The Painstaking Effort of Buddhist Masters
Thank you very much for giving a lecture to us missionaries despite being as busy as you are with writing the new book. Listening to your...
The Root Cause of Suffering is the Disease of Mind that is Deeply Tangled
A Wonder Medicine for a Disease That Has No Symptoms Hiroshi Saito, Ishikawa When we know that we are sick, we are sure to see a doctor...
The World will be One Under the “Supreme Dharma” of Mahayana
Two Buddhist Teachers, the Head of the Managerial Section and the Head of the PR Section, respectively set forth on expeditions to the...
Birth in the Pure Land is Our Ultimate Purpose of Life
The 2,000-Matt Hall is the Transshipment Area Master Shinran proclaims at the very beginning of “The Hymn of True Faith” that he himself...
Teaching the Law of Cause and Effect
Felix Crosser (A follower in Los Angeles) explained the Four Sufferings and Eight Sufferings. Among the four sufferings, he explained the...
I Try to be Loyal to the Teachings
As I sit here writing a note of gratitude, I wonder about all other beings who suffer as I do. My family, friends, complete strangers,...
A New Missionary in Los Angeles: Kouhei Harada
The other day we had a short interview with Missionary Kouhei Harada: Q. What are your hobbies if any? A. I’ve enjoyed listening to music...
The True Object of Reverence in Pure Land Buddhism
Why did Shinran designate not a wooden statue or a painting as the principal object of worship, but the Name of Namu Amida Butsu? In the...
A Revolution in Brazil
New Book Generates a Buzz The Portuguese version of Something You Forgot Along the Way has been published in Brazil. “Now I can convey...
Every Tear of Sorrow Turns to a Pearl
Memorial Notes There are some Buddhist friends who have listened to the the Buddhist teachings together with us this time last year but...