A Message from Chushingura (Part 3) - A Story from Japanese History
(Read Part 2 HERE) Tragedy that Highlights the Folly of Our Worldly Passions Asano looks down on Kira. Butchering the enemy in your mind...
A message from Chushingura (Part 2) - A Story from Japanese History
(Read Part 1 HERE) Tragedy that Highlights the Folly of Our Worldly Passions When both sides don't have enough consideration toward each...
A message from Chushingura (Part 1) - A Story from Japanese History
Tragedy that Highlights the Folly of Our Worldly Passions A samurai doesnʼt always take his own life. One of the most popular Japanese...
Four Deluded Views of Human Beings
I recently learned about the four deluded views of human beings that Buddhism teaches. They are mistaken ways of how we view life. The...
Buddhist Vocab Class - Worldly Passions
Q: Will worldly passions be eliminated after striking temple bells on New Year’s Eve 108 times? In Japan, people commonly use the...
What To Do with Our Worldly Passions: Fulfill them or Eliminate them?
Until recently there lived a mother squirrel behind the eagle emblem of LA Shinran Center, raising its pup. Once in a while, when its pup...
Beware of Desire - People Lose Sight of the Purpose
Q: There is no end of examples of people who have thrown their lives away, slaves to lust. Surely we who seek to accomplish life’s...
