Body Modifications :D

If you know me, you know I LOVE body modifications.
I have 14 piercings and 6 retired piercings :/

- 4 lobes
- helix of right ear
- 4g in helix of left ear
- nostril
- septum
- tongue
- microdermal in my chest
- both nipples
- navel
- christina/isabelle ;)

& my retired piercings are
- 2 microdermals under my clavicle
- 2 microdermals in my back
- horizontal navel
- nape

But Goldie & body mods are old news, whats the point of this blog?
Well, now there's a new edition to my body mods, my first tattoo :D

It reads "Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo," This is the first line of the lotus sutra. The KING of all sutras :) The lotus sutra is the direct path to enlightenment.
But I'll break it down some more :)

Nam- Devotion; the action of practicing Buddhism
Myoho- Mystic Law; the essential law of life (& its phenomenal manifestations)
Renge- Lotus; the simultaneity of cause & effect
Kyo- Sutra; the truth expressed through the sound of one's voice.

This tattoo means so much to me. I feel like since I began studying Buddhism and embracing the ideologies and concepts -- not to mention since I received my Gohonzon-- I've been at peace, with myself, my life, the world. I've seen some hardships and the road has been bumpy, but I've received so much to be grateful for.

Everyday I do my Gongyo and I chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and I feel empowered, I have so much strength and I simply love my journey to enlightenment.
As soon as I've learned enough I want to share Nichiren Buddhism to everyoneee! (I just need to have everything down so I represent for my Buddha ;] ) lol

*Oh yeahhh, I also bought my cousin Tiffany a tattoo as a late birthday present.
Here's the both of us & our 1st Tatts :D

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The creepy smile in the corner is our friend Xiomara & The white shirt is our artist Fabio aka 5Loco aka Fabo-Loco. Lmao.

Overall, my tattoo experience was lovely :)
Fabio was amazing. He's so funny, down to earth, a potheaddd, he used to follow Thai Buddhism (which I am unfamiliar with), something about mushrooms :O! and he is Columbian & Salvadorian? <-- I forget :( & made it a lovely 1st tattoo. And like any male he was hype to "pop" our cherries. I said chill dude, thats mad HETEROOO. Eww.
Lol. But it was a fun 3 hoursss XD Look...

*LMAO. Way to capture the Marijuana in the picture. Smh. Well I guess it gives the picture character..lol

:)
Ahaa, I hope you enjoyed my first tat ass much as I did. It wasn't bad at all. (*Tiffany had a completely different experience, She died a slow death with all those colors..so this is just my testimony..just because I was okay..does not mean you will...TATT WITH CAUTION!) ;)

As Always,
* Life Live With Compassion