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Sujatin posted friends of amida social network | May 7, 2008
If you are interested in the work and activities of Amida Trust and would like to join the associated social network do check out this site and join. Once a member, there are a number of groups you can join, including Buddhist counselling and psychotherapy, Travel, Buddhist arts, Multi-faith...
Sujatin posted amida france is opening in may + news of dharmavidya's teachings, 10 - 30 july | Mar 31, 2008
Susthama and a couple of members from The Buddhist House will go to France in mid-May (2008) to open it up for the summer season. The retreat centre has been closed for the winter period and so there will be alot of work initially; getting the place aired out and clean, digging the garden to get the...
Sujatin posted nien fo - nembutsu - the central pureland practice | Mar 23, 2008
The central element of all Pureland practice is called nien fo. Fo is the Chinese word for Buddha. Nien refers to a thought or impulse of the mind. Nien fo, therefore, means to have the Buddha in mind. Anything that brings the Buddha to mind is nien fo. Buddhists, therefore, have many reminders that...
Sujatin posted dharmavidya's pastoral letter: open secret | Mar 21, 2008
From Dharmavidya, head ot the Amida Order: ::Pastoral Letter of 21 March 2008 Dear Friends The Pureland Way is a kind of open secret. It is open in the sense that anybody can easily get to know that Purelanders are those for whom their prime spiritual practice is saying the nembutsu. It is secret in...
