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Showing posts with label QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Show all posts
Friday, July 26, 2024

The Bodhi Mind of the Pure Land Path (short question and answer)

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Question from a reader : Shinran said that shinjin (faith) is Bodhi Mind . Does this mean that if I do not have Compassion for all beings in...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

We can always say the Name of Amida Buddha

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Question: If it is said that it does not matter how many times we recite Nembutsu why does Shinran urge us to say it constantly in this hymn...
Sunday, January 14, 2024

The relation between hearing the Name, faith and saying the Name of Amida Buddha

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Amida Buddha promised in His Primal Vow that those who entrust to Him, say His Name and wish to be born in His Pure Land (“sincerely entrust...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

We should not make publicity to nonBuddhist holidays or the gods and spirits they represent

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Some time ago I posted this message advising Buddhists to stop making publicity to nonBuddhist holidays:   Being respectful towards our nonB...

Question and Answer - the True Teaching of Shakyamuni on Amida Buddha and His Pure Land

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Rev Kosho Arana at Amidaji     Click here for the Spanish versio n by Rev Kosho Arana     I recently received this question from a Facebook...
Friday, November 24, 2023

The merits transferred by Amida Buddha are not ours to use for personal goals

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Question by a Dharma friend: If Amida transfers His karmic merits to us, why can we not dedicate them to others?   My answer: The transfere...
Sunday, June 25, 2023

Don't be hungry for feelings and special experiences

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Click here for the Spanish version of this article Question by Shoshin: Dear Sensei, why is it that despite my having entrusted myself to A...
Saturday, May 20, 2023

Self-power as obstacle to Nembutsu

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Question: ”Quite often it seems that we want it both ways...’our power’ and Other Power. Could we think about it this way, ‘self-power’ is a...
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Be careful how and to whom you speak about Amida Buddha

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Click here for the Spanish version In reference to saying anything about Amida Buddha to other human beings, Master Rennyo said:   „In parti...
Monday, November 14, 2022

Dealing with evil thoughts (short question and answer)

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  Question by a Dharma friend:  “When you are at home or walking around the village or somewhere and you see and feel evil impulses in your ...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Focus on Amida’s Name, not on your monkey mind

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  Click here to return to  Selected passages from Honen Shonin  with commentary “Question: ‘When evil thoughts will keep arising within th...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

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

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  You can find more video teachings on the playlist  DHARMA TALKS  in my YouTube channel.
Monday, April 18, 2022

What to do with the samayas and commitments taken on the Vajrayana Path if I chose to entrust myself completely to Amida Buddha?

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Question: I have been reading a lot of your blog articles, which really resonate with me.  One in particular, A simple analogy between Vajr...
Monday, March 28, 2022

Can someone read about another religion just to get knowledge?

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It depends who that person is and how much settled he is in the faith of the Primal Vow. A person who really has faith in Amida Buddha can r...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

What to do with evil thoughts that arise in our ignorant minds?

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Question by a Dharma friend: “When you are at home or walking around the village or somewhere and you see and feel evil impulses in yo...