On the importance to be examples of faith in Amida Buddha (video Dharma talk)

 

Useful links mentioned in the video:

Five conditions for birth in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha

Again on the idea that faith in Amida comes from Amida 

YouTube channel of Shaku Joshin 

Online refuge ceremony for a member of Amidaji (Shoshin from the Philippines) and the meaning of the Three Refuges in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

 

You can find the refuge ceremony in my book Worshipping Amida Buddha - Liturgies and ceremonies of Amidaji temple.

Links related with the video:

The Three Refuges in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism 

Conditions to be accepted as a member of Amidaji

Simple explanations of shinjin (faith) coming from Amida Buddha (video)

 Please watch these two video teachings on this topic and check the links bellow:

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Here are two articles on the same topic:

Faith in Amida Buddha is not the creation of our minds

Again on the idea that faith in Amida comes from Amida

Shinjin does NOT mean we realize the True Self (Buddha nature) of Amida is the same as ours (video)

 

Useful articles mentioned in the video:

The so called “exclusion” in the Primal Vow: „excluded are those who commit the five grave offenses and those who slander the right Dharma"  

SimpleTeachings on Emptiness and Buddha Nature (book)

Don’t use formless Dharmakaya to deny the transcendent manifestation ofAmida Buddha

Amida Buddha is the best guide to our Buddha nature

What did Shinran mean by "shinjin (faith) is Buddha nature"?  

The two aspects ofthe Pure Land 

Elements of genuine faith: 5) To accept the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha without any doubtand be sure of your birth in the Pure Land 

Advice to a Buddhist wife persecuted for her faith (video)

 

You can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel.

On interfaith dialogue with non - Buddhists

 

You can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel.

On vegetarianism according to Mahayana sutras and Amida Buddha's indiscriminative salvation (video teaching)

 

 You can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel.

Useful articles related with this video teaching:

Words of Rennyo Shonin useful to meat eaters 

Shabkar org - extensivewebsite on Buddhism and vegetarianism 

The karmic situation ofbeings who have no aspiration for Enlightenment and Shakyamuni’s encouragement to do good in daily life and wish to be born in the Pure Land – commentary on sections 31 - 40 (PART II) of the Larger Sutra 

No self improving programs for Jodo Shinshu followers 

The meaning of “there are no precepts” 

The similarity between Shinran and Honen and the difference between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu

 You can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel.

Useful articles related with this video teaching: Difference between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu State of mind in the moment of death

I don't need miracles to strengthen my faith in Amida Buddha (video teaching)

 

You can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel.

The mechanism of the salvation offered by Amida Buddha

This new video teaching is part of the playlist DHARMA TALKS on my Youtube channel:

Amida Buddha does not require from us to become martyrs (video teaching)

 This is one of my recent video teachings recorded during a zoom meeting with some of the members of Amidaji. You can see the whole playlist DHARMA TALKS at this link (click here).

 

Unlike other religions, the Buddha Dharma and Amida Buddha himself do not asks us to be martyrs. This must be well understood as a very important difference from Christianity or Islam. Amida Buddha does NOT suffer like the monotheistic god from the need for attention. He does not threat us to punish our children and grandchildren until the fourth generation if we do not obey him like the so-called god of the monotheists (see the 1st commandment). Our Amida Buddha is a mature, enlightened Person without any trace of jealousy and ego. I've always noticed there is an obsession with blood and drama in monotheistic religions. Too much telenovela for a god with a psychopathic personality disorder.

Dharma talks - the new playlist on my youtube channel

Since 2020 I've had many online discussions on zoom and other platforms with students and readers from all over the world that prefer this kind of interaction. I also started regular meetings with some of my Sangha members where we discuss various topics and answer to questions together.  

As I think that some of the talks might be useful and because many readers said they wanted me to appear more often on Youtube, I've decided to create a new playlist - DHARMA TALKS where I will post fragments from my meetings as well as personal reflections. Please excuse my broken English as it's easier for me to write than to speak.

Here is the  link for the playlist:

 

Please subscribe to my channel and to this playlist so that you can see my new posts. Of course, I will remain available for students and readers who prefer email or Facebook communication.

On my Youtube channel you can find all my audio books, various teachings, recitations, as well as the poems and essays of Gansen John Welch Sensei from Australia.

Please also check the Youtube channels of my student Shaku Joshin  from USA

 

The Six Realms of Samsaric Existence and Amida Buddha's Pure Land according to Amida Dharma (Jodo Shinshu Buddhism)

This is a presentation made by Kosho Arana based on my books.

Narrators:
Part 1: Gansen John Welch (Australia)
Part 2: Kosho Arana (Colombia)

Both Kosho Arana and Gansen John Welch are lay teachers affiliated with Amidaji temple.

Audio version of my Commentary on the Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life

The audio version of this book is a work in progress by my Dharma friend Gansen John Welch.
A new chapter is added to the playlist as soon as it is narrated. Please share it especially with those who have difficulty in reading.

You can download the whole book in pdf form here (click here).

Biography of Shinran Shonin (audio version)

This is the official biography of Shinran Shonin as accepted by Nishi Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu, and also by our temple, Amidaji. The reason I say so is that this biography is recited aloud on every Hoonko week (Shinran’s Memorial) at Nishi Hongwanji mother temple between January 9th to January 16th. 

The title of the biography is “An Illustrated Biography of Shinran, Honganji's Shonin (Honganji Shonin Shinran Denne)” and was compiled by Kakunyo, the 3rd Monshu of Hongwanji temple.

The narrator of this biography is Gansen John Welch, a member, and teacher in Amidaji temple sangha. The edition he uses was translated by Rev Zuio Hisao Inagaki and can be accessed at this link, http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/horai/denne-index.htm Please click there if you wish to read the whole text together with an introduction, images, and notes.

The three types of prostrations - Amidaji style (video)

Click here for the explanations in Spanish

Click here for the explanations in Romanian

There are three types of prostrations presented at Amidaji temple:

1)      Half body prostration from sitting

2)      Half body prostration from standing

3)      Full body prostration from standing

1)      Half body prostration from sitting

We place our hands in gassho on the crown of our head, at the forehead, at the throat level, and at the level of the heart. Then we bow with our head touching the ground and our palms facing upwards. We slightly raise our palms and we keep them there for a few seconds. We do this three times and at the end we bow with our hands in gassho from sitting.

The Nembutsu liturgy of Amidaji temple (final version)

click aici pentru versiunea  in romana

click here for the Spanish version

last update and revised 

26th August 2019

Although we also have other services, I  decided this will be the main liturgy at Amidaji temple. Unlike other services that you can see in various temples, this one is easier to follow, especially because all parts (including the Three Invitations) are recited, not chanted. 

La Liturgia del Nembutsu del Templo Amidaji (versión final)

Traducido del inglés por:
Juan Sebastián Hincapié Arana

Aunque también tenemos otros servicios, decidí que esta será la liturgia principal en el Templo Amidaji. A diferencia de otros servicios que pueden encontrar en diversos templos, este en particular es más sencillo de seguir y recitar, en especial porque todas sus partes (incluidas las Tres Invitaciones) son recitadas en vez de ser cantadas.

Shinjin - our part and Amida's part

Life of Shinran Shonin (VIDEO- ANIME)

I have just uploaded this movie about Shinran’s life which is also a good introduction into his teachings. The movie was done by Hongwanji and it is in Japanese but it contains English subtitles. Please enjoy it and share it with others