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article by Michał Pasternak (Poland) We wake up in the morning and say “Hello” to another day. After getting out of bed, we often th...
Citește mai departearticle by Michał Pasternak (Poland) We wake up in the morning and say “Hello” to another day. After getting out of bed, we often th...
Citește mai departeYou can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel. ...
Citește mai departeYou can find more video teachings on the playlist DHARMA TALKS in my YouTube channel. ...
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Citește mai departeYou 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
Citește mai departeQuestion: I have been reading a lot of your blog articles, which really resonate with me. One in particular, A simple analogy between Vajrayana and Jodo Shinshu to help undecided practitioners, stood out to me. I realize the article was
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Citește mai departeYou 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
Citește mai departeIt 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 read whatever he wants because he will never be influenced by other religions, but someone not yet settled in faith should better leave aside any nonBuddhist book and focus entirely on listening deeply (reading is also listening) the Jodo Shinshu teaching and asking questions to clear his doubts. Why? Because he can be easily influenced by what he reads and everything he reads can become an obstacle and make him depart from the Dharma and the Primal Vow. I saw many people abandoning the Buddhist Path because they read too many things. Also, I remember that Master Rennyo said something like, before shinjin listen to the Dharma, after shinjin also listen to the Dharma. The listening of Dharma never stops for a true Nembutsu follower. So read whatever you w
Citește mai departeIn Buddhism we do not consider nature to be our mother. We do not embrace such ideas of mother nature as a benevolent goddess. We do not venerate “mother Earth”. In fact, as long as we are not enlightened, karma is our only mother because we are born from our karma, that is, from our own thoughts, words and deeds. Individua
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Citește mai departeI have seen many people joining various sanghas with an ego centered attitude. They expect the sangha to do things for them, to treat them in a certain way, and they are never satisfied with receiving the teaching and just the teaching. They don’t understand that to receive the teaching and being corrected in matters related with the teaching is the greatest compassion they receive in this life, even more than the compassion their parents showed to them. The gift of Dharma is the highest gift, said the Buddha, because it gives you freedom from all births and deaths. It is a pity that some do not appreciate the compassion that is showed to them by being offered the gift of Dharma. The role of the sangha is not to be a substitute for your family, for your husband, wife, parents, children or friends. It is your fault if you are not able to manage your own personal life, so you should never blame the sangha. The s
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Citește mai departe“… in this fleeting world - this burning house - all matters without exception are empty and false, totally without truth and sincerity. The Nembutsu alone is true and real." (Shinran Shonin, Tannisho) If Nam
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