Thank-You Letters
Handing Over the Baton of “Heizei Gōjō” Master Shinran’s teaching of “Heizei Gōjō” means it is not after we die, but now while we are...
A Thirst for True Buddhism
The Japanese version of You Were Born For a Reason and its sequel have sold more than a million copies. Why were we born? Why should we...
The Reason for Her Tears
When Takamori-sensei appeared on the stage, Daren Arroyo, who came from the Philippines to attend the Ho’on’ko gathering, began to...
Thousands Listen to Lecture of the Hymn on True Faith at Great Hall
The Hymn on True Faith is a supremely treasurable scripture written by Master Shinran. He put his blood, sweat, and tears into each and...
Doing the Impossible
The Great Task of a Shinran Follower “You are still young and your point of view is similar to that of the readers.” Takamori- sensei...
Both are the quiet type Yet feel a close connection
Tomoyuki Hosokawa grew up respecting his silent-type father, Koichi, a task-oriented individual with a first class architect license....
Satoshi’s Book Club
A doctor who has seen a lot of people’s death once said “Most people express words of regret when confronted with their death.” Do you...
Company Pres. Wins the Contest
A speech contest was held on the second day of Gotan-e. The lead-off speaker, Seiji Kitagawa, appealed greatly to the audience, and he...
Unlocking Master Shinran's Message into ABC's
Shinran struggled to precisely convey the universal wonder of Amida’s Vow for all human beings in his native tongue of Japanese. But the...
Seeing Myself Exactly As I Am
My Encounter with Buddhism My third year of university was the compulsory academic year abroad, and I embarked on an intensive Japanese...
