Myosho-ji Buddhist Temple, 妙声寺: Dharma Talk and Lecture Podcasts by Ryusho龍昇, Shonin
By Ryusho
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Myosho-ji is a Nichiren Shu Buddhist temple located in Charlotte, NC USA. This temple is recognized by both the Nichiren Shu Overseas Bureau and the Nichiren Order of North America. The current head priest is Ryusho Jeffus, Shonin.
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Lotus Sutra Lecture 4 - Grand Drama and Transition Moments | “This is the fourth lecture in my seven part summer lecture series on the Lotus Sutra, and was recorded on August 8, 2011. This series will be an approach to studying the Lotus Sutra that will focus each session on various aspects of the Lotus Sutra, thereby giving a complete, though not necessarily in-depth, overview of the entire Lotus Sutra. This fourth lecture is going to primarily focus on the chapter 11, 13, 14, and 15. This will cover most of the preliminary events surrounding the appearance of the stupa with Many Treasures Buddha as well as the beginning of the ceremony in the air. We will stop at the end of chapter 15 before the Buddha reveals his eternal relationship with the Bodhisattvas who arose from beneath the earth, which we will cover in session 5, in two weeks.” | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building a Sangha | “In my many conversations with folks who live remotely from the temple probably the question I am asked most often is about building a Sangha, about cultivating a community of people with whom to practice the Dharma with. You all truly understand the value of practicing with others of like minds. Since you all know the benefit of a Sangha and most genuinely desire a Sangha or community to practice with let me move on to how we build a Sangha. First of course you should work closely with a teacher, that can be me if you are interested in practicing in the Nichiren Shu tradition or some other Nichiren Shu priest of your liking. Or you may wish to practice in another tradition and so you should seek out the appropriate teacher.” | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lotus Sutra Lecture 3 - Predictions of Future Enlightenment | “This is the third lecture in my seven part summer lecture series on the Lotus Sutra, and was recorded on July 25, 2011. This series will be an approach to studying the Lotus Sutra that will focus each session on various aspects of the Lotus Sutra, thereby giving a complete, though not necessarily in-depth, overview of the entire Lotus Sutra. This third lecture is an overview of the predictions of future enlightenment found within the Lotus Sutra. In this lecture I cover some of the major predictions of future enlightenment as well as previous lives of various individuals who were disciples of the Buddha. During this lecture I touch on Chapters 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 13. I also cover the short parable called Gem in the Robe which was not covered in the lecture on parables. This is not a complete exploration of each of these chapters and is in fact only the study of the past live and predictions contained in each of these chapters. The recording associated with this lecture is not edited.” | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lotus Sutra Lecture 2 - Major Parables | “This is the second lecture in my seven part summer lecture series on the Lotus Sutra, and was recorded on July 11, 2011. This series will be an approach to studying the Lotus Sutra that will focus each session on various aspects of the Lotus Sutra, thereby giving a complete, though not necessarily in-depth, overview of the entire Lotus Sutra. This second lecture is an overview of the major parables in the Lotus Sutra. In this lecture I cover four of the major parables with the remaining ones to be covered in various other lectures. The parables covered in this lecture are; Burning House, Rich Man and His Poor Son, Simile of Herbs, and Magic City. This covers parables found in Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 7. This is not a complete exploration of each of these chapters and is in fact only the study of the parables contained in each of these chapters.” | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lotus Sutra Lecture 1 - Overview | “This is the first lecture in my seven part summer lecture series on the Lotus Sutra, and was recorded on June 13, 2011. This series will be an approach to studying the Lotus Sutra that will focus each session on various aspects of the Lotus Sutra, thereby giving a complete, though not necessarily in-depth, overview of the entire Lotus Sutra. This first lecture is an overview of the Lotus Sutra, breaking it down into its various parts and identifying the relative importance of the various sections of the Lotus Sutra in relation to each other part. It also identifies the various sermons, where they were located and who was present. The recording associated with this lecture is not edited.” | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Six Paramitas | Dharma talk on the Six Paramitas given by Shami Jisho at the conclusion of his Tokudo Ceremony to begin training to become a Nichiren Shu priest. | 3/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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View on Death and Life | Of all the questions I am asked the question about death is the most frequently asked. In this short podcast I have given a brief outline, a short talk about how I see death and life. This is not a doctrinal exposition but merely a summery of my views. | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rich Man and His Son - Lotus Sutra Parable - Dharma Talk Given February 13, 2011 | A retelling of the parable of the rich man and his son as found in the Lotus Sutra. The Dharma Talk was recorded live on February 13, 2011. | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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lotus4kids - Letter to Adrian - Part 1 | First of a series of letters to Adrian talking about what to tell classmates and friends about what we as Buddhist believe in. Also how do we deal with hateful things our friends say about us because we do not believe in the same religion they do. | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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lotus4kids - Introductory - Chapter 1 Lotus Sutra | Retelling of Chapter 1 - Introductory - Lotus Sutra for children. In this chapter the stage is set for the Buddha beginning to teach his most important teaching, the Lotus Sutra. We learn of the discussion held between Maitreya and Manjusri about the significance of several phenomena that occur as the Buddha is in meditation. