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The Power of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

• January 2, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Health, Music, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Rest of the World
Tags: Buddhism, Buddhist Practice, Chanting, Daimoku, Daisaku Ikeda, Devotion to the Mystic Law of Cause and Effect, Gautama Buddha, Josei Toda, Lineages, Lotus, Mahayana Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichiren, Religion and Spirituality, SGI Buddhism, SGI Buddhists, SGI-USA, Soka Gakkai, Soka Gakkai International, The Mystic Law, The Three Founding Presidents, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, World War II

Buddhist Altars I Have Made

• September 6, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Art, Class, Cultural History, Django Reinhardt, Love, Music, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: Architecture, Berklee College of Music, Building Arts, Butsudan, Cabinetry, Creativity, Difference, Django Reinhardt, Japanese Buddhism, Joel Bitton, Mahayana Buddhism, Medford MA, Morning Sun, Nakayama Butsudans, SGI, SGI Buddhism, SGI Buddhists, SGI-USA, Shrine, Woodworking

The Ten Worlds

• April 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Education, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality
Tags: "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment, "Let's Make a Deal", Buddhahood, Chanting, Common Sense, Cosmology, Daimoku, Happiness, Heaven, Hell, Human Beings, Humiliation, Hunger, Mahayana Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichien Daishonin, Nichiren Buddhists, Self-Control, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Stability, The Daishonin, The Ten Worlds, Wisdom

Tiger: Okay, Now Can We Let Him Alone?

• February 20, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Domestic Violence, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs), Race, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: 18 Holes of Golf, Amy Bishop, Amy Bishop Anderson, Charles Barkley, Children, David Letterman, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Elin Nordegren, Elin Nordegren Woods, Elin Woods, Entitled, Entitlement, Family, Father, Golf, Greece, Growing Up, Haiti, Harvard, Husband, Iceland, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Karma, Mahayana Buddhism, Marriage, Michael Jordan, Nichiren Buddhism, O.J. Simpson, Oscar Grant, Rebuilding, Sampler, Sean Bell, Southeast Asia, Stalkerazzi, Tabloid Press, Tabloids, Thailand, Thanksgiving, Theravada, Theravada Buddhism, Tiger Woods, University of Alabama Huntsville

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Bootleg Fire: Increasing Heat and Wind Could Complicate Fight to Contain Blaze August 3, 2021
We’re on top of the latest extreme weather in the U.S. and around the world. Follow here for news on heat waves, wildfires, floods and more.
The Covid Variant in Schools: What to Know August 3, 2021
Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.
A New Surge at a Santa Monica I.C.U. August 3, 2021
They thought the worst of the pandemic was behind them. Then a new wave of cases arrived at the I.C.U. at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.
Charlottesville Zoning Plan Prompts Debate Over Racial Justice August 3, 2021
Four years after a white supremacist march, the Virginia city is reconsidering its housing and zoning rules.
Biden Has Blunt Words for Republican Governors on Vaccines: ‘Get Out of the Way’ August 3, 2021
President Biden signaled a new level of frustration with Republican leaders in states where the highly contagious Delta variant is surging.
Congress Honors Officers Who Responded to Jan. 6 Riot August 3, 2021
The Senate voted unanimously to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers, during a week when officials confirmed two suicides of officers who were at the Capitol the day of the rampage.
Cuomo Stands in a Long Line of Politicians Accused of Mistreating Women August 3, 2021
Nearly all have faced calls to resign, and only some have heeded them. But few have faced an inquiry as expansive and public as the one into the New York governor’s actions.
Kyrsten Sinema vs. the Left: An Old Rivalry’s New Turn August 3, 2021
The Arizona senator has made bipartisan inroads with an infrastructure deal, but progressives are less than impressed.

The Guardian, UK

Iranian-backed forces suspected of tanker hijacking off UAE coast August 3, 2021
Panama-registered Asphalt Princess was reportedly seized by eight to nine armed individualsIranian-backed forces are suspected of being behind the seizure of a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, after Britain’s maritime trade agency reported a “potential hijack” in the area on Tuesday by eight to nine armed individuals.Maritime security source […]
Taliban on brink of taking key Afghan city as residents told to flee August 3, 2021
Officials confirm all but one district of Lashkar Gah is under hardline Islamists’ control after fierce fightingTaliban fighters appeared to be on the brink of overrunning the key Afghan provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, as officials confirmed all but one district of the city was under the hardline Islamists’ control and residents were ordered to evacuate.M […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: open-water swimming marathon – live! August 3, 2021
Simone Biles takes bronze in balance beam finalGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Barry, tweet or comment below the line 11.44pm BST Women’s open water swim: It’s red, blood-flushed faces and shoulders all around in the sea with two Americans, Hayley Anderson and Ashley Twitchell leading the field with less than half the race to go. […]
Biden calls on Cuomo to resign after report corroborates harassment allegations – live August 3, 2021
New York governor denies allegations contained in damning reportState Democratic members of Congress call for Cuomo to resignNYC to require proof of vaccination for indoor dining and gymsMore than 51,000 Americans currently hospitalized with coronavirus 11.20pm BST Joe Biden said that a new eviction ban would probably face legal scrutiny, and would be a bit […]
Belarus exile group leader Vitaly Shishov found dead in Kyiv, police say August 3, 2021
Police open murder investigation after activist discovered in park after failing to return from a run The head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police have said, raising suspicion that he may have been murdered.Vitaly Shishov, the head of Belarusian Hous […]
Anger in Turkey grows over government’s handling of wildfires August 3, 2021
Response of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party seen by many as out of touch as blazes rage for seventh dayPeople across Turkey are looking for answers as to how summer wildfires got so desperately out of control, after seven straight days of unusually ferocious fires that continue to blaze throughout the south and west of the country.Eight people, including […]
Third day of protests in Delhi over alleged rape of nine-year-old girl August 3, 2021
Hundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl from India’s lowest caste has sparked a third day of protests in the capital, in the latest case to spotlight the country’s high levels of sexual violence.Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Delhi on Tuesday holding […]
Fourth officer who responded to US Capitol attack dies by suicide August 3, 2021
Kyle DeFreytag, who was deployed to protect Capitol after police cleared building of rioters, died earlier in JulyA fourth police officer who defended the US Capitol during the 6 January insurrection by extremist supporters of Donald Trump is now confirmed to have taken his own life.Washington DC’s Metropolitan police department (MPD) confirmed late Monday t […]

The BBC

Andrew Cuomo: Biden says governor should resign over harassment report August 3, 2021
The new report comes months after several women accused the New York governor of sexual misconduct.
Gunmen attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul August 3, 2021
The minister was not at home during the attack, which came rising unrest across the country.
MV Asphalt Princess: Ship hijacked off UAE ordered to sail to Iran August 3, 2021
The Panama-flagged MV Asphalt Princess has been ordered to sail to Iran, officials say.
Vitaly Shishov: Head of Belarus exiles group found dead in Ukraine August 3, 2021
Vitaly Shishov lived in Ukraine and led a group helping people who fled the Belarus crackdown.
Beirut blast: ‘The day our city exploded’ August 3, 2021
One year on from the blast that rocked Beirut, no one has yet been made accountable.
FBI used pictures of staff for undercover sex crime stings August 3, 2021
A watchdog says the FBI put office staff in danger by using their photos to lure sexual predators.
German pensioner given hefty fine for WW2 tank in house August 3, 2021
The 82 year old is given a suspended sentence and fined €250,000 (£213,469).
Chinese gold medallists face investigation over Mao badges August 3, 2021
The cyclists appeared on the podium wearing the badges in a potential breach of Olympic rules.