The Importance of Following the True Teacher - Tragedy of Oshichi of a Grocery Store
Suppose you met Buddhism and heard about Amida Buddhaʼs Vow that eliminates our dark minds and grants us absolute happiness. But no...
The Foundation of Buddhism that Runs Through the Three Worlds
There is only one thing that all people are seeking. That is a good fate, meaning happiness. How, then, can we attain happiness? There is...
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...
Affirmations of Joy and Gratitude
Reading The Buddhist Village Times is a pleasure and privilege that I enjoy each month. I feel very grateful that we have the opportunity...
Unleashing Your Anger Onto Someone Will Not Make Things Go Right.
This happened one Sunday night when I was in a station where there were few people. A young man was incessantly complaining to a station...
“I was So Amazed by the Depth of Buddhist Psychology”
The First Non-Japanese American Member in Shinran-kai. Madeline is the first non-Japanese member in Shinran- kai. Because of her,...
The Most Urgent Matter is the Funeral of the Soul
“Revelation of the Primal Vow means the end of life in the former-moment.” —Gutoku’s Notes With these words, Master Shinran taught that...
Going Toward the Pure World
I am a Shinran follower, and also a Buddhist priest of East Hongwanji temple. My parents belonged to a Hongwanji temple in Fukui. I was...
Shinran and the Purpose of Life
The Joy of Encountering Shinran Q: My life is so full of suffering that sometimes I wonder why I am living, and what the point of working...
“Today is My Last Day...”
Bells ring out for New Year’s Eve on a cold, cold night... Under the cover of darkness, a figure delivers treasure from mailbox to...