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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lotus4kids - King Wonderful Adornment - Chapter 27 Lotus Sutra | Story for children about King Wonderful Adornment as found in the Lotus Sutra Chapter 27. This story is about a king who does not practice Buddhism and his two sons who do. This story explains how the sons were able to convert their father to Buddhism through their actions as Buddhists. | 12/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoCommemorating the Enlightenment of the Buddha 2010 - Short Video Highlights | Short video of highlights of J**o-e Service Commemorating the Enlightenment of the Buddha. | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jodoe Commemorating the Enlightenment of the Buddha - Dharma Talk 12/12/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on December 12, 2010. Roughly 3000 years ago a young man, a prince who had lived a life of luxury and comfort took it upon himself to find a way to enable every person to overcome the sufferings of life. According to legend he left his palace and encountered a mother giving birth, an old person suffering from sickness, a person who had died, and a holy man. After these sightings there arose within him a great desire to take it upon himself to lead all mankind to indestructible happiness. This is not to be confused with mere elation at some temporary phenomena, but instead a joy and happiness that can set one free from the afflictions of daily life. After many years denying himself of comfort and even inflicting great depredations upon his body he came to a realization that this could never lead to the solution to life’s problems. It was then he cleaned himself, took a small bowl of porridge milk and began silent meditation under a type of banyan tree that is called pipal. | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perceiving - Dharma Talk 11/28/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on November 28, 2010. How often do we, in the course of our day, overlook the beauty around us? How often do we also fail to see the Buddha in others and in ourselves? How often do we fail to see the Buddha’s pure land in our own existence? Chapter II of the Lotus Sutra says: “The profound and Wonderful Dharma is difficult to see and difficult to understand.” Chapter II Expedients Notice it says difficult, not impossible. It does take effort on our part to perceive the Wonderful Dharma, we have to make effort. Just as in the story above, we can choose to walk swiftly by without regard to the Dharma in our lives or we can choose to slow down and view our lives as the Buddha teaches us, with great appreciation. | 11/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thanksgiving - Dharma Talk 11/21/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on November 21, 2010. The day of Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate the bounty of the harvest, a day to celebrate friends and family, a day to ‘give thanks’. It is this the giving of thanks that I would like to talk about briefly today. As Buddhists we understand how important it is to express our gratitude, to give thanks. All of our prayers are in fact an expression of our gratitude for the countless benefits we have received, many without our even asking. When we think of the wonderful gift of the Dharma that we have received we may wonder how can we repay our debt to our teachers or even to the Buddha. In Chapter IV from the Lotus Sutra the Buddha says the following; “When you attain enlightenment infallibly, you will have already repaid the favors I gave you.” | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Komatsubara Persecution - Dharma Talk 11/14/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on November 14, 2010. On November 11 in the year of Bunei or 1264 Nichiren was attacked on his way to visit a lay follower. He had been invited to attend a dinner and was on his way in the early evening, about 5PM, he was accompanied by 10 followers. Let me share with you the words of Nichiren regarding this event. | 11/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Significance of Gassho - Dharma Talk 10/24/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on October 24, 2010. A talk on the significance of holding our hands in gassho as perform our daily service. Also the significance and meaning of the wagesa and a few other rituals that are observed at temples and in Buddhism. | 10/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ten Points for Better Living - Dharma Talk 10/17/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on October 17, 2010. Ten Points for Better Living, Living a Healthier Life; 1. Be better not perfect; 2. Try something new; 3. Laugh often; 4. Exercise Daily; 5. Dance as if no one is watching; 6. Get a good night's sleep; 7. Build self-discipline; 8. Wish upon a falling star; 9. Remember that being is better than having; 10. Don't take it personally. | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Do We See? - Dharma Talk 9/5/10 | Dharma Talk recorded live on September 5, 2010. “The people think: ‘This world is in a great fire. The end of the kalpa of destruction is coming.' In reality this world of mine is peaceful. It is filled with gods and men. The gardens, forests, and stately buildings are adorned with various treasures; The jeweled trees have many flowers and fruits; The living beings are enjoying themselves; And the gods are beating heavenly drums, Making various kinds of music, And raining mandarava-flowers on the great multitude and me.” Lotus Sutra Chapter XVI | 9/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lotus Sutra - Chapter 23 The Previous Life of Medicine-King Bodhisattva | Lecture on Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra, The Previous Life of Medicine-King Bodhisattva. This lecture was recorded live from Myosho-ji on August 16, 2010. All page numbers and quotations are from the Senchu Murano translation second edition 1991. