Tag: shinran

  • “A Mother’s Tears” Memorial Day Dharma Talk 2021

    Rev. Kerry reflects upon the Dharma reality-as-it-is that Memorial Day begins and ends with “A Mother’s Tears”. Full text of the Dharma Talk is below the video. This Dharma Talk was recorded LIVE FROM MAKAWAO! at Makawao Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on Maui on May 30, 2021. Let us live happily then, hating none while in…

  • April Fool Every Day

    The shinjin of the wise is such that they are inwardly wise, outwardly foolish. The heart of Gutoku is such that I am inwardly foolish, outwardly wise. Gutoku ShinranGutoku’s Notes, Fascicle OneCollected Works of Shinran, Volume 1, page 587 Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu, referred to himself as “Gutoku” Shinran.  “Gutoku” means the “stubble-headed foolish…

  • Cherry Blossoms

    明日ありと 思う心のあだ桜 世半に嵐の吹かぬものかは The heart set upon tomorrow, how like cherry blossoms blown away at night in a sudden storm