say, 'speaks' to me. I had the > > Prayer > > Mandala enshrined for some time, but there was never a connection. The > > Man-nen-ku-go as well, but there was no connection with that one either > > (only > > a doctrinal obsession). Other than 105, the Mandalas that call out to me > > are not Nichiren inscribed, such as the Black Faced Mandala (but that may > > be > > because of all of the work I poured into restoring her) and the Big Girl > > (from Kaiundo). Their calligraphy is stunning and I am irresistibly drawn > > to > > their "Myo." Then, there's the Nittatsu; She's absolutely gorgeous! > > > > Ernesto > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/7/2010 05:46:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > taidancer@ . writes: > > > > Thank you, Ernesto. Yes, it's the cadence that got me. As I said, it > > made my heart sing and I started chanting together with the group. > > > > I'm quite familiar with the Prayer Gohonzon. I know a lot of people love > > it and have been helped by having it in their lives. However, it never > > "spoke" to me, there was no connection. Last night, all in gold script, > > powered by that musical chanting, well... it was another story. I didn't > > recognize it as the Gohonzon embraced by the Independent Movement. It > > "spoke" a > > different language, a language of prayer, healing, and joy. > > > > My Gohonzon will stay forever the one enshrined in my butsudan: madala #88 > > in the Gohonzon Shu. I do intend to return to the Youtube site though, and > > chant from time to time among the stars. > > > > Be well and happy. > > > > Diana > > > > ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ****** > > > > > > --- In GohonzonForum@ yahoogroups. com, Nichijo1958@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Diana, > > > > > > I love the cadence of the chanting in that video. Assuming that mandala > > > that shows up at the start is the same one being shown throughout, that > > is > > > the Kito Mandala Gohonzon. Kito means prayer, though it is sometimes > > called > > > the Medicine Gohonzon because of the additional inscriptions on it that > > are > > > quotes from the Lotus Sutra where it says that this Sutra is the > > medicine > > > that can cure the ills of the world. There is quite a lot dedicated to > > it on > > > Don Ross' website Nichiren's Coffeehouse, as a matter of fact, I think > > > that image may have come from Don's site as well. You can find it here > > > (including a complete translation) : > > > > > > _http://nichirenscof feehouse. net/GohonzonShu/ 037.html_ > > > (http://nichirenscof feehouse. net/GohonzonShu/ 037.html) > > > > > > This Mandala Gohonzon is a genuine Nichiren autograph and helped launch > > the > > > Independent Movement into existence. Don can provide the juicy details > > > (and some of it is really very interesting! ) regarding its arrival > > > from > > Japan > > > to the US. > > > > > > > > > En la Ley MÃstica, > > > Ernesto Borges Torres > > > > > > _Mystic Lotus_ (http://mysticlotus. blogspot. com/) > > > > > > > > > progressive. .. outspoken... empowered... > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/7/2010 04:47:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > > taidancer@ writes: > > > > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > I need a bit of help. Please go to this Youtube address: > > > www.youtube. com/watch? v=5pjp2ZKJb8Q. If this is too long, you can > > > just > > search: daimoku nel > > > presente. It'll take you to the same place. > > > > > > You'll see an image of the planet Mars and the words: Zingari de Marte > > > (this means "Gypsies of Mars" in Italian). You'll start hearing > > daimoku > > > chanting and then you'll see the image of a mandala gohonzon. The > > chanting will > > > continue for ten minutes. Do any of you know this mandala? Can you > > guess or > > > find out its origin? > > > > > > Last night, when I was super tired and beyond beat, I found myself > > > chanting with the group while looking at that mandala. I enjoyed the > > rhythm and > > > musical quality, and felt so much better at the end of the ten minutes. > > > > > > No, I don't intend to use that mandala as my Gohonzon. I'm set with > > mine > > > for life. I'd just like to know if any of you can help me with some > > > information. > > > > > > BTW, I think the chanting may have been done by professional musicians. > > > Even though it was "just chanting," it made my heart sing. I don't > > expect it > > > to do the same for you: we each dance to our own rhythm. > > > > > > Well, Rob, Don, Luigi, Ernesto? Anybody? Any ideas? > > > > > > Thank you in advance for your help. I know you'll come up with > > something. > > > > > > Diana > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
