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The Maturity of Circumstances
The recent retreat I attended started with a kind of shadow over it due to some unresolved issues from the previous retreat. Bearing this in mind Sensei talked a bit about the role of problems in the Shin path. He started out by saying; “There are lots of problems but listening to the Dharma,” slight [...]
Oroka
My friend Jon, a contributor here, has started a new creative blog Oroka. Do check it out. I have a post up there about a trip to Hannya-ji near Nara. Oroka 愚か means something like ignorance, foolishness or stupidity in Japanese. As the title of Jon’s site it recalls Hōnen’s teaching, as recounted by his disciple Shinran, ”The [...]
More pictures of Inoue Takehiko’s Shinran screen
For those interested in the Inoue Takehiko screen showing Shinran Shonin and disciples, which I mentioned recently, here is a bit of a better glimpse (via http://www.flow-er.co.jp/shinran/):
Link: New Takehiko Inoue painting of Shinran Shonin
Several years ago someone at the temple introduced me to a manga called Vagabond about the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. I never finished reading the manga, as the cost of buying all of the volumes became prohibitive, but I recall being impressed by the artwork and storytelling. According to Asahi.com some of the young monks at the Kyoto Higashi Honganji [...]
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