Faith that Causes Amida to Weep
Over and over, through the words “How genuine, the true words of Amida that embrace us and never forsake us,” I was taught the truth of...
Get Out of the Cycle of Toying with the Ideas in Your Head
There are people who accuse us saying: “You think we can do good deeds?” From Buddha’s perspective, all human good is stained with...
Shinran Centers Today
Source: The Buddhist Village Times #35 | 2014, Shinran Centers Today Like our FB page: www.facebook.com/InternationalBuddhistAcademy/ ...
Immortal Light Found in Buddhism (Part 2)
(Read the previous part HERE) By Hiroki Hazeyama, Hyogo I suffered in the Kobe Earthquake 16 years ago, and my favorite city of Kobe...
Immortal Light Found in Buddhism (Part 1)
Experiences from the Kobe Earthquake By Satomi Hirai, Hyogo To the victims of the Eastern Japan Earthquake, I feel at a loss for words....
The Path with a Point of Completion
A magnificent local Shinran Center has been built in Kumagaya City, my hometown. It was there that I could listen to the teachings of...
The Jealous are Merely Fools
I have come to know the distinction between “Why we live” and “pastimes and temporal goals.” I was always fascinated with the profession...
Hope to Live Delivered by You Were Born for a Reason
Yuuchi Motofuji, a physician, attended the presentation ceremony of the principal image with Mr. Y on August 20th. Motofuji met the man...
The Immense Gratitude We Owe to the Great Master of Buddhism
The Hymn of The True Faith I n the introduction to Shoshinge, The Hymn of The True Faith, Master Shinran wrote as follows. “Kimyo Muryoju...
My Life Has Changed in a Positive Way Due to the Law of Cause and Effect
“My heart was at peace when I learned about the Law of Cause and Effect” says Kuniko Nishida from Yatsushiro City in Kumamoto Prefecture...
