Self-Power and Other-Power
On the limits of pride and the humility of faith in Shin Buddhism
Pure Land
The Song of the Two-Headed Bird
A Pure Land teaching on remembering our collective destiny
Personal Reflections Pure Land
A Savior on Earth
A Jodo Shinshu priest reflects on the true meaning of faith in the story of Dharmakara Bodhisattva.
Personal Reflections Pure Land
Nirvana Is Where the Path Begins
Stephen Batchelor and Kenneth Tanaka on the intersection of secular Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu
Embracing the Path of Introspection
How Jodo Shinshu Buddhist reformer Kiyozawa Manshi found spiritual awakening away from ritual
Meeting Shame with Compassion: A Pure Land Antidote
How Pure Land’s teachings on compassion and the Internal Family Systems model can help unburden our deepest feelings of shame
Demythologizing Amida
Amida and the Pure Land are not really separate from one another, nor are they separate from us.
Shinran’s Engaged Buddhism
Religious scholar Jeff Wilson explains how the radical teachings of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, can help us navigate today’s social and environmental problems.Â
Personal Reflections Pure Land
The Struggle of Everyday Gassho
A Buddhist teacher begins a seemingly simple daily practice—and finds it extremely difficult.
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