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by 明安 Myoan
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Is it ok to practice Vajrasattva mantra meditation without oral transmission
Replies: 26
Views: 1279

Re: Is it ok to practice Vajrasattva mantra meditation without oral transmission

Transmission of lung is needed for vajrasattva. But since you are not even tantrika probably, then 35 Buddhas conglfession practice should do the trick. :) Also devrloping relative bodhicitta is a great purification, or reciting mani mantra. :good: 35 Confession Buddhas is a wonderful, beautiful pr...
by 明安 Myoan
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Naming Pets
Replies: 2
Views: 270

Re: Naming Pets

7) Giving animals Dharma names If you have a pet it is very good to give it a Dharma name rather than giving it a useless name that has no benefit for the animal. If you give your pet a Dharma name, such as names of the path to enlightenment (renunciation, bodhicitta, emptiness – they can be in Eng...
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Making Nianfo Constant...
Replies: 9
Views: 645

Re: Making Nianfo Constant...

I also like this advice from Yangthang Rinpoche: When you are on a street, or in a market, or in a shop, and etc, when you see a beautiful flower or anything beautiful, or hear any pleasant sounds, or smell any fragrant scent, whatever pleasant things that you perceive, you can offer it to Buddha Am...
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Making Nianfo Constant...
Replies: 9
Views: 645

Re: Making Nianfo Constant...

It is relevant to the Jodo Shu Japanese school, because Masters Shantao and Honen taught the Four Modes of Practice. Two of these Modes are continuous practice, and lifelong practice. Honen said: The teaching of the continual recitation of nembutsu without cessation means to do your best given your ...
by 明安 Myoan
Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Recitations after Time of Death
Replies: 9
Views: 5153

Re: Recitations after Time of Death

Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends Amoghapasha's mantra, and the Celestial Mansion Extremely Secret Sublime Success mantra.
by 明安 Myoan
Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:32 am
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: Haiku today.
Replies: 74
Views: 36364

Re: Haiku today.

old year and old friend,
farther behind with each step --
I can't stop walking.

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I hope the new year
will melt the snow off his ears,
faithful tabby cat
by 明安 Myoan
Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:30 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Buddhist Music - Theory and Practice, sources?
Replies: 10
Views: 553

Re: Buddhist Music - Theory and Practice, sources?

You can see examples of modern Jodo Shu hymns in this book from Koloa Jodo Shu Mission in Hawaii, starting on page 51 of the PDF. They feature hymn-style arrangements (gathas) with Western harmonies. In contrast, the Raisan (praise) of Rinkaian Jodo Shu Temple in Japan features more traditionally Ja...
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:42 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Places to begin in exploring Jodo Shu
Replies: 4
Views: 778

Re: Places to begin in exploring Jodo Shu

Rinkaian Jodo Shu Temple has resources. If you click Essays or Q&A, you can find more articles.
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Praise for Dave Kruemcke
Replies: 23
Views: 5040

Re: Praise for Dave Kruemcke

I also said some of Adrian's postings on faith/nembutsu were illuminating. That doesn't mean I continue to recommend him. Being a member of Amidaji is a red flag that people should be aware of, if they're concerned about encountering certain kinds of speech while trying to learn about Pure Land Budd...
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Praise for Dave Kruemcke
Replies: 23
Views: 5040

Re: Praise for Dave Kruemcke

Is Dave K. a follower of Adrian, or a member of his sangha? That's what isn't clear to me from this thread. I certainly don't want to overgeneralize here.

The comparison between Adrian and Suzuki (and other examples) does not make sense to me, but that's off-topic.
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Praise for Dave Kruemcke
Replies: 23
Views: 5040

Re: Praise for Dave Kruemcke

That may be, but Adrian also spoke honestly and spontaneously from the heart about Amida, and helped me with several of his posts about faith, until he saw a connection between that speech and what he's now infamous for. Compartmentalizing the issue is easier for those not targeted. Dave's views don...
by 明安 Myoan
Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Pre-Shinjin Nembutusu
Replies: 16
Views: 823

Re: Pre-Shinjin Nembutusu

Sure, but I’m using Shinrans meaning of self power, and for Shinran the idea of a nembutsu that affects faith is self power. I agree that all pure land has other power, even all Buddhism, but if you think your own nembutsu cultivates the three hearts that is self power according to Shinran I must n...
by 明安 Myoan
Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Buddhist calm
Replies: 8
Views: 688

Re: Buddhist calm

Three recommendations. One, read Chapter Six on Patience in Shantideva's "Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life." Of all the chapters in that work, this is the one I keep coming back to. Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote a whole book on it called "Patience." Two, find some Dharma object yo...
by 明安 Myoan
Sat Nov 18, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding
Replies: 7
Views: 604

Re: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding

More notes because I learned so much from this process! Scaling the Earth and Sky Mantras for printing to fit the diameter of the hand wheel was a bit of an ordeal. I made lots that were too small or too big. FPMT has advice on what to do with these "extras": Should you need to get rid of ...
by 明安 Myoan
Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding
Replies: 7
Views: 604

Re: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding

A few updates. I reached out to Chuck at Heartwood and he was kind enough to chat about prayer wheels with me. I asked him if reciting Amitabha Buddha's name while spinning the wheel was in the spirit of the prayer wheel, which is often filled with the mantra of Chenrezig. He assured me it certainly...
by 明安 Myoan
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Euthanizing pets...
Replies: 29
Views: 3699

Re: Euthanizing pets...

I realize this is an old thread, but the topic became relevant for me recently . First, thank you very much to the people who have posted, and to the above poster for sharing Garchen Rinpoche's words: ... :good: I found an updated link to the liberation cloth here . As well, Lama Zopa's Liberation T...
by 明安 Myoan
Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:18 am
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Pre-Shinjin Nembutusu
Replies: 16
Views: 823

Re: Pre-Shinjin Nembutusu

If you think that your nembutsu works dynamically with your shinjin, in that you think self-power nembutsu can work to increase shinjin, then you should consider checking out sects that actually do have that in their doctrine, e.g. Jodo Shu. This may be getting off-topic, since this is the Shin sub...
by 明安 Myoan
Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: A Jodo Shu forum
Replies: 1
Views: 412

Re: A Jodo Shu forum

It would be a good idea. There seem to be more people interested in Honen online now than I remember five years ago, e.g. on Reddit.
by 明安 Myoan
Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Stuck in a frustrating cycle
Replies: 52
Views: 3238

Re: Stuck in a frustrating cycle

It's my impression that Shinran may use the term self-power with a different nuance than Honen. For Honen, self-power referred to accumulating merit and wisdom in order to attain buddhahood while in this saha world. This is the Holy Gate, where cultivation spans eons and is full of setbacks. Self-po...
by 明安 Myoan
Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding
Replies: 7
Views: 604

Re: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding

Thank you! Very helpful information.

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