I Found the Goal of Life’s Marathon
Where is the goal of my “marathon of life”? I kept running solely to find the answer to this question. I was born and raised in Kagoshima...
What I Experienced in Mexico and Canada
Testimonial at the Youth Convention A Person with the Fragrance of Buddhism What I Experienced in Mexico and Canada Six years ago after...
"The Youth Conv." on the Wisdom of Tannisho Why is "Only the Nembutsu is True?"
At “the Youth Convention”, on March 22, Takamori Sensei taught the true intent of Master Shinran through the words in Postscript,...
The Teaching of “Casting Aside Zogyo” and “the Teaching of Exhortation of Good Deeds”
The primary meaning of zogyo is myriad good acts. The teaching of Buddhism is “Refrain from doing bad deeds and perform good.” What,...
My Life Must Have A Grand Purpose!
Over 100 years ago in Japan, a 17 year-old male by the name of Misao Fujimura etched a poem into the trunk of a tree at Kegon Falls. A...
There is a great ship that will bear us cheerfully across life's sea of ceaseless suffering.
We Can Hear Cries of Lament from the Sea of Suffering I had always drawn strength from raising my children, but now they have grown, they...
Can’t People Without Money and Possessions Perform Acts of Giving?
Q: In Buddhism, acts of donation?giving money and things to others?are said to have great merit; for those without money and things, is...
The Depth and Compassion of Buddhism
One day Sakyamuni was with his disciples seeking charitable contributions. They came to a fork in the road. One road led to a prosperous...
The Day People’s Destiny Forked Some Died While Others Survived
On August 6th, 1945, when the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima for the first time in history, Michio Mishima (89, pictured) was only...
Just as Seeds Cause Flowers to Bloom and Fruit to Appear So Our Actions Give Rise to Happiness and U
Let us read one chapter from a best-selling book written by Kazushi Okamoto, a Buddhist teacher In Buddhism our actions are also referred...
