A Mysterious Drunken Man Who Guided Ms. N
I met a woman called N, who is in her seventies, at a Buddhist lecture the other day. While she was taking a footbath alone at Ikeda Spa...
The Ringing Declaration of Master Shinran
Through the poem of the mother of Master Genshin, we have learned that Buddhism is not a teaching that gives us satisfaction for the 70 ―...
A Friend of Mine Who was Very Strict on His Words
Satoshi’s Book Club Since I started learning Buddhism, I’ve always wanted to be a man of words. It is because keeping one’s words is one...
Aspiration For the First Shinran Center in the NE of Japan
A Letter to Takamori Since my family belongs to the sect called Soto, I had never heard the terms “the crucial matter of the afterlife”...
“The Light of the World” Shines Radiantly in This Evil, Corrupt World
We are all convinced that being rich or famous brings happiness. However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a preeminent general who once ruled the...
A Horse that is not Surprised Even When a Whip Penetrates to its Bones
I heard about “The Metaphor of Four Horses,” and thought I would not be included even in the forth horse “A horse that is surprised when...
Serious Question on Life Arises due to Amida’s Light
Thank you for your lectures. I am glad to see you looking so well. Recently I had the thought, “why do people struggle so hard to...
The Vow of Amida will Embrace Us, Never to Forsake us
No matter what happens in this world, I don't want to be forsaken. The benefit of being held fast, never to be forsaken is what every...
Why People Turn to False Beliefs and Waste Their Efforts
Thank you for the webinar the other day. Hearing just how many false beliefs there are in this world made me feel the depth and...
An Unforgettable Experience
I started learning Master Shinran’s teachings 13 years ago. I have always felt a vague unease with regards to death. I was surprised to...
