Does Other-Power Mean That We Sit Back and Do Nothing (Part 2 - A 2 Part Series)
(Read Part 1 Here) From Echigo to Kanto and Back to Kyoto Five years later, in the snow and cold of Echigo, Shinran received word of his...
Does Other-Power Mean That We Sit Back and Do Nothing? (Part 1 - A 2 Part Series)
The Resolve of Shinran Followers in the 21st Century Is Being Tested In Pure Land Buddhism, followers often hear phrases such as...
Letters to Takamori Sensei from Dharma Friends
How Unreliable Things Are that We Depend on Bita Asakura, Los Angeles I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for teaching us...
What is “Namu Amida Butsu?”
Old Man: Namu Amida Butsu, Namu Amida Butsu Mr. Bear: Hey, what were you mumbling just now? Old Man: Oh, hello Mr. Bear! I was saying the...
Leaving Christianity in Search of the Truth
Leaving Christianity in Search of the Truth “I am leaving Christianity to find the truth that I am seeking. Please don’t search for me.”...
Human Form is Difficult to Obtain
A Famous Japanese Shogun who had a Habit of Having Humblest of Meals on His Birthday How do you spend your birthdays? Maybe you have a...
Master Shinran is Always with Us
A TABLET that Showers People with the Teachings of Buddhism Attracts Good Reviews There is now a brand new tablet (portable personal...
“He Made the Path Better For Others”
I recently started running again for exercise. Appropriate footwear for running is essential, and the more I run, the more I thought...
People Today Don’t Need Faith, Do They? Isn’t Faith Old-fashioned?
Q: I’m a high school student, and I don’t understand why people need anything so old-fashioned as faith. Is that what Shinran taught?...
