There is No Tomorrow in Buddhism
Misfortune is Brought About By Deluded Beliefs In the Buddhist lectue at the 2000-Tatami-Mat Hall, we learned about the poem of Master...
Smile Warmly, Your Heart will Ease and People Around Will Be Happy
Orphan Saya and Anathapindada As the reddish evening sun was setting behind the mountain, the heart of a little girl named Saya was...
"I Can't Take It Anymore!"
A grief-stricken elderly woman in Ohfunato City, Iwate said right after being engulfed by the tsunami. Junpei Uratani , a Shinran...
Very Happy to Know the True Purpose Beyond My Expectation
When I was young, I loved dreaming. I always dreamed of the most fantastic things in life. This is one of the children’s fondness. When I...
The Far Away Hills Appear Greener
I recently heard again the story from the sutras of Sakyamuni and a woman who was attempting to commit suicide. She had been betrayed in...
Whisper deep in the soul Human's greatest contradiction
People want happiness yet cannot find it. This is a huge contradiction in all human beings. A web conference last year was held on Part...
The Scent of Dharma in the Tea Garden
“What keeps me going in life is to provide people the blessings of nature in a safe manner,” said Mr. Miyahara. He took over the tea...
A Spouse is a Stranger at First
The following story of life in the home reflect the attitude of a typical husband and wife in traditional Japan. Things are quite...
Why is the Anxiety Towards Death Only A Temporary State?
Why is it that when someone close to us dies, though we may tremble in anxiety and fear, these feelings will last only for a short time?...
“Finally, I Know!” The Meaning of My Life
A Woman Who Stopped Short of Double Suicide with her Mother “I want to kill my mother and then kill myself.” This is what my heart had...
