The 4 Silent Prayers.

[davie.nb.uk]

Hey Nichiren Buddhists,

I am an independent Nichiren Buddhist practising in the UK and new to the site. Hello to you all!

Does anyone have any suggestions or other formats of the 4 silent prayers which are more general and independent that I can replace the current SGI ones with when doing gongyo.

Many thanks.

[Queequeg]

Does someone have MarkP's gongyo file?

[Masaru]

I do. I'll have it posted up, at the latest, this Sunday.

[Masaru]

Made it back from a trip to visit some prospective in-laws in rural Texas. (Not a single firearm was discharged! )

Anyway, this is the gongyo book that we made under the coordination of markP - may his merit be boundless. I can't add it here or at Q's dharmablossom due to file size constraints, so I've added it under the files section for the "Nichiren Alternate Independent Sangha" on Yahoo Groups.

[Myoho-Nameless]

If you go here
http://nichirendaishoninsbuddhism.weebl ... manual.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
hit control F and search for "silent prayers" you can scroll down to this dude's variation.

I don't know if being in the UK will be an issue in getting this one, but I use it now and then myself
http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/a-lovatt ... 54289.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

whilst not independent, Rev Ryosho Jeffus made this one
http://www.amazon.com/Nichiren-Shu-Serv ... 1484125738" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


I like to switch things up, have options. but thats just me.

Made it back from a trip to visit some prospective in-laws . (Not a single firearm was discharged! )

I would have thought that a mark of a bad trip for you Texans.

[rory]

Just looked at Rev. Jeffus's prayer book "Prayer of St. Francis" ?.....*sigh* Nichiren Shu what are you doing?
gassho
Rory

[Myoho-Nameless]

Just looked at Rev. Jeffus's prayer book "Prayer of St. Francis" ?.....*sigh* Nichiren Shu what are you doing?
gassho
Rory

I think its just Ref. Jeffus's idea, that addition. From what I know of St Francis he sounds like a dope dude, but I have not used that prayer myself. Surely the addition is harmless, and I think the intention was some sort of religion neutral positive vibe thing. There were things in the previous Gongyo book for Nichiren Shu that he "strongly disagreed with".....wonder what that was..

[Masaru]

If you go here
http://nichirendaishoninsbuddhism.weebl ... manual.pdf
hit control F and search for "silent prayers" you can scroll down to this dude's variation.

I don't know if being in the UK will be an issue in getting this one, but I use it now and then myself
http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/a-lovatt ... 54289.html

whilst not independent, Rev Ryosho Jeffus made this one
http://www.amazon.com/Nichiren-Shu-Serv ... 1484125738

I like to switch things up, have options. but thats just me.

Made it back from a trip to visit some prospective in-laws . (Not a single firearm was discharged! )

I would have thought that a mark of a bad trip for you Texans.

Depends on where the firearms are aimed.

So, yahoo now makes you join just to get the download. In that case, here are the silent prayers from the gongyo book I believe it was Q who wrote these:

Silent Prayers
Chant extended (hiki) Daimoku: Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo
(ring bell five times)
(chant Sansho)


First Prayer
Offering to Protective Forces
I sincerely pray to the protective forces that are born from the harmonizing effect of the practice of the One Vehicle. I pray that I might add to those protective forces to protect anyone that practices this teaching.
(insert individual prayer here)

(chant Sansho)

Second Prayer
Offering to the Law
I express my sincere devotion to the Gohonzon. The True Object of Devotion for the Observation of the Mind and the only Depiction of the Triple Bodied Tathâgata in the Fifth Five Hundred Years Period after the Tathâgata’s Passing over to Nirvana.
(chant Sansho)
(insert individual prayer here)


Third Prayer
Offering to the Lineage

I offer my devotion to the Buddha, the first 25 lineage holders, Kumarajiva, Nanyueh, T’ien-t’ai, Changan, Miaolo, Dengyo, and Nichiren.
(chant Sansho)
(insert individual prayer here)


Fourth Prayer
Offering for Peace and Practitioner

I sincerely pray for the Great Aspiration of the Buddha, the peace of the land brought about through the purification of the mind.
(chant Sansho)
I pray to eradicate negative karma in my life, and to continually purify and deepen my faith and practice so that I may attain enlightenment in this body.
(insert Personal Prayers)
(chant Sansho)


Fifth Prayer
Offering to the Deceased and all of Existence

I pray that all my deceased relatives, all
deceased Nichiren believers, and all others
who have departed this life may attain
Buddhahood through the power of MyohoRenge-Kyo.
(offer special memorial prayers while
sounding the bell continuously)
(chant Sansho)
May the impartial benefits of MyohoRenge-Kyo penetrate the far reaches of the
Universe to allow all life to experience the silence and illumination of the Seat of the Law.
(ring bell three times and chant extended (hiki) Daimoku)