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Chimes Of Freedom
"Peace on earth." was all it said
The Long Surfer
Yatogi Falls with Lee
Hyuga Caves Natural
Long Beach Nobeoka Slide Shoe July 7, 2009
Long Beach Nobeoka Sand Dunes
Keiko Ahner's New Piece - July 4, 2009
Asahigaoka Nobeoka Beach July 4, 2009
Tsurugaoka Nobeoka July 4, 2009
July 2, 2009
I missed "Bata" Matsuri.
I really think this is a cool house in Hyuga, except for the rust.
Introducing Hands On Politics in Japan. Does anyone know what this guy stands for?
Some Will Always Prosper in Hitotsugaoka
Hitotsugaoka Paradise
Alien Hitotsugaoka
Hitotsugaoka Plants
The Best of Hitotsugaoka
Let's have a picnic at our house in Tsurugaoka, Nobeoka.
He was banished to Kyushu Island.
We shared a few laughs in Tsurugaoka, Nobeoka.
Miyazaki Prefecture has something to offer the citizens of Nobeoka...
Are you thinking what I'm thinking it is?
Dr. Kudou gave me an "L" shaped scar when I asked for an "S" shaped scar. And, he saved my life.
Yellow Slide Show in Kyushu, Japan
Yellow Socks in Kawaminami Cho
No Swimming Near the Dams in Japan
Logging in Kyushu, Japan
Hi no Chi, Miyazaki Ken, Japan
Japanese Kindergarten
Kindergarten Hideout
Oh, Peace Train, Soundin' Louder. Everyone Get on the Peace Train.
Kindergarten Clean Up Area
Kindergarten Five Year Olds
Kadogawa Wind Power
Hitotsugaoka Flower Power
Great Hitotsugaoka Leaves
I finally stepped down this Tsurugaoka, Nobeoka mountain pass on June 19, 2009.
New Nobeoka Hair
The City of Nobeoka invested in Green Space.
The Lone Yellow in Nobeoka
I gave Ed Ahner a call on SKYPE on June 19, 2009.
Take a look at the best looking tree in Shiohama, Nobeoka.
This is what is on the back side of our house in Tsurugaoka, Nobeoka.
Slide Show of Nobeoka, June 19, 2009 by Howard Ahner
Motorcycling Around Nobeoka Slide Show
Night Views of Nobeoka by Howard Ahner June 16, 2009
June 16, 2009 Photo Around in Kawaminami, Tsuno, Mimitsu and Heisei Youchien
Encouragement to a Sick Person
What does Kadogawa Beach look like?
Kikuno Yanagita lives in Nobeoka.
Hososhima Ships
Actually, it's "Bita Matsuri" and it's in Hyuga under a "canopy" somewhere. I missed it by a day.
Come and visit us at Myodenburaku in Nobeoka!
Nobeoka Gakuen's baseball team beat a Miyazaki team on June 13, 2009!
I was told that Amerika Sarugami is a funny movie to watch.
Hotaru No Haka is an animated movie, and I was told that it makes one sad.
Someone liked the movie, My Girlfriend is Cyborg with Haruka Ayase
The Softbank white dog is named Otosan. Did you know he has a black brother?
Gamba-Nobeoka!
Good times just outside of Disneyland with the Ahner's and Dodge's.
Captain Harris Kent Kutsunai
What happened to Edward James Ahner and Howard Clifford Ahner?
My Mitsubishi Delica only lasted a few months. The computerized-Four-Wheel-Drive-System Blew.
This one might look like someone wading in a river?
It's the first time I've seen this particular view of Mimitsu Bay, Miyazaki, Japan
I thought it was so amazing how this river came to an end in Mimitsu, Japan.
I cut my own hair.
If you lose something in Japan, you might be able to find it if you backtrack your steps.
A very few people shoot hoops in Kawaminami, Japan
What's new in Kawaminami Cho?
I met a nice man on a secluded beach in Kawaminami Cho. He had overcome heart failure.
Kawaminami Heisei Youchien Lettus looks so delicious!
The beaches in Kawaminami Cho, Miyazaki appeared to be much more litter-free.
Japan can be wide-open at times.
Is this what you want from your life?
The Third Set of Turtle Tracks on Nagahama Beach, Nobeoka June 14, 2009 by Howard Ahner
What eventually becomes of broken-down farming equipment in Tsuno Cho, Miyazaki, Japan!
They're growing in Kawaminami Cho, Miyazaki, Japan
I thought it amazing how an old air-conditioner was left hanging in an artistic way.
Everyone can prosper!
The Wise Nobeoka Threesome
Welcamu, Nobeoka
The Great Louie Watches Over Nobeokers
Light Blue Nobeokers Are Spreading Out
A New Driftwood Piece in Nobeoka by Howard Ahner
Nobeoka Farmers Are Growing Corn These Days
Ducks Mate Too in Nobeoka
Hey, Bud? Where can I find a disco in Nobeoka?
The Black Branches Are Commanding Their Territory
Come and join our Dead Tree Society in Nobeoka.
This is the nicest part of Osegawa (Ose River) in Nobeoka.
Here an example of the great, civic pride in Nobeoka.
I think this is a "Bora". It's a bottom eater. This one swam up the Ose River. (Osegawa)

