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    A farewell..

    Well, it seems appropriate to drop by this corner of Treeleaf, where music lives, to mention the passing of a legendary performer and also a devout Buddhist, one miss Tina Turner, who at 83 years of age, has come to the end of this journey.
    She leaves behind a world she’s made sing and dance and millions of people who keep her in their minds and hearts.

    Two years ago in an interview, she mentioned she was “throughly happy” .. She’d done the bulk of her suffering during her youth, she said, and the lesson was that “it’s not about what happens to you, but about how you deal with it”.

    This one broke my heart a little today..




    Sat Today lah
    Last edited by Bion; 05-24-2023 at 11:07 PM.
    Bion
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    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool.

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    I feel a bit heartbroken too, and I shed a few tears for her. What gobsmacking spirit and talent. I always admired her courage and resilience in overcoming so many obstacles, especially the domestic abuse she suffered.

    st

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    Tairin
    Sat today and lah
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    Quote Originally Posted by Naiko View Post
    I feel a bit heartbroken too, and I shed a few tears for her. What gobsmacking spirit and talent. I always admired her courage and resilience in overcoming so many obstacles, especially the domestic abuse she suffered.

    st
    Yeah, and though the bigger part of her life she was not abused and mistreated, but happy and successful, she had to continuously relive her abuse years so that everyone could be a part of her story. She was never allowed to let it go. She was though unapologetically herself, and she sang her heart out.

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    Bion
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    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool.

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    Tina was a long time member of the Soka Gakkai (SGI), the modern "new religion" which sprang from Japanese Nichiren Buddhism. They emphasize the power of chanting the name of the Lotus Sutra ... Name Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経) ... "Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra" ...

    So, we can post this in her remembrance ...


    In the second half, she is chanting a portion of the "Upaya/Skillful Means" Chapter of the Lotus Sutra. I believe it is this portion, although not clear at points ...

    Myoho Renge Kyo — The wonderful Law of the Lotus Sutra
    Ho ben pon dai ni: Skillful Ways
    Ni Ji Se Son — There the World Honored One
    Ju San Mai — Quietly came up
    An Jo Ni Ki — From his samadhi
    Go Shari Hotsu — And said to Shariputra:
    Sho Bu' Chi E — The wisdom of the Buddhas
    Jin Jin Mu Ryo — Is profound and cannot be measured
    Go Chi E Mon — Its gate is hard to understand
    Nange Nan Nyu — And difficult to enter.
    Is Sai Sho Mon — No Shravaka-Disciple
    Hyaku Shi Butsu — Or Self-taught buddha
    Sho Fu No Chi — Can understand it.
    Sho I Sha Ga — Why is that? (because!)
    Butsu Zo Shin Gon —the [present] Buddhas attended on many
    Hyaku Sen Man Noku — hundreds of thousands of billions
    Mu Shu Sho Butsu — Of [past] Buddhas,
    Jin Gyo Sho Butsu — And practiced the many teachings
    Mu Ryo Do Ho — Of those Buddhas bravely and energetically
    Yu Myo Sho Jin — To their far-flung fame till they attained
    Myo Sho Fu Mon — The profound Law
    Jo Ju Jin Jin — Which you've never heard before,
    Mi Zo U Ho — And also because they are exposing
    Zui Gi Sho Setsu — The Law according to the capacities
    I Shu Nan Ge — Of all living beings a way that the intention is hard to understand
    Gassho, J

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    Last edited by Jundo; 05-25-2023 at 02:18 AM.
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    This comes on a difficult day. My wife and I have always loved the music and the courage of Tina Turner. We also had to deal with a very difficult loss today, but do I not want to detract from the well-deserved recognition of a legend and from one who helped bring to light the importance of Buddhist practice to so many people.

    Tina, you have been an inspiration to us all.

    Gassho,
    Daiman
    St/Lah

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jundo View Post


    Tina was a long time member of the Soka Gakkai (SGI), the modern "new religion" which sprang from Japanese Nichiren Buddhism. They emphasize the power of chanting the name of the Lotus Sutra ... Name Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経) ... "Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra" ...

    So, we can post this in her remembrance ...


    In the second half, she is chanting a portion of the "Upaya/Skillful Means" Chapter of the Lotus Sutra. I believe it is this portion, although not clear at points ...



    Gassho, J

    stlah
    Thank you, Jundo!

    Sat Today
    Bion
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    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool.

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    Loved Tina and enjoyed her music a lot

    Gassho
    Washin
    stlah
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    Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
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    I also loved her music. I thank her for all she brought to our musical lives and for the inspiration she was for many people.
    Gassho,
    Tai Do
    Satlah
    怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
    (also known as Mateus )

    禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!

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    I saw this last night too. What a voice she had. I didn’t know she was a Buddhist.

    Gassho,
    Gareth
    Sat today, Lah

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