Adrian Cirlea

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  • Are faith and devotion two different things?... 187

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  • We can always say the Name of Amida Buddha... 324

    Question: If it is said that it does not matter how many times we recite Nembutsu why Shinran urges us to say it constantly in this hymn: “Those who deeply entrust themselvesTo Amida’s Vow of great compassionShould all say Namo Amida Butsu constantly,Whether they are waking or sleeping.” Answer: Shinran also said:

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  • What does it mean to doubt the wisdom of the Buddha? 189

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  • Keep worldly affairs out of the temple... 181

     As you may probably know, in many Buddhist temples around the world, Jodo Shinshu or not, members organize parties with music, alcohol, and dancing. Some say it relaxes people and brings them together. I say it is a smart trick of internal maras (one's own blind passions and ignorance) and/or external maras or various evil spirits to make people forget the Dharma in the exact place where they have the chance to deepen its meaning, a subtle way of distracting them from the teaching and keeping them focused on their worldl

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  • New stove inside Amidado (Amida Hall)... 439

    Last month I installed a stove on wood in Amidado Hall of Amidaji temple. This makes services and teaching activities easier during the cold season. Thank you very much to all who donated to make this possible.  Please continue to support Amidaji temple! Click here if you wish to make a donation or become a patron (constant monthly supporter) as

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  • How to help friends and family create a connection with Amida Buddha 190

    Question:“Sometimes, one may be concerned about friends and family, because they have chosen different religious ways, or decided to believe in nothing at all. Of course, they also think that their path is the correct one and even if this can change during a lifetime, they might never have access to Buddhism. If we try to bring them on the path, they might block this from the beginning. It is just too early for them from the karmic point of view. How can we work discreetly on them,

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  • NEW book! Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Teachings - second revised edition 193

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  • Abandon any practice which is not mentioned in the Primal Vow 202

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  • The mechanism of the salvation offered by Amida Buddha 193

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

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  • Short advice for a person with doubts and attachments to Christianity 196

     please click on the highlighted words as they lead to important articlesA Dharma friend told me that  although he finds the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist teaching very appealing  he still has feelings of attachments to Christianity and Jesus. He said that if it wasn’t for my writings against monotheism he might have been swayed by them. He also asked me:

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  • Стандарт Веры Синсю... 221

                    click here for the English version Стандарт Веры Синсю доктора Рёсэцу Фудзивара был впервые опубликован в 1963 году «Буддийскими Церквями Америки» и содержит сборник Андзин Рондай - Темы для обсуждения веры, который является доктринальным стандартом ветви Ниси Хонган-дзи школы Дзёдо-синсю. . Как сказал сам автор в первой части книги:«Для лучшего понимания «Синсю» и предотвращения не ортодоксальной веры Ниси Хонган-дзи выбрали определенное количес

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  • Let go of your monkey mind and entrust to Amida Buddha 194

    Question: Josho – I need your help regarding the issue of shinjin (or lack of). I know that I do not have settled shinjin, as much as I would like to have it. I follow the Amida Dharma for a while but then I fall off the rails and think that perhaps another path is or more suited to me.  So…I try to follow another path just to arrive at the place where I realize (again) that I cannot “succeed” in any type of spiritual prog

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  • Amida Buddha does not require from us to become martyrs (video teaching) 187

     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 ma

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  • Send your demons to the Pure Land... 200

    Oni no Nembutsu - a demon converted to Nembutsu   Recently I had an interesting dream that I would like to share with you. I dreamed that I caught something like a spirit or demon who is bound to fulfill desires. When I told him that now he has to fulfill one of my wishes he replied, “yes, but a wish can turn against you”. That made me think that I should not wish something for m

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  • Too easy to be true for those too proud... 189

     Shinran Shonin said: "Realization of true and real shinjin (faith in Amida) Is rare in the defiled world of the last Dharma-age; The witness of Buddhas countless as the sands of the Ganges Reveals how difficult it is to attain ". [1] Because people tend to dismiss the path of birth in the Pure Land through simple faith in Amida as being too easy to be true, all Buddhas give testimony to it, thus attesting to its effectiveness and utmost importance. It’s like al

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