I am devoted to chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

A Father Takes Faith
 
As I had not heard from you in a long time, I was feeling quite anxious. But nothing could be more wonderful than this matter of Tayu- no-sakan and yourself. It is indeed marvelous!
 
It is the usual way of things that when the latter age begins, sages and worthy men all vanish, and only slanderers, flatterers, smiling backstabbers and those of crooked principles fill the land. So we read in the sutras. To illustrate, as the water dries up, [fish in] the pond will be disturbed, and when the wind blows, the sea will not remain calm. We also read that in the latter age, because droughts, epidemics and great rains and winds come in succession, even the large-hearted become narrow, and even those who seek the Way lapse into erroneous views. This being the case, the sutras tell us, father and mother, husband and wife, and elder brother and younger brother will be pitted against one another, like a hunter and a deer, a cat and a mouse, or a hawk and a pheasant--to say nothing of quarrels among strangers. Ryokan and other priests, inspired by devils, deceived your father Saemon-no-tayu and attempted to destroy the two of you, but you yourself proved to be wise and heeded my admonition. Therefore, just as two wheels support a cart or two legs carry a person, as two wings enable a bird to fly or as the sun and moon aid all living beings, the efforts of you two brothers have led your father to take faith in the Lotus Sutra. It is solely on account of you, Hyoe-no-sakan, that matters have worked out in this way.
 
According to the teachings of the true sutra, when the world enters the latter age and Buddhism falls into complete disorder, a great sage will appear in the world. For example, the pine tree, which withstands the frost, is called the monarch of trees, and the chrysanthemum, which continues to bloom after other plants have withered, is known as a sacred plant. When the world is at peace, worthy men do not become apparent, but when the age is in turmoil, both sages and fools are revealed for what they are. How pitiful the Hei no Saemon and the lord of Sagami failed to heed me, Nichiren! If they had, they would surely not have beheaded the envoys from the Mongol nation who arrived before last year. No doubt they regret it now.
 
The eighty-first sovereign, the great ruler known as Emperor Antoku, commissioned several hundred Shingon teachers, including the Tendai chief priest Myoun, to offer prayers in an attempt to subdue Minamoto no Yoritomo, the general of the right. But their curses "returned to their originators," as the sutra says. Myoun was beheaded by Yoshinaka, and Emperor Antoku was drowned in the western sea. The eighty- second, eighty-third and eighty-fourth sovereigns, the tonsured Retired Emperor of Oki, the Retired Emperor of Awa and the Retired Emperor of Sado, as well as the reigning emperor--these four rulers had the Tendai chief priest and Administrator of Monks Jien, as well as more than forty other eminent monks, including the Omuro and others of the Mii-dera, offer prayers to subdue the Taira general Yoshitoki. But again, the curses "returned to their originators," and these four rulers were banished to remote islands.
 
Concerning this great evil teaching [of Shingon]: The three Great Teachers--Kobo, Jikaku and Chisho--repudiated Shakyamuni's golden words that designate the Lotus Sutra as supreme, reading them to mean that the Lotus Sutra ranks second or third and that the Dainichi Sutra is the highest. Because the above-mentioned emperors placed their trust in these distorted views, they destroyed both the nation and themselves in this life and fell into the hell of incessant suffering in the next.
 
This next special prayer ritual will be the third. Among my disciples, those who have passed away are probably now observing this with the Buddha's eye. And you who have been spared, watch with your mortal eyes! The ruler and other high-ranking officials will be carried off to a foreign country, and those people who conducted the prayer ritual will die insane, or flee to other provinces, or hide themselves in the mountains and forests. The messenger of the Lord Buddha Shakyamuni has twice been paraded through the street, and his disciples have been thrown into prison, killed, injured or driven from the provinces where they were living. Therefore, the guilt of those offenses will surely extend to each inhabitant of those provinces. For example, many will be afflicted with white leprosy, black leprosy or all manner of other terribly grave illnesses. My disciples should understand this matter thoroughly.
 
With my deep respect,
Nichiren
 
The ninth day of the ninth month
 
This letter is specifically intended for Hyoe- no-Sakan. It should also be shown to all my disciples in general. Do not disclose its contents to others.

  

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