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…Asking a question at a spiritual examination ceremony (shosan) in Sojiji…
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Continue reading →…d freedom?’ Doubt and certainty are just as much opposites as are fear and freedom; and certainty and freedom, although they sound so desirable, are mere opposites.…The Denkoroku tells us not merely how to live beyond the opposites but how to find the perfection of faith, how to see all things as absolutely possessing Buddha Nature — man or animal, animate or inanimate.” Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett’s talk of May 18th, 1980, appears here in a slightly…
Continue reading →…y by a special commission, and for having it examined more formally if the commission recommends it, or if the initial findings are appealed. Most matters are resolved in less formal ways. More often than not, sincere practitioners sitting down with one another and having an honest discussion will go far in resolving an issue. Such discussions allow differing points of view to be heard and appreciated, and give opportunities for apologies to be of…
Continue reading →…can discover the Truth directly for ourselves. It is to sit still with an open, alert and bright mind, neither suppressing nor indulging the thoughts and feelings that arise. In meditation, one learns how to accept oneself and the world as it is. Profound transformation becomes possible once we know things as they are. If I feel I am separate from everyone else, then, out of this feeling, I may act selfishly to get what I want. If I know that wit…
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