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.
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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
Personal Reflections Pure Land
The Struggle of Everyday Gassho
A Buddhist teacher begins a seemingly simple daily practice—and finds it extremely difficult.
Blind Passions and Boundless Compassion
Fourteenth-generation Shin Buddhist priest Mark Unno tells the story of his first weekend seminar at a Buddhist temple—and a new red Thunderbird.
Finding the Pure Land in Nature
A murder in the Grand Canyon led outdoors writer Annette McGivney down the Buddhist path and to discover her own “land of bliss” on the trails.
Don’t Drown in Doubt
During the Japanese Buddhist holiday Ohigan, a Jodo Shinshu reverend explains the importance of trusting the Buddha’s path to liberation.
Shin Buddhist Scholar Alfred Bloom Has Died
Bloom, 91, an authority on Pure Land, died in Hawaii.
The Bird’s Song
A Pure Land reverend reflects on how Namu Amida Butsu is like the sun, rain, wind, air, and other elements of nature.
Foundations of the Pure Land – Week 7
Week 7: Clearing up Misconceptions
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