Started this rift between them and I because I supported Trump albeit for a short while. Nichiren never even faulted his Samurai warrior believers for following their evil lords and their ways of the warrior (killing in the name of their Lords), assuring them that despite their killing, through the Lotus Sutra they were sure to attain Buddhahood. But these holier than thou so called believers in Nichiren won't forgive a fellow believer for having supported Trump with one post (before I saw the light and admonished him to take up the chanting of Namu Myoho renge kyo. When did they ever remonstrate with a Congressman, Senator, or President. I remonstrated with Clinton, Bush, and Trump for various transgressions against the dignity of life. I have remonstrated also with Tucker Carlson, Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Glen Beck, and Rachel Maddow.
Katie fails to see her own faults because of her slander of the Dharma and one of its votaries but they are acutely aware of my faults. She acts as if she defecates candy canes. Just like SGI, they claim to criticize and admonish me because they care about me and wish to protect others from my interpretation of the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren. Actually, she must not believe the Lotus Sutra which teaches that those who expose a votary's faults, even if true, destines oneself to hell. She must not believe that even those who commit The Five Cardinal Sins or incorrigible disbelievers too, will attain Buddhahood thanks to the Lotus Sutra. She must not agree with Nichiren in failing to reproach his disciples and believers were their slanders slight. She must not believe that even Nichiren and his disciples in the Latter Day, are stained with the Three Poisons of Hell, Hunger, and Animality. She must not believe that it would be strange for believers in this Latter Day to follow any precepts whatsoever especially in the Latter Day. In fact, Nichiren stated that he "was a priest without precepts". She must criticize me because her faith, practice, and study is weak She may say what she will about me and wherever they choose to say it, of course, EXCEPT not here.
Their argument that one can not be considered a Nichiren Lotus Sutra Buddhist if one had supported Trump even for a brief time is false.
The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra is useless in the hands of a coward …
ReplyDeleteWho knows what Greg and Katie actually claim? On this blog you will only see the assessments and pronouncements of the self proclaimed superior authority as he removes all comments , even those containing authenticated Gosho quotes that reflect the mind of the follower of Nichiren he deletes and then renders his personal judgment against.
ReplyDeleteYes this is YOUR blog - it is not about Nichiren.
Miss and Mister courageous who are mad because I refuse to accept their slander which not only sullies me but this blog dedicated to the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren. Their curses will surely return to the originators. Why don't you create your own blog dedicated to the real Lotus Sutra, Nichiren, and correcting me. I'm sure you will gain hundreds of followers and millions of views.
ReplyDelete"It is written that those who embrace the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra will be protected by Mother of Demon Children and by the ten demon daughters. Such persons will enjoy the happiness of the wisdom king Craving-Filled and the good fortune of the heavenly king Vaishravana. Wherever your daughter may frolic or play, no harm will come to her; she will move about without fear like the lion king. Among the ten demon daughters, the protection of Kuntī is the most profound. But your faith alone will determine all these things. A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff. I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart. The Buddha’s will is the Lotus Sutra, but the soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Miao-lo states in his commentary that the heart of this sutra is the revelation of the Buddha’s original enlightenment and his immeasurable life span."
They who refuse to debate, making such excuses as "can't trust the internet" and who merely slander a votary are the true cowards.
Besides, were you to make your own so-called Nichiren blog, see how long before you moderate me for correcting any wrong views you might uphold.
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DeletePosted comments about doubting blogs/ Internet forums are appropriate for introducing and discussing Nichiren’s teachings.
I am a firm believer in life to life propagation. Your blog convinced me of the detriment of this venue.
Another example... Many SGI members were passionately anti-Trump. Does that mean their religious views regarding the Lotus sutra and Nichiren were correct. I demonstrated, for example, that the Buddha was opposed to abortion. Katie is a pro-choice activist. I never criticized her as being a slanderer of Buddhism. Donning the robe of forbearance towards the minor slander of a votary, I held my tongue.
ReplyDeleteI embrace the same Three Treasures as Nichiren, the same forceful practices as outlined in Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, and love for the Gohonzon and Nichiren. I have encountered the Three Obstacles and Four Devils for the sake of the Lotus Sutra. Katie and Greg are nothing but fireflies laughing at the moon*.
*The moon which orbits around the sun**.
**Sun Lotus or Nichiren.
Very good example of the detriment of this venue. Your continuing to misrepresent. Judge and defame believers does not reflect the teachings , and would add you do this in favor of life to life connections with two believers you have personal contact information for!
DeleteI see. You can correct me me but I can't correct you. You lack a mirror because of your slander. Again, why comment if this is not a life to life venue. You are as hypocritical as the SGI with their television advertisements. I have invited many SGI to visit me, to chant and discuss the teachings here and in many forums pre and post-covid. Greg also. They never took me up on my offer. Detriment? Performing shakubuku and shoju is via detriment. You sound like Ikeda who who has disdain for the internet. Why? Because it might expose his and your slander. Actual proof is those who left the SGI, acquired a Nichiren Gohonzon from me and other quarters, took the Eternal Buddha as Parent, Sovereign, and Teacher, and Nichiren as the teacher for the Latter Day. I expose you, your deficiency of faith and understanding and you don't like it. Too bad. Do Zange (repentance), sit upright and ponder the ultimate reality (as do I) and you will gain a clearer understanding.
