An Amida Buddhist is dedicated to the practice of Nembutsu. Nembutsu is a passport to the Pureland of Amitabha Buddha. So, to practice the Nembutsu is to have the Pureland ever in mind - the Pureland, where there is no greed, hate and delusion, no
Read more…This is a list of the 5 minute podcasts sent out in May
All podcasts are by Dharmavidya David Brazier. They are about 5 minutes long and deal with Buddhist topics from a Pureland perspective, often in relation to current affairs.
13: 1st May: Meet i
Read more…This is a list of the 5 minute podcasts sent out in April.
All podcasts are by Dharmavidya David Brazier. They are about 5 minutes long and deal with Buddhist topics from a Pureland perspective, often in relation to current affairs.
01: 4th April:
Read more…Podcast: David Brazier: 5th May 2020 ~ 5 maggio 2020
Transcription of the audio / Trascrizione dell’audio
So how am I getting on with living the four noble truths at the moment? Well, first of all, there is dukkha, and we are all in the middle of a
Read more…Flowers under foot,
clouds in the sky.
Here, in between,
I savour solitude.
They are busy with their business,
while I am merely watching,
listening, with nothing to wait for.
There is a weighty stillness
inside of me
as of a hunk of old granite
in the
This is a transcript of the podcast of 23rd April 2020 with Italian translation below
We are all living under lockdown and sharing stories about what it’s like. I’m here in France where the lockdown is pretty strict.
When it was first announced we
Read more…The Himalaya gleaming
can be seen from Katmandu
the smog has cleared away -
it’s gone,
the dust, the grime, the humans too,
it’s all gone quiet on the street
the dogs are asleep in the sun
that shines in the clear air above
now the cars and planes have gone.
Podcast 7 April 2020
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On the occasion of Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being admitted to intensive care with COVID19
Read more…1. Right view: This too shall pass.
2. Right thought: Compassion for those who suffer. Gratitude for simple things.
3. Right speech: Don’t spread alarm. Stay calm. Keep in touch with friends and loved ones by wifi.
4. Right action: Do good for o
Read more…There is a verse called Koge in Japanese that is used regularly in Jodo Shu services.
A loose translation goes as follows:
FRAGRANCE GATHA
My body the pure censer
my heart afire with Dharma
to Buddhas of the three times
throughout the ten directions
m
Amida is always busy
Always be busy with Amida.
Make all business Amida Nembutsu
Be busy with the thought of Amida
Be courageously busy supported by Amida Light
Be busy supporting Amida
Be busy praying for the Pure Land of Amida
Grateful
Don’t be la
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TRANSLATION:
Namo Amida Bu! ... When reciting the Nembutsu I start by calling Amida with this trembling heart, as if, at some point, he had not been there.
But I had once more forgotten, as I wi
Read more…In response to Vajrapala’s request that I might describe the Buddhist teaching on death, here is what I have heard. Some parts of this, through near-death experiences, samadhi, and memories of innocent childhood, I have conscious awareness of having
Read more…PAIN IN A BOMBU WORLD
In the on-line order meeting this past Saturday I said that in relation to the current world crisis caused by the arrival of a virus for which, as yet, we have no cure, I am a happy pessimist. I’ll say a little more on this sub
Read more…Saigyo (1118-1190) was a wandering poet monk in Japan. He is one of the most famous Japanese poets. He wrote more than fifteen hundred poems, many of which became famous. His poetry reflects his life as a rather solitary wanderer, often spending t
Read more…QUESTION: I’d like to be clear about what nembutsu practice is. It’s seems from what I can glean from your writing you are saying Amida Buddhism is the work of compassion in the world in the play of opposites. So practice begins with some kind of de
Read more…What are the Basic Teachings of Amida Shu Buddhism?
Added by Dharmavidya on July 19, 2008
Amida Shu is a form of Buddhism that affirms
- (together with all Mahayana Buddhsim) the threefold nature of Buddha (ultimate Buddha, spiritual Buddha, Buddh
Read more…Despite the grief, anxiety and disruption, there could also be an upside to the virus if it made people realise what matters and is essential and what is froth. During lock-down, the carbon foot print will shrink. Life becomes simpler. Although th
Read more…Humans press on forward. It is like an automatic car. The basic state of such a car is to move slowly forward. To get it to stand still while the engine is running one actually has to apply a brake. It will not come to a stop of its own accord.
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