What Decides Our Destiny is The Center of Our Interest
Some say it is God that decides our destiny, while others say it is our ancestors, or foxes or raccoon dogs. In a time when such...
Dramatic Shifts Taking Place Since Its Completion
10-year Aniversary of The 2000-Tatami-Mat Hall Presenting quotes from Master Shinran and conveying their meanings word for word” is the...
True Teachers are So Sorely Needed Right Now
It has been a pleasure to be able to attend your lectures directly, and I found the whole 55th Anniversary event to be quite impressive....
TOWARDS THE LIGHT
Our struggle is, in the end, a struggle with the self ---a struggle that must be carried on. Like muscle training, developing the...
Let’s Go Forward on the Flowery Path
There are many who are searching for the true teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. However, those who can meet with it are so rare. Conveying...
Now is the Time to Show My Appreciation
Deep Gratitude for The 2000-Tatami Mat Hall Isao Takeshima (71), Toyama prefecture “I am very grateful to learn about the teachings of...
The Fight Between the Mouth, the Nose, and the Eyes
Once upon a time, a faultfinding mouth made an impertinent remark to a nose. Mouth: Hey, you bastard nose! What the hell is it that you...
Life's voyage heading toward the fall
Life's voyage heading toward the fall All people are living every day in order to attain happiness, no matter what nationality, race or...
The Light of the Teaching to the Survivors
Web Conference at 10 Places 9 Days after the Disaster Calamities of unprecedented scale struck the Northeast-Kanto region of Japan on...
Do Not Let It End As Just A Disaster
My job is to provide counseling for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake in Sendai. We visit and listen to people who lost...