Memento Mori
I recently bought a new money wallet. The one I had became very used over the years. The old one was a rectangular shape, brown leather...
Impermanence Is Equal for Young and Old Alike
This year the sporting world has been shocked by the spate of athletes who died or have nearly died from a cardiac arrest. On April 30...
Personal Memoir: Where Did My Late Wife’s Soul Go?
Dr. Takashi Shimabukuro, an obstetrician and gynecologist, who comes to the 2000-Tatami-Mat Hall twice a month from Okinawa Prefecture,...
“He Made the Path Better For Others”
I recently started running again for exercise. Appropriate footwear for running is essential, and the more I run, the more I thought...
The Light of Buddhism for a Mother Sick in Bed
I had Shinrankai hold my mother’s funeral. My mother passed away within a month after being diagnosed with cancer. Though I have been...
The Path
“I have only 200 yen in my purse. Please come home, darling.” My mother was crying down the phone to my father. This is my first memory...
Love at First Sight... Led me to Buddhism
On our first date, my boyfriend told me out of the blue, “I’m studying Buddhist teachings, so I cannot meet with you on Saturdays and...
Sadness in a Cocktail Glass
Rie’s Buddhist friends all say that whenever she shows up, she brightens the atmosphere. She is an indispensible member of the Buddhist...
