Hoshin Mikkyo

Hoshin Tendai Mikkyo is a total system of self-actualization made up of methods for quieting and centering the mind. By following and investigating thought processes and patterns, Mikkyo explores the emotional biases that hinder healthy living. Mikkyo helps one identify, with visualized forces, desired outcomes. This guides a person towards the direct experience of life.

Mikkyo is both a discipline and a set of beliefs. It is a practical system with two goals:
1. To free living beings from suffering.
2. To teach us how to create our own manifested destiny.

Mikkyo is a self-practice of mindful creative consciousness. It is a way of understanding experiences and conditions, and cleansing negative karma and creating and building positive karma.

There are 3 levels in the Hoshin Mikkyo training.

Level 1 is the basic theory and practice of Hoshin Tendai Mikkyo.

Level 2 consists of using the techniques for achieving personal balance and harmony with the universal energy.

Level 3 covers the material and practice for lay/ initiate monk status.

*After all sections have been learned and mastered, you may apply for Lay or Initiate monk status in Hoshin Mikkyo.

Twenty difficult things at the beginning of the path to enlightenment

  1. it is hard for a poor man to be generous.
  2. it is hard for a rich man to learn the way of enlightenment.
  3. it is hard to seek enlightenment at the cost of self-sacrifice.
  4. it is hard to see the buddha-world in the present world.
  5. it is hard to hear the buddha teaching in the turmoil of the world's life.
  6. it is hard to keep the mind pure against the instincts of the body.
  7. it is hard not to desire things that are beautiful and attractive.
  8. it is hard for a strong man not to use his strength to satisfy his desires.
  9. it is hard when one is insulted not to get angry.
  10. it is hard to remain innocent when tempted by sudden circumstances.
  11. is hard to apply oneself to study.
  12. it is hard not to despise a beginner.
  13. it is hard to keep humble, if successful.
  14. it is hard to get a good friend.
  15. it is hard to endure the discipline that leads to enlightenment.
  16. it is hard not to be disturbed by external conditions and circumstances.
  17. it is hard to teach others by being mindful of their natures.
  18. it is hard to attain a peaceful mind.
  19. it is hard not to argue about right or wrong.
  20. it is hard to find and learn and practice a good method.

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