"How sad for the rest of their families and their neighbours. The terrible pull to suicide can be so strong as the secondnoble Truth indicates - the temptation on non-being.
I am so glad to see people find amida and feel the call to life and here is…"
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Katrien Sercu commented on Gustavo's blog post Dukkha"I feel so hard the hopelessness of this man, of a lot op people, isolated from society and alone to survive without income or support. What a pressure to feel the responability as man, to support your family and to feel guilt and shame to be unable…"
Dharmavidya commented on Gustavo's blog post Dukkha"It is understandable that a person might try to end it all if he felt that he was a complete failure in terms of the value system by which he and his community assess a life. As Buddhists we do not assess a life in terms of whether a person finds…"
Gustavo posted a blog postDukkha
Recently there was a tragedy in my area which affected me greatly. A father shot his wife, young son, and himself. It was heavily reported in the news. Many of the people interviewed could not understand how someone could do such an act. The family was a good family who was good to neighbors and helped others who were in difficult situation. There couldn’t be any situation that would rationalize such drastic action. I felt for the man and his family. You see, he had been unemployed for a long…See More
Gustavo commented on Dharmavidya's blog post Three Minds"Thank you so much for the inspiring post. I just recently joined this excellent website and find the teachings of the Buddha the guiding light (Amida’s?) of my life. But can you help me understand and reconcile on how the Vow of Amida and the…"
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- When I first read the Buddha I became a devoted follower of his teachings. Its been more than 12 years since then. In the last year I have found the teachings of the Pure Land and had problems connecting them to the Buddha's teachings of self-power, "be a light unto yourselves". I have found it extremely difficult to reach the light on my own power. Is there another way?
- Faith Background & Affiliation
- Baptized a Catholic. Buddhist student and follower for more than 10 years
- Occupation or Primary Activity
- Unfortunately very unemployed and in fear of not being able to provide for my family. Namu Amida Buddha.
- Involvement in Spirituality/Religion
- I have been going to Amida temples in Portland. Japanese and Chinese.
- What is your interest in Amida Trust
- To understand the way of Amida Buddha.
- How did you find this web site?
- After reading the wonderfully inspiring The Other Buddhism by Caroline Brazier
- What country are you living in?
- U.S.A
- What is the nearest town to where you live? If in UK, please give first half of your postcode. Thank you.
- Portland, Oregon
- Are you a member of an Amida group/Congregation
- not at the moment
- Have you visited
- None of these
- What can you offer to other members of this network?
- Guide
- What other interests do you have, eg Arts, Gardening and so on.
- Enjoy walking and sampling Portland's incredible beers.
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Dukkha
Posted on November 26, 2009 at 6:09 3 Comments 0 Likes
Recently there was a tragedy in my area which affected me greatly. A father shot his wife, young son, and himself. It was heavily reported in the news. Many of the people interviewed could not understand how someone could do such an act. The family was a good family who was good to neighbors and helped others who were in difficult situation. There couldn’t be any situation that would rationalize such drastic action. I felt for the man and his family. You see, he had been unemployed for a long… Continue
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Started by Katrien Sercu in Amida Trust & Amida-shu Development. Last reply by Robert McCarthy Apr 30. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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