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Buddhist Economics
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Amida in Africa
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Pureland Buddhism
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The Feeling Buddha
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A friend of mine used to refer to an economic-determinist reading of Marx as "vulger Marxism", meaning that it failed to recognize that dialectical processes are dynamic and reciprocal. In this regard, I think you make an extremely important point,…
In Dharmavidya's book The New Buddhism he wrongly chraacterizes Marx as an economic determist, possibly because he's only familiar with secondary sources or read Marx through the distorting lens of Lenin or Kautsky.
Marx's philosophical framework w…
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I can't say I was raised as a Catholic. My father was a Jew and my mother was a mildly observent Irish Catholic. However, I did attend Roman Catholic parochial school from ages 12 to 18, and by 17 I had lost all faith in the trinitarian creator God…
Hi Richard...your words 'it is very hard just to let the wind take you' and 'saying the Nembutsu is yet another attempt to row the boat ourselves' evoke a lot of emotions and thaughts in me! I want to share this with you or others.
If men were since…
Hi Richard,
Thank you for this. Life is full of paradoxes and this path is yet another example of just how counter-intuitive the idea of giving up self really is.
To find Shinjin, we must necessarily give up the calculations of the logical mind, to be able to listen to the deeper mind, the transcendent mind, from which Amida Buddha will speak to us all. That is why the so-called "Easy Path" is, at the same ti…
"It would be a good practice to roleplay being confronted by someone lost in anger, with actual violence imminent..."
It has a history in the US starting with the civil rights movement during the early 1960s. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Co…
Thank you Richard, for the clear and simple explanation of Jodo Shishu. It is so good to read what you wright about the importance of 'suspending our own tendencies to judge what we are hearing by what we already know or think to know'' and also the…
Dear Richard, It is good to know of our experience in meeting amida. A process i recognize from first knowing of amida in books, in the intellect and through there the heart grows. Joining the same path. Namo amida bu
A lot of people ask, "What is the practice of Jodo Shinshu?" A simple answer is that pracitice is listening. The entire experience of Shin Buddhism depends upon a single practice - the practice of listening deeply to the Dharma. Listening deeply mea…
"...(there are Jodo-shu temples in Hawaii where we have been welcomed, so they too are in the West)..."
Good to hear from you Caroline.
Just to clarify a bit, there are doctrinal differences between Jodo-shu and Jodo Shin-shu, so it's not consider…
Thanks Dharmavidya.
I read a brief description of Amida-shu that mentioned the Larger Sutra and the Amida-kyo but omitted any mention of the Contemplation Sutra. Obviously it was erroneous.
In Japan there are 10 branches of Shin Buddhism. In the W…
"...Practice remains for the love of amida, but we have not left our bombu nature while living in the mundane. In jodo shinshu, does settled mind, anjin, really knowing, take us from our bombu nature while in the mundane?"
Very likely there are doc…
Profile Information
- About Me:
- Old anarchist, Asia hand, anti-imperialist, cinephile, editor, writer.
- Amida Membership
- Not a member
- Faith Background & Affiliation
- Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha
- Occupation or Primary Activity
- Manager
- Involvement in Spirituality/Religion
- Member of Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Dharma school teacher, Buddhist Education Committee co-chair, Buddhist Peace Fellowship Los Angeles Chapter member, Buddhist-Anarchist caucus member.
- What is your interest in Amida Trust
- I'd like to know what's happening with other schools of Pure Land Buddhism.
- How did you find this web site?
- Recived an invitation to join.
- What country are you living in?
- USA
- What is the nearest town to where you live? If in UK, please give first half of your postcode. Thank you.
- Los Angeles, CA USA
- 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?
- A place to stay, Guide, Expertise
- What other interests do you have, eg Arts, Gardening and so on.
- Activities: Peace work, Buddhist study, cycling, writing, organizing. Interests: Culture and imperialism, political economy, human rights, Beat writers, Asia and Japan, Buddhist philosophy, human sexuality.
- Website:
- http://poetix.net/
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 1:52pm on April 13, 2009,
Wendy Haylett said… - Hi Richard,
Nice to meet you! From your website, it looks like you are interested in poetry. Dharmavidya just started a poetry group on this site. Looks like it will be a wonderful way to share our spiritual expressions!
Wendy
- At 12:39pm on April 13, 2009,
Dharmavidya said… - Thank you for joining us. I'm sure you will make some good friends here if you get involved. There are many thematic groups to contribute to and this is a wonderfully friendly bunch of people.
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