I am trying to connect with as many Female Jodo Shinshu Priests as possible that would be willing to contribute an article to a publication that I am...
I'd suggest contacting Rev Hugh King in order to get an email address for his ex-, Rev June King. June graduated from the IBS in 1972, receiving Kyoshi in 1973...
I'm new to the group and wanted to send my greetings to all. I have been a practicing Shin Buddhist for around 5 years now and have experienced it both in...
Welcome, Dave. I count myself mostly Zen (informal) but find Shin - and Pure Land in general - quite interesting and uniquely appealling. Hard as the devil to...
Well, like I said, I have been into Buddhism for around 5 years. It really began with first hand experience while I was in Korea. I didn't know much about...
Wow. Thanks for the excellent description, David. Quite a journey you've had, and in only five years. Yeah, it seems one doesn't "convert" to Buddhism...
Ojuzu - Buddhist prayer beads. Would someone in the know speak about bit about these? I've done an Internet search and didn't find much of use. Nothing better...
Ojuzu in other traditions are meant to be reminders of the 108 - I'm not sure what they are called now...it is the calculations of various human - I'm stuck on...
Does one keep count of chants with the beads? Or are they simply held with reverence? Yes, I saw "onenju" on one site. --Michael ... about bit about these? ...
shin buddhists do not need to keep count. Other buddhists may require it. I am not familiar with the kanji off hand, but I believe o-juzu refers to "counting."...
Thanks, Alan. I was specifically looking for the use of the ojuzu, i.e, as counting implements. In Catholic (and Anglican) Christianity, and perhaps some sects...
My understanding is the Catholic Church practice of the rosary was adopted during the Crusades from the Muslims. The Muslim mystics seemed to have picked it up...
Hello... Understood that you want to use the o-juzu as counting implements. However, be patient. The culture that we live in relies on exact counting or...
Thanks, Alan. Obviously I'm extrapolating from my Catholic past. <sigh> The more I learn about Buddhism, the more I see how different it is from my Western...
I've been told by a university chaplain that it is not really Western thought that is linear but that is more modern philosophies have also influence religious...
Replies below. ... Western thought is represented by the philos0phies of the West, pretty much starting with Aristotle and deductive logic. Not sure how...
In the Tao te Ching, there is a line that reads somthing, roughly parahphrased, like "In learning, you gain day by day... in Tao, you loose day by day" Today...
hello jim!!!! long time, no see old friend. are you still in the same state, or did you move from there also? be well. hope to hear from you. Namah amida...
O my, Diane -- just reading some of the messages now. Hope that you and Rev Yuho have both mended. Hope ya'll are having fun in Dusseldorf. Germany is such...
HI Annie, Havent seen you online since the AOL days....I'm still in Springfield MO just moved across town...currently my home computer is down due to the cable...
Thats cool. I'm currently down in Arizona for business and been able to go to the Arizona Buddhist Temple. Its good to be able to hear the dharma where ever...
Doken here... Not much new has happened on my side of the screen, accept for the fact that I am feeling called to become a priest in the Higashi Honganj, yet...
I visited the Arizona Shin Buddhist Temple a few years back while I was on a business trip. What a great group of folks to connect with..it certainly felt...
Dear Doken, I can relate to some of your feelings...feeling unworthy to show the way for others...but you know..if you had total confidence and KNEW you could...
Dear Rev. Jishin, Thank you for your words of encouragement. I must admit that I also feel a great deal better after having been told that the Otani sect has...
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