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why War is Possible - Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Dharma Talk recorded live on August 8, 2010 commemorating the anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why is war possible, why is it possible to kill others when so many religions prohibit it and when there are laws forbidding killing? | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith And Belief | When we come to Buddhism and in particular to the teachings of the Lotus Sutra we, even today have very similar feelings about it as those present who heard the teaching directly from the Buddha. We may be amazed, we may like what we hear, we perhaps even have a propensity for belief, and we may even doubt its truth depending upon how we view our own potential. I have experienced that in most people their lack of belief, or their lack of faith is often rooted in their own self doubt, they fail to believe in themselves. Dharma Talk 8/1/10 Recorded live. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copying the Sutra - Shakyo | The Lotus Sutra the primary sutra for Nichiren Buddhists is fairly unambiguous in its instructions on how to practice for it tells us specifically in several places throughout the text that we should; keep, read, recite, copy, and teach the Lotus Sutra. I also would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about a famous woman Buddhist the Empress Komyo from Japan. | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lotus Sutra - Overview | First in a series of podcasts on the Lotus Sutra. This episode is an overview of the Lotus Sutra, an introduction. Subsequent podcasts will go through the Lotus Sutra chapter by chapter to analyze and study the teachings contain within. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoTemple Tour | Short video walkup tour of the front of the temple. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buddhism and Terrorism | Today as we think about those events years ago and what has happened until now we can find clear evidence of the truth that violence breeds only violence. In the past five years more Americans have been killed as a result of our efforts to punish terrorists than were killed on September 11, 2001. Even more innocent people in other countries have been killed. And still there is no end to terrorism. The violence has only led to more violence. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hero of the World | Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat, while secular authority is based on the principle of reward and punishment, win or lose. For this reason, a Buddha is looked up to as the Hero of the World | 7/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Five Implements of Skillful Means - Dharma Talk July 4, 2010 | Five tools to use to complete our goals based upon Chih-i. With the best of intentions we come up with projects or determinations only to find that we never finished it, or perhaps never even really began. | 7/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Going in Circles | Frequently people make assessments about the success of a particular activity by how quickly they can move on to another set of activities. Prayer in this instance is about ever deepening our relationship with our faith. Yes, it is true that while we may have specific prayers for things we wish to change or overcome, on a more fundamental level prayer is about enabling us to delve ever deeper into our relationship with the Eternal Buddha and the teachings of the Lotus Sutra. | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Transmission and Gratitude | Quoting from the Lotus Sutra: “When you see anyone who does not receive this sutra by faith, you should show him some other profound teachings of mine, teach him, benefit him, and cause him to rejoice. When you do all this, you will be able to repay the favors given to you by the Buddhas?” | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Daily Service - Dharma Talk Jun 27, 2010 | At its core, our daily practice is about participating in the events that take place in the Lotus Sutra. We are in one sense recreating the actual Sutra in our daily practice, even if it is only an abbreviated form. The heart of our daily service is the recitation of some chapters from the Sutra itself. So it is easy to see that connection to the Sutra, but what about some of the other things we do. Significance of the elements in a Nichiren Shu daily service | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Winners and Losers - Dharma Talk Jan 13, 2008 | Becoming enlightened is not about winning some competition against something or someone else. It is about overcoming our own suffering and leading by example. Becoming enlightened is about becoming victorious over illusion, victorious over suffering, victorious over self-doubt, becoming victorious in life. | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What We Believe - Setsubun - Dharma Talk February 3, 2008 | Today we celebrate Setsubun, which demarcates the division of the seasons, winter and spring. It is customary in Japan to toss beans to drive away Oni or demons. For Buddhist and for many in other religions once we make that decision then we must begin the process of determining how we will act in accordance with that decision. The deeper we internalize that decision the deeper we can go into how we will act. And of course what we end up believing in will also determine how we act. | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Time - Dharma Talk May 1, 2009 | Sometimes when we sit before the Honzon of the Eternal Buddha we may be in a hurry, or we may have thoughts about some problem or challenge or even some fun activity that awaits us. Or perhaps in the evening we may be stressing out over something that didn’t go right during the day. We need to remember that we need to recall all the ‘eminations of our own mind’ so that our entire unified being can participate in the joyful expression of faith by reciting the sutra and chanting Odaimoku. | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Memorial Day - Dharma Talk May 23, 2009 | Today we celebrate and commemorate the countless thousands of people whom we are related to and dependant upon for our very existence. This memory this remembering alone can help us begin to understand how to live a life that matters especially when we think that we are so important and that our needs and demands must be met, or when we fail to consider others needs as just as important as our own. | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoPhoto Highlights of 2009 | Short video of highlights of activities at Myosho-ji for the year 2009. | 12/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
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