DeleteHow about this. I give you the the email address and password to the blog and you remove any post that goes against the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren and before removing them, at least discuss with me why you choose to remove the posts, or should I just close the blog all together? I'm serious. If I am slandering the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren, i don't want to have a blog. I will also ask the readers.
ReplyDeletePlease close the blog.
DeleteOne for me to close the blog.
ReplyDeleteWrong again, Mark-- You began attacking and defaming me first in personal emails when I merely asked you to be accountable "based on Nichiren's teachings" for your support of Trump-- that basically continued until Covid 19 ravaged this country!
ReplyDeleteYour please close the blog comment is here if it's not, 2 to close the blog.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kpceSa2SW4....little Buddhas,why can't we all just get along?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kpceSa2SW4....little Buddhas, why can't we all just get along?
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention, welcome back Maxwell. Hehe. Nicholson!
DeleteI can't respond to every fool that vilifies or slanders me for minor transgressions. I uphold the Lotus Sutra and writings of Nichiren. I promote the Lotus Sutra and the Nichiren Ffaith. Seriously, for hounding a votary, you walking a very thin line and destin yourself to the lower worlds. I have made several predictions, including internecine strife. My prediction for you to fall into the Lower Four Worlds is equally solid.
ReplyDeleteMark, I'm guessing you voted for Dump the first time, and passed on the second.....Ann Coulter voted for him again after declaring him an "Ignoramus."...what troubled me upon reading this, even albeit, is a bit of disappointment, that your advanced and more perfect practice failed you in evaluating how destructive this humanoid was going to be....the morning after the election, Katie and Greg probably vomited, like myself....how did you feel?
ReplyDeleteNo I made one one or at most two blog posts, for a month or so I flirted with him, that's all. Even my wife who supported him for a couple of years (mostly because of his immigration policy) never voted for him and eventually no longer supported him because of our discussions.
DeleteI too was upset that he won then, as I said, I flirted with him for a couple of months, at most.
DeleteOn a phone call to me January 2018, you defended Trump, even saying your Puerto Rican wife, Nancy was not upset by his behavior toward Pueto Rico after hurricane Maria ravaged the island September 2017.Never said a word about separating children from their mothers at the border — or any of his grifter , corrupt, depraved behavior— until COVID- the last year of the Trump fiasco !
DeleteFlirted w/ Trump ? No, you defended him - “ money in our pockets”, “ banning Muslims” , “ being against a woman’s right to control her own body”—* Before hanging up on me October 2020, you claimed Biden was weak, predicted Trump would win because he would cheat. And stated that no one deserved your vote!
Rewriting history only exposes your need to hide the truth.
Mark,I tried to find the interplay among the three of you with this concern....in the search, I typed Greg Romero, and Katie and found nothing.....did they address you on this matter here on Eagle Peak?....if so, could you please guide me there?
ReplyDeleteThe interplay was initially a personal email from me to Mark last year- that exchange would clarify fhe tenor — notably Mark attacking me personally and avoiding the question ..
DeleteIt was in the Comments and that won't show up in the search engine. It could have come us a far ago as 18 months. When I get a chance I will look for it. You might try searching Trump.
ReplyDeleteI had not commented here since 2017! My communication was via personal email and phone calls over the past year -. Most of my comments of late were removed by Mark - now he simply selectively posts my moderated comments.
DeleteKatie Higgins
Wrong. I now post them all but not for long. Soon you will be writing them and not even I will be reading them. You brought this on yourself with your repetitiveness and nastiness. Sayonara.
DeleteTrue, for several months but for 10 days or so I have posted every last comment of yours. More of your selective contentions.
ReplyDeleteNot only do I support the banning of Islam but outlawing the evil Quran. The Buddha alludes to muslims...
ReplyDelete"The Great Collection Sutra says: “When the teachings of the Buddha truly become obscured and lost, then people will all let their beards, hair, and fingernails grow long, and the laws of the world will be forgotten and ignored. At that time, loud noises will sound in the air, and the earth will shake; everything in the world will begin to move as though it were a waterwheel. City walls will split and tumble, and all houses and dwellings will collapse. Roots, branches, leaves, petals, and fruits will lose their medicinal properties. With the exception of the heavens of purity,13 all the regions of the world of desire will become deprived of the seven flavors and the three kinds of vitality, until not a trace of them remains any more. All the good discourses that lead people to emancipation will at this time disappear. The flowers and fruits that grow in the earth will become few and will lose their flavor and sweetness. The wells, springs, and ponds will all go dry, the land everywhere will turn brackish and will crack open and warp into hillocks and gullies. All the mountains will be swept by fire, and the heavenly beings and dragons will no longer send down rain. The seedlings of the crops will all wither and die, all the living plants will perish, and even the weeds will cease to grow any more. Dust will rain down until all is darkness and the sun and moon no longer shed their light."
Sounds like the Talban to me. The Hadiths teach that fingernails should be no longer than 40 days growth, quite long and growing beards and hair without cutting them is obligatory.. All Laws will bhe lost should Sharia become the Law of the Land.
now you are making things up about Nancy's view of the treatment of Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria. Not only are you a slanderer and nasty, you have proven yourself to be a liar. Enjoy becuase you WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO COMMENT. YOU ARE DONE. Not even I will read them. You had better start your own blog or forum because you will be talking to yourself.
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