RELIGION or POLITICS - Can we talk? Why Buddhism...

Greetings friend,

My last blog was on why I turned to Nichiren Buddhism, and now I will explain all  the basics, that no only makes sense to me, but has proven to be valid, sensible, and a great spiritual source, that has held up through all sorts of my lifes challenges.  So, if you haven't solidified your spiritual beliefs and still have doubts, keep reading. You will find food for thought.

Nichiren Buddhists religious philosophy basics:

We do NOT believe in a single Supreme Deity. We DO believe in a higher spiritual power.

We DO believe that this spiritual POWER is within each and everyone on this earth. The POWER is available any time it is needed. YOU do NOT have to go and plead or beseech for, help or solace, to  someone way out in the beyond somewhere. NOT, he or she, but IT. It is a spirit, pure and simple, and it is there within us all every waking or sleeping moment.

Now, in Nichiren Buddhism, YOU will take FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU. There is NO blaming anything or anybody else if things don't turn out for you or bad things happen to you. If there is Good, you take the credit, if bad, you take the blame, because in all the affairs of life, at every moment, we have a choice. YOU unfortunately have that FREE WILL.

Also unfortunately, most do NOT adhere to the Universal Law Of Cause and Effect.

This is also basic with Nichiren Buddhism. You make good choices, uh huh, good consequences. Then you make bad choices, uh huh, bad things happen. Once you make a choice you have made a Cause, and at the same time you have put in motion the Consequence.

Of course, there is more in depth explanation, but not necessary here. You know only that the Law works always, no time limit, and no exceptions. Even the mind set of countries will work, the same as people. Keep that truth in mind as this country USA heads into bad times. Therefore you have no room to blame other than yourself, be it a country or as an individual.

We have a quotation from Nichiren, "Enjoy what there is to enjoy, suffer what there is to suffer, accept that joy and suffering are a fact of life, then keep on chanting '__________________', no matter what heppens. (We have a chanting phrase that goes at the blank)

The reason we were all given Free Will is because we are all prone to be attracted to bad, so it is the bad things that are the learning factor to the life experience. And it NOT meant to be easy.

So you see, dear reader, Life is really quite simple. To me I have given thought often to "Are RELIGIONS OUR WEAKEST LINK)? Every religion has its own view point on the subject, each to be different so that people have, uh huh, Choices. This is a formula for Separation, in my opinion, and separation is enough to handle with today's politics.

Cheers, see ya'.      CJ