Mettawaves from Robin’s Nest Menu
October 9 2006
Someone or another at one of the News Groups will occasionally suggest that I ought to add warning labels to my posts, indicating when I intend a post to be a spoof, sarcasm, et cetera. Some people do take them too seriously and get offended. A few have even left the list in a huff. But when I respond, to requests for warning labels, it is generally to say no. Personally, I enjoy satire the most when I am deceived into thinking it is a straight piece, and the ironic intent suddenly dawns on me. Besides, keyboards generally recover when dry; and are cheap these days. Moreover, grin or smile prompts remind me of laugh tracks. Though I do agree that using them sparingly or judiciously, as sort of phrase softeners, for the humor impaired, can be effective. That said, I mostly write serious material.
Three-Fold Training
The Three Great Occult Dharmas
Two Kinds of Chanting Meditation
Mindfulness Cultivation
A Glance at Mikkyo: The Samaya
Killing Time
Brahma Vihara Metta Cultivations:
Confession and Metta Cultivation
Brahma Vihara Karuna Cultivation:
Seven Syllable Kuan Yin Mantra
Great Compassion Dharani:
Mahakaruna Dharani Short Sanskrit Version
Mahakaruna Dharani Long Sanskrit Version
shin-myo jang-gu dae-da-ra-ni Korean
Om Mani Mantra
Brahma Vihara Cultivation:
Om Mani Padme Hum and Four Armed Chenrizig
Wisdom-Insight Cultivation
Tiantai, Maka Shikan, and Ichinen Sanzen
Mind and Consciousness:
The body, heart, mind, and soul
Wisdom Cultivations:
Heart Sutra:
Daimoku Mantra:
Mantra Powered Visualization/Amazing Grace
Daimoku as Spiritual Introspection
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall {What’s the Ugliest Part of Your body?}
Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism?
Nichiren Gohonzon for Practicing Kanjin
Aizen and Fudo Kankenki{s} of 1254
Esoteric Ichinen Sanzen Mandala
Sado Siken-no-Daimandara of July 08 1273
Mandarin Duck Gohonzon and Honkokuji
Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Treasures
Statues, Drawings, and Paintings of Nichiren
13th Century Mizukagami Portrait at Nakayama Joko-in
Statue at Ikegami Honmonji from 1288
First Statue of Nichiren at Minobu?
Statue at Myohonji in Kamakura 13th-14th Century
Statue at Yuseiji in Kyoto 13th-14th Century
Nichiren Image at Hokkeji in Matsumae
Statue at Kyoto Honmanji 13th-14th Century
Myohokkeji Nichiren Portrait 14th Century
15th century Nichihonji Temple Statue
Nichiren Portrait 15th/16th C. at Minobusan
17th C. Honnonji Nichiren Portrait
Portrait at Kyoto Myokenji 17th C
Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Treasures
Life and legends of Nichiren
Otanjo-e: Nativity and Synchronicity
Nichiren's Training at Seicho-ji Temple
Nichiren’s Training at Seicho-ji
Nichiren and Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji
Nichiren in Kazusa; Niko and Mobara
Mama Guhoji, Iyo-bo Nitcho, and Toki Jonin
Aizen and Fudo Kankenki{s} of 1254
Esoteric Ichinen Sanzen Mandala
Sado Siken-no-Daimandara of July 08 1273
Nichiren at Kashiwazaki and Shichimen Daimyojin
Man Nen Ku Go Dai-Honzon of 1274
Minobu; Nichiren and the Cormorant Fisherman
Minobu: Nichiren and the Red Dragon
Buddhist Deities:
Kishimojin and the Jurasetsunyo Part One
About the Gohonzon:
Kaimoku -- Opening One’s Eyes Part One
Kaimoku -- Opening One’s Eyes Part Two
Kaimoku -- Opening One’s Eyes Part Three
Kaimoku -- Opening One’s Eyes Part Four
Kaimoku -- Opening One’s Eyes Part Five
On the Gain and Loss or Benefit and Curse Inscriptions
The Gain and Loss or Benefit and Curse Inscriptions
Gain and Loss Inscriptions on Nichiren Mandalas
Gain and Loss Inscriptions on Nikko’s Mandalas
Clarification: Gain and Loss or Benefit and Curse Inscriptions
The Lower Lower Left Side Memoranda
Authentic Nichiren Mandara: Introduction/Comments on Pix
The Taisekiji DaiGohonzon Myth
On Refuting Other Schools
On Refuting Other Schools, Zen
On Refuting Other Schools, Ritsu
New Soka Spirit Direction? It is up to you and me!
Three major doctrinal innovations of Nichiren Shoshu
Top 10 reasons SGI clings to Nichiren as True Buddha
'I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life' ... Forged Gosho?
Time for SGI to Reevaluate Taisekiji Doctrine
On the Events After Nichiren’s Passing
Sorting it Out: SGI, Nichikan and Nichiren Shoshu
Ryuei's Rebuttal and Hirahara's Response
The Distribution of the Mementoes/Responses to Hirahara
The Minobu Transfer Document? Part One
The Minobu Transfer Document? Part Two
The Minobu Transfer Document? Part Three
The Ikegami Transfer Document? Part One
The Ikegami Transfer Document? Part Two
Takeda Katsuyori ate my Transfer Dox?
Transfer Document to Nichimoku?/Crossed up dates?
Komon Ha -- Lineage of Nikko