Book Review: Hakuin’s Song of Zazen
Raymond Lam
14 March 2024
Zen teacher Yamada Mumon Rōshi’s series of essays on Hakuin’s poem receives a rich and faithful English translation
Jingtu Zhenzong: Jodo Shinshu among Ethnic Chinese, Part One
Johan Nilsson
1 March 2024
A conversation with Singaporean Clement Tan launches this series of interviews with international leaders of Shin Buddhist sanghas
What Prevents Us from Following and Practicing the Buddhist Teachings?
Alan Kwan
27 February 2024
What prevents us from following and practicing any of Shakyamuni Buddha’s 84,000 expedient teachings and following Amitabha?
A Wake-Up Call to all Buddhists
Alan Kwan
23 January 2024
Remorse and shame are completely appropriate feelings in light of our karmic debts, but they connect us deeper to the Buddhas
How Can Buddhas Deliver All Sentient Beings, Including Us, to Buddhahood?
Alan Kwan
14 December 2023
Examining the methods by which enlightened beings make us ordinary delusional creatures into buddhas
Why are Two Buddhas Needed to Deliver All Sentient Beings?
Alan Kwan
20 November 2023
Why the Pure Land teachings bring both Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha into a cosmic plan for our liberation
How Did the Body of Amitabha Differ from That of Shakyamuni When They Became Buddhas?
Alan Kwan
24 October 2023
Discussing the sambhogakaya (enjoyment) body of Amitabha Buddha’s differences from Shakyamuni’s nirmanakaya (manifestation)
Buddhism is a Path that Leads Us to Become a Buddha
Alan Kwan
25 September 2023
Discussing the deep and true objective of Pure Land Buddhism – becoming an enlightened being through the Name of Amitabha
The Divine Love of the Buddha
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
16 August 2023
A meditation on what cats and Buddhist practice can teach us about unconditional love and acceptance
The Deep and Broad Meaning of Rebirth in the Pure Land
Alan Kwan
14 August 2023
Exploring the unique nature of the Pure Land and the buddhahood-oriented goal of rebirth in Amitabha’s world
How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
24 July 2023
Who will we encounter when we are reborn in Amitabha’s Buddha-land? Alan Kwan takes a look at what kinds of beings dwell there
Five Things I’ve Learned About Compassionate Action
Satya Robyn
19 July 2023
Satya Robyn reflects on her life as an activist and a changing of the seasons to a new focus