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Ray Shepard
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Hi, Richard (and all other ning sangha members): Christ and Amida have no quarrel at the heart level, as far as I can discern. At any rate, this is a discussion of Amida, his vow, his grace and the learning, understanding and application of SHINJIN…
Although I may not be qualified to add my insights here on this subject, I feel need to emphasize what Robert has said: "trust what you already feelin your heart and let it take you.". This is what I have done, and I faced a similar vascilation at v…
Following my reply of just a few seconds ago, I would appreciate being assigned a mentor, please.
I first encountered Amida and the Jodo Shin way roughly three years ago, coming from Zen and Taoist background more recently, and Fundamentalist Christian in my earlier years. Only recently has the Other Power teaching of SHINJIN touched me, and onc…
This group is for discussing and developing ideas about mentoring, especially in the context of Amida-shu. What does/should it consist of? What is useful? What are we learning about it?
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Profile Information
- About Me:
- I have known Amida in theory for a bit over 3 years, but am just now becomming aware of Amida's love and compassion.
- Amida Membership
- Would like to be a member
- Faith Background & Affiliation
- buddhist (zen) and taoist
- Occupation or Primary Activity
- Consultant
- Involvement in Spirituality/Religion
- Deeply involved, Too many years to pare down to a few paragraphs.
- What is your interest in Amida Trust
- I want to help spread the love of amida as I am beginnng to experience it, and I want to learn more about Amica and shinjin
- How did you find this web site?
- thru a Yahoo Group
- What country are you living in?
- United States
- What is the nearest town to where you live? If in UK, please give first half of your postcode. Thank you.
- East Greenwich
- Are you a member of an Amida group/Congregation
- Would like a group in my area, not at the moment
- Have you visited
- None of these
- What can you offer to other members of this network?
- Guide, Expertise
- What other interests do you have, eg Arts, Gardening and so on.
- Tai Chi, qigong, meditation, journalling, poetry, philosophy, anthropology of religion
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 8:21pm on October 20, 2009,
Dharmavidya said…
- Yes, that's fine. Thank you.
- At 5:40pm on October 16, 2009,
Dharmavidya said…
- There is a lot of material on-line. There are some sutras in the right hand column on the Main Page here. There is also the Jodo Shu Research Iinstitute (JSRI) site (Google it). You might find it useful to have a mentor - I see you have just joined the mentor group here. I'm sorry to hear of your tragedy. The question that you raise about the teaching of non-attachment is one that I have written and spoken about a number of times. We should not take non-attachment as meaning non-loving. To love is the epitome of life and if one loves then one also grieves. To me the spiritual path involves fullness of life. Fullness of life includes fullness of feeling and the intensity that comes with love. Actually there is a natural process involved in grieving that enables one to honour the dead who have passed on and to honour the feelings that constitute one's own on-going life - including feelings that are agonizingly painful sometimes. This world is awash with loss. To be able to honour it is the foundation of compassion and that is the foundation of Buddhism.
- At 1:47pm on October 3, 2009,
Dharmavidya said…
- Yes, that is good. I see no difficulty in interpreting things that way and seeing Tao in that manner. This is very much the Amida-shu way: how to live in the vow in all respects.
- At 1:41pm on August 27, 2009,
Dharmavidya said…
- Sounds like a good background for Pureland. I did several years of Zen myself and have always been interested in Taoism, too. Do ask if there are things you want to clarify. Namo Amida Bu - D.
- At 3:40pm on August 24, 2009,
Dharmavidya said…
- Dear Ray - Thank you for joining this group. Do message me if you want to explore issues or if I can help to make your experience in this network a good one. There are lots of interesting groups and features - and do reach out and make friends - many like-minded people here. Warm wishes - D
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