On the „here and now” slogan

Poems and sayings:

Thanks to Amida Buddha

By common consent

Among the Buddhas of the Multiverse

Amida Buddha

Is the greatest Buddha of all

For He has guaranteed the Great Gift

Of Salvation and Buddhahood

For all who suffer and long for release

From the Chains of Karma

And birth-and-death in Samsara.

Truly all the Buddhas

Praise the Holy Name of Amida!

I have given over

My entire karmic destiny

To the compassionate care

Of my beloved Savior

Great Amida Buddha.

To Him I offer my unending Praise

And deepest Gratitude

For the knowledge to a certainty

That rebirth in His Pure Land

Awaits me at this life's end.

The world we live in on Earth

Is saddening to behold:

So much suffering

And so few know of

Amida Buddha and His Pure Land.

But Amida has assured

That their time will come

When their karma has ripened

And they are finally ready

To receive Amida Buddha's

Great Gift of Shinjin

And rebirth at long last

In His Land of Peace and Bliss!

O Great Amida Buddha

Let One and All

Sing the Praises

Of Your Boundless Compassion,

And for the Inconceivable Gift

Of Your Primal Vow

That has secured the Salvation

Of Every Living Being!

To You I sing:

Thank You, Amida Buddha!

Thank You, Amida Buddha

Namu Amida Butsu

Shaku Egen (Richard St Clair)

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014