K,
spockshock , kittysunlover , kishkuma , timeron , moondog , moonrat_ditz , locallunatic endofmycircle ,
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sore arms, tired feet,
head filled with taiko beat,
life with Human Revolution,
Lotus Sutra's our solution.
Like Sensei we pray
...fourteen days, fourteen days
Expand the goal, expand the heart
Rock the Era's only a start!!!

Don't stop! Let's see the moon over Philly!

( In two weeks, a phenomenal event is going to take place at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. )

Going to bed as soon as this paper finishes printing out. We had a great Zone Rock the Era Festival at Boston University on Sunday. 5 regions with over 500 people! I got to play Taiko Drums for New England Region. Oops, paper done printing. Another busy day tomorrow, working on my education and fighting for kosen rufu.

Well, it's Saturday, so Spring Break is just about over. While things didn't quite go as I planned, they did work out quite nicely ( Read more... )

    I try to wrap my head logically and intellectually around Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. How can chanting this one phrase change my life? How am I supposed to believe that it makes a difference? Sometimes, overwhelmed by all the negativity, I cannot imagine how a situation could be any good… Just how is the place where we are right now the Land of ( Read more... )

I've been writing here less and less, and at the other blog more. But that's village stuff, and I don't want it to be all about *me*. That's what Lj is for. Anyway, this week's been really intense, and I haven't processed it yet. So glad I'll be off tomorrow. Doing a couple of things, homework, etc. But I'm planning on a lot of chanting and some ( Read more... )

Things I did today:

Overslept and finally got out of bed at 10ish.
Did gongyo
forgot I'd committed to helping Daniel with Laundry
delayed to make a plan with a friend
went and relieved Daniel from laundry duty so he could go chant
Finished laundry and went home.
Made a sandwich with Ann's bread, homemade hummus, and a tomato and green pepper
mulled around ( Read more... )

As soon as Daniel finishes shaving, I'm off to FNCC, the Florida Nature and Culture Center, for a Young Women's Retreat. The FNCC is a conference center for SGI members. It sits on 150 acres of restored wetlands, and I've been hearing how wonderful it is since I started practicing Buddhism. Daniel went last week and came back glowing. That glow has ( Read more... )

at cross-wills with myself and the world today.
just really mad at where humanity is right now. This girl who just joined the practice and who I care a lot about is in the hospital for threatening suicide. I'm so sick of this garbage society.
It's not just that. I mean, it makes it even more intensely so. I hate the educational system and the ( Read more... )

Transitions are brewing in my life. The past four or five months have given me a lot to chew on. I'm coming to appreciate the deep desires I have....

the desire to be absolutely open about the positive feelings I have for people

the desire to live my life according to the dictates of my conscience/Buddha nature

the demand in my heart to live a life ( Read more... )