Introduction I wrote these 3 new poems to thank and honour my Teachers Reverend Josho Adrian Cirlea and Paul Roberts as well as our Amida Dharma Masters, Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu,Tan-Luan,Daochuo, Shandao, Genshin, Honen, and Shinran without whom I could not have found and understood (in my case, to some small extent) Amida Dharma and my utter helplessness, trapped in the endless suffering of samsara. Never forget these wise words from Tannisho by Yuienbo: “As I humbly reflect on the past [when the late master Shinran was alive] and the present in my foolish mind, I cannot but lament the divergences from the true shinjin that he conveyed by speaking to us directly, and I fear there are doubts and confusions in the way followers receive and transmit the teaching. For how is entrance into the single gate of easy practice possible unless we happily come to rely on a true teacher whom conditions bring us to encounter? Let there be not the slightest distortion of the teaching of Other Power with words of an understanding based on personal views.” My hope is that readers and listeners will find that certain words, phrases, ideas and concepts in these poems resonate with their past and present experience and prove to be helpful and meaningful in increasing their understanding of this profound and precious Amida Dharma. I would encourage readers and listeners to share these PDFs and recordings with family and friends (especially the audio recordings for those who may have difficulties with reading) so that as many people as possible may benefit. I also hope that these verses help others and motivate them to find a good teacher like Reverend Josho Adrian Cirlea, listen deeply to Amida Dharma and think and say: Namo Amida Butsu Namo Amida Butsu Namo Amida Butsu Thank you Amida Buddha Homage to Amida Buddha I take refuge in Amida Buddha You can download the poems in pdf at the following links: 1) History https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IHB5kxEHpUcHxDBu-Lt0u5axkFzLyG0i/view?usp=sharing 2) The Faithful and Constant Companion (Nembutsu) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9IhCwux0HTO9nunfRFM5fyqJYz0kUty/view?usp=sharing 3) The Traumas, Terrors and Tragedies of Samsara https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCoQBhQsRdBGqpwOpeBXQR_RXx36d1Qu/view?usp=sharing You can listen to the audio versions of Rev Josho's books at these links: The Meaning of Faith and Nembutsu in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TmuLHxJGTNten2hOrWQTGXhcMfpZ_3Z The Four Profound Thoughts Which Turn The Mind Towards Amida Dharma https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TmuLHxJGTNun5JJtVnqXvAx3JxYq_NZ The True Teaching on Amida Buddha and His Pure Land https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TmuLHxJGTN8Vk7gD2wh0LmfV4hu-0fc The Path of Acceptance - Commentary on ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpsrQcKVUO8

This presentation and discussion is part of the “Topics of examination for those who want to become lay teachers or monks and nuns in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism”. Kosho Arana, the main speaker here, is a candidate for monkhood (priesthood). By listening to all the videos in the playlist related with the examinations you will acquire very good knowledge of the general Buddhist teaching and the specific Jodo Shinshu doctrines. As you can see in these videos, Amidaji has well prepared members and it’s a team work, with people capable to continue our Dharma mission to spread the true, orthodox Jodo Shinshu Buddhist teaching. Useful links related with this video teaching: Topics of examination for those who want to become lay teachers or monks and nuns in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/08/topics-of-examination-for-those-who.html Commentary on the Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life (Larger Sutra) - free online edition - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/01/commentary-on-sutra-on-buddha-of.html The twelve Lights of Amida Buddha – commentary on the first part of section 11 of the Larger Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-twelve-lights-of-amida-buddha.html#more False (mundane) merits vs True (supramundane) merits - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/01/false-mundane-merits-vs-true.html The Name of Amida Buddha is the Great Practice - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-name-of-amida-buddha-is-great.html Five conditions for birth in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2016/10/five-conditions-for-birth-in-pure-land.html All Buddhas praise Amida's Name (short explanation of the 17th Vow of Amida Buddha) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2012/02/short-explanation-of-17th-vow-of-amida.html To encounter or see Amida’s Light – commentary on the second part of section 11 of the Larger Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/02/to-encounter-or-see-amidas-light.html#more The One Vehicle of the Primal Vow - the ultimate teaching of Shakyamuni and all Buddhas - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-one-vehicle-of-primal-vow-ultimate.html Click here if you wish to become a patron or make a donation to support my Dharma work. Any little help is appreciated and very much needed - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/donation.html Click here if you want to know about Amidaji temple - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html Click here if you want to read my autobiography - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-path-between-thorns-my-spiritual.html Click here to download my books for free - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/the-true-teaching-on-amida-buddha-and.html These are all the social platforms where you can find me: Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/joshoadrian333 (main account) Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Josho.Adrian.Cirlea Amidaji Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/amidaji MeWe - https://mewe.com/i/joshoadriancirlea1 Minds - https://www.minds.com/josho VK (Russian platform) - https://vk.com/josho Telegram - https://t.me/amidaji Gab - https://gab.com/Josho Twitter - https://twitter.com/RCirlea Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshoAdrianCirlea Odysee - (a backup channel for all my videos), https://odysee.com/@JoshoAdrianCirlea:8 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL_5EzPNd-4