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Re: [shinlist] hearing Amida's call

Well, it`s still quite a new site so it probably would
be updated in the near future, anyway, the Honganji`s
Official webpage has got the teachings put inside it.
Let`s not be too harsh on them, OK?
Gassho,
Clifton

--- "Richard St. Clair" <stclair@...> wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >please take note of the spelling error, the URL
> should
> >be http://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org
> instead.
> >Gassho,
> >Clifton
>
> The BCA website is ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC. Not a word
> about the Nembutsu, or Amida Buddha, or Shinran.
> Just
> a pale description of the organization of the BCA
> and
> a few links. Nothing even remotely suggesting
> outreach.
> This is a DISGRACE.
> gassho,
> Shaku Egen
>


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Gassho,
Clifton Ong (Shaku Do Tatsu)

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thanks to all for the response to the question about wording of the nembutsu, how about initiation ceremonies? I recently reread "River of Fire..." and ...
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May 6, 2002
7:23 pm

... Dear A, Jodo Shinshu isn't about "conversion" per se. The central phenomenon or experience in one's life in the nembutsu is shinjin, the awakening to the...
Richard St. Clair
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May 6, 2002
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... thanks for the link, I enjoyed reading it and many other articles (mostly from the living dharma site). I particularly liked the ones by Dr. Nobuo Haneda....
Anon
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May 10, 2002
2:57 am

Hi Anon, if i am not wrong, Dr Haneda is one of the contemporary Shin scholars and a leading one at that, but i cannot remember which Honganji (Nishi or ...
Clifton Ong
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May 10, 2002
6:37 am

Hi all, please take note of the spelling error, the URL should be http://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org instead. Gassho, Clifton ... ===== Gassho, Clifton...
Clifton Ong
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May 10, 2002
6:56 am

... The BCA website is ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC. Not a word about the Nembutsu, or Amida Buddha, or Shinran. Just a pale description of the organization of the BCA...
Richard St. Clair
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May 10, 2002
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Well, it`s still quite a new site so it probably would be updated in the near future, anyway, the Honganji`s Official webpage has got the teachings put inside...
Clifton Ong
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May 13, 2002
6:35 am

Hi -A, yes i really liked the `River of Fire, River of Water`, i was reading a little of the `Gospel` but had to return to the university libary as it was...
Clifton Ong
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May 10, 2002
7:06 am

Greetings, C lifton (and all): I can readily understand the "reasons one should be an official member of a Shinshu congregation". However there are none within...
Ray Shepard
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May 16, 2002
2:56 pm

Hi Ray, why don`t you try joining the BCA`s outreach membership or the Honpa Honganji Mission of Hawaii`s cybersangha? I think they will both provide wonderful...
Clifton Ong
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May 18, 2002
3:47 am

Clifton: Thank you for the information. As usual, you are ready with advice and support on the Path of the Shin tradition. I will attempt to contact your...
Ray Shepard
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