Today I was invited to Yamamoto san's home. Yesterday he asked if I would be interesting in learning about his Buddhist beliefs. I said yes and he stopped by to have me over for morning practices. It was very interesting and he even gave me prayer bead type things and a small book with the sutras they recite. Yamamoto san is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism, they believe enlightenment is achievable by everyone. The Lotus Sutra is the most important writing for Nichiren Buddhists. During a morning session it is opened with the recitation of Nam Myou Hou Ren ge Kyou - Japanese for the 'Devotion, mystic law, Lotus sutra'. Certain passages are recited from the Lotus Sutra and this is all done in front of the Gohonzon, the alter. Inscence is offered and the sutra recited. I've been invited to return on Monday at 1 for morning prayers again. There is also a group called SGI that is a Nichiren buddhist organization for world peace. Yamamoto san gets their monthly publication. He let me borrow a number of those magazines as well as some smaller books by the current president of SGI on peace proposals and related things. After that I went to practice shakuhachi by the river. After the majority of my practice a fellow approached me and wanted to know if I'd be interested in working on a collaboration of Japanese music in other parts of the world, or something like that. I'm going to meet with him on Monday before I go to Yamamoto san's house. Besides that I just worked on my final paper, and read.