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Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Appreciating Meditation

By Rev. Marcos Sawada

As a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist minister, would people criticize me if I practiced meditation? Even within our Higashi Honganji denomination, I think most teachers and followers may feel meditation is a “self-power” approach to enlightenment and therefore destined to fail. Continue reading “Appreciating Meditation”

Posted on January 17, 2019January 24, 2019

Human Dilemma

By Rev. Marcos Sawada

Shakyamuni Buddha said, “Life (the self) is an illusion!” Is life really an illusion? Here’s a perspective I learned from two dharma teachers, Rev. Yutai Ikeda and Rev. Nobuo Haneda. Continue reading “Human Dilemma”

Posted on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

A Volcano and Power beyond Self

By Rev. Marcos Sawada

In Hawaii at the Halemaumau crater, lava is flowing and there are explosions and lots of earthquakes. Every one of these occurrences is a manifestation of Mother Nature. Are they good or bad? Is reality good or bad? Continue reading “A Volcano and Power beyond Self”

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