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April 2020

Storm by Robert Althouse

Blog Storm by Robert Althouse 1 Like FAITH IN THE MIDST OF THE FIRE 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 h… Discussion FAITH IN THE MIDST OF THE FIRE 10 Likes

March 2020

The Earth is Breathing So You Can Too

As you read this, your lungs are working -…

Blog The Earth is Breathing So You Can Too 4 Likes BHAKTI I'm posting this lovely piece with permission from Nati 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… Discussion BHAKTI 5 Likes NEMBUTSU WAYS CONTINUOUS AND PERMANENT Nem or nen means mindfulness. It means that which occupies the mind. We all know that our minds are occupied with all kinds of matters. There are the practical matters of… Discussion NEMBUTSU WAYS 2 Likes

February 2020

FULL TEXT OF THE AMIDA KYO The Smaller Pureland Sutra Thus did I hear Once the Buddha at Shravasti dwelt In the Jeta Anathapindika garden Together with a multitude of friars One thousand two hundred and fifty Who were arha… Discussion FULL TEXT OF THE AMIDA KYO 1 Like GOOD DEEDS ATTRACT NO RETRIBUTION A CONTROVERSIAL ESSAY Tao Sheng (360-434) was an important figure in the history of Chinese religion. He was a younger contemporary of Kumarajiva and of Hui Yuan and he spent time with both of them a… Discussion GOOD DEEDS ATTRACT NO RETRIBUTION 2 Likes

January 2020

EMPTINESS In reading Buddhist and Daoist materials, a significant problem for Western readers is the fact that there is a difference of value attached to quite basic things. Thus, in the West, full is good, e… Discussion EMPTINESS 4 Likes

December 2019

NEMBUTSU VERSES: Food for the heart Feelings changeable as the weather. Namo Amida Bu - the silver lining in every cloud. Working and resting, like a turning wheel. Namo Amida Bu, the hub, is always reliable. Life is long Life is sh… Discussion NEMBUTSU VERSES: Food for the heart 3 Likes GREEN AMIDA

Group GREEN AMIDA 4 Likes POST-MAPPO REDISCOVER INNOCENCE In my Dharma talk today I suggested that we are now in the fourth age of the Dharma. In the first age of the Dharma Buddha Shakyamuni was still in this world or had recently passed away and people be… Discussion POST-MAPPO REDISCOVER INNOCENCE 3 Likes

November 2019

AMIDA SAMADHI INSIGHT AND CALM In the approach known now as Insight Meditation, there are two phases to practise. The first is to calm the mind and the second is “looking into the true nature of things as they are… Discussion AMIDA SAMADHI 3 Likes SINCERITY IN PRACTICE Shan Tao talks about The Three Minds - Sincere mind, Deep Mind and Mind that Transfers Merit for Ojo. Ojo means birth in the presence of Buddha. Because of the Christian association, one might flinc… Discussion SINCERITY IN PRACTICE 3 Likes PARAVRITTI (Part 3): REVULSION [<- Part 2] The term paravritti often gets translated by something that sounds rather grand such as a turning around in the seat of consciousness. This kind of translation is not wrong and I have… Discussion PARAVRITTI (Part 3): REVULSION 3 Likes

October 2019

SOME DISTINCTIVE AMIDA SHU POINTS 1. The correct attitude is to be willing to do whatever the Dharma requires, in whatever realm, in whatever aeon. Enlightenment means to see clearly what needs to be done. It is to walk the eightfold… Discussion SOME DISTINCTIVE AMIDA SHU POINTS 3 Likes

July 2019

HOW TO CHOOSE A TEACHER I am often asked how one can select a good teacher. How is one to know if somebody is genuine or not? This seems to be a big worry for some people. They are wary of being tricked. For Western people… Discussion HOW TO CHOOSE A TEACHER 4 Likes THE LOGIC OF OTHER POWER There is no reason to assume that we are inherently compassionate and wise. We clearly have a capacity for wisdom and compassion, but also for stupidity and cruelty. When we are stupid and cruel we g… Discussion THE LOGIC OF OTHER POWER 2 Likes

June 2019

TWO TYPES OF INDIVIDUALITY SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITHOUT EGO In Buddhism one can be confused at seemingly opposite teachings on individuality and self-reliance. On the one hand, it teaches us to let go of ego. On the other hand, it… Discussion TWO TYPES OF INDIVIDUALITY 6 Likes

May 2019

KARMA, première partie (sur 6) : CE N'EST PA… UN PARADIGME DIFFÉRENT Dans la philosophie occidentale, nous nous sommes beaucoup préoccupés des idées de libre arbitre et de déterminisme, de culpabilité et de responsabilité, des droits et des lo… Discussion KARMA, première partie (sur 6) : CE N'EST PA… 1 Like BEWARE OF MARRIAGE RESEARCH There is an interesting item at <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/women-happy-children-spouse-partner-relationship-unmarried-a8931816.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/women-happy-children-spouse-partner-relationship-unmarried-a8931816.html</a> The general drift is that marriage is broadly… Discussion BEWARE OF MARRIAGE RESEARCH 2 Likes KARMA 6 (final): GIVING IT AWAY MERIT TRANSFERENCE In Buddhist temples we often perform merit transference ceremonies in which we wish for the transference of merit to people in need. We hope that they will be relieved of suffering… Discussion KARMA 6 (final): GIVING IT AWAY 2 Likes