Jodo Shinshu Buddhism for everyone
Buddhist leaders addressed “Quality Education” in an online forum last week, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with the theme, “What can we do now for our future? Buddhist Perspectives.” Continue reading “SDG #4: Quality Education”
By Tanya Kato
As a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist and someone who’s interested in different religious traditions, I decided to participate in a Catholic Ignatian retreat. Held last November in South Pasadena, California, it started light and fun, but became deeper and more contemplative. Continue reading “Lay Voices: Buddhist at a Catholic Retreat”
By Father James Fredericks
(Editor’s note: In Buddhism, anger is one of Three Poisons of human nature; in Christianity, it’s one of Seven Deadly Sins. But anger can spur us to fight injustice, according to Father James Fredericks, which means, refusing to be angry also can be a sin. He asks, “What would Buddhists say?”) Continue reading “Buddhist/Catholic Dialogue: Confronting Anger”