Lotus Flower

Spreading the wonders and joy of Nichiren Buddhism through articles, experiences, art, music, film, comedy and pop culture plus my own thoughts

Jul 10, 2013

5 Buddhist Thoughts on Bringing Out Your Best Self

by Jihii Jolly Almost half a year ago many of us made resolutions for the new year. Perhaps we resolved to do more or less ...

Jul 1, 2013

Mistaking Arrogance for Confidence Part One

Nichiren Daishonin was often condemned by his contemporaries as “an extremely arrogant priest”. Nichiren Daishonin was of...

Mistaking Arrogance for Confidence Part Two

Arrogance is insecurity; confidence is peace of min d The difference between arrogance and confi...

Jun 28, 2013

One Daimoku can Permeate the Entire Universe

Even one daimoku can permeate the entire universe. How much greater then is daimoku's capacity to move anything when it is chant...

Jun 25, 2013

Differing Views on the Mentor/Disciple Relationship

"The purpose of Buddhism is not to produce dupes who blindly follow their leader. It is to produce people of wisdom who can judge r...

Jun 20, 2013

Freeing the Caged Bird Within

by indraajeet The Buddha nature refers to the potential for attaining Buddhahood, a state of awakening f...

Jun 11, 2013

The Object of Devotion

By Shin Yatomi SGI-USA Vice Study Department Leader The following essay was prese...

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Seleus: My SGI Lotus Flower Blog: Spreading the wonders and joy of Nichiren Buddhism through articles, experiences, art, music, film, comedy and pop culture. For beginners to long time members, I hope this blog serves you well. Like the Lotus Flower we can bloom right where we are.

My Art By Seleus Blog: I've been drawing since I was 5. I've done live nude drawings, oil paintings, sketching, digital art and graphic design. I love to mainly draw female portraits. I love caricature, illustration, pop art, pin-ups and vector art. I attended the School of Visual Arts for awhile and my favorite Artist is Al Hirshfeld. A diehard Hitchcock, Wonder Woman, Classic Film fan.

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