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Introduction, by Gansen John Welch:
I wrote these 4 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) The Silent Sentinel,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u8JTyNogHSA_yReo9NGcODPLNyrg2pmX/view?usp=sharing
2) The only cure for samsara’s ills
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aqAYiwL2l5Kf8S4vxJmE_xKb3J1zNvw7/view?usp=sharing
3) The Inconceivable Benefits of Amida Dharma,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18wAV7aG5Pz6S0DdVxCcEJCC9O0bAqgpp/view?usp=sharing
4) Amida's Other Power versus the ego's self power,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19i5p7syr77_Xn92ERmzDvvxoy9DxpbYN/view?usp=sharing
You can listen to the audio versions of Rev Josho's books at these links:
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
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On Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu and its relation with Nishi Hongwanji - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/09/on-amidaji-branch-of-jodo-shinshu-and.html#more
The Path Between the Thorns - my spiritual autobiography - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-path-between-thorns-my-spiritual.html
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NAMO AMIDA BUTSU
"I take refuge in Amida Buddha/ Homage to Amida Buddha"
Nembutsu is the recitation of Amida Buddha's Name - the expression of faith in Amida Buddha and gratitude for His salvation promised in His Primal Vow which says:
"If, when I attain Buddhahood, the sentient beings of the ten quarters, with sincere mind entrusting themselves, aspiring to be born in my land, and saying my Name perhaps even ten times, should not be born there, may I not attain the supreme enlightenment.
This is a recording done at Tariki Dojo Craiova.
More about Nembutsu you may read on Rev Josho's website:
http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/search/label/NEMBUTSU
please read - Essential teachings for beginners:
http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.ro/p/essential-teachings-for-beginners.html
NAMO AMIDA BUTSU
"Ma refugiez in Buddha Amida/ Slava lui Buddha Amida"
Nembutsu este recitarea Numelui lui Buddha Amida ca expresia credintei in acesta si a recunostintei pt salvarea oferita de El, salvare promisa in Legamantul Sau Principal:
"Daca dupa ce voi atinge Buddheitatea, fiintele sensibile din cele
zece directii care se incred in mine cu o minte sincera si aspira sa se
nasca in Taramul meu, rostind Numele (Namo Amida Butsu) meu
chiar si numai de zece ori, nu se vor naste acolo, fie ca eu sa nu ating
cea mai inalta Iluminare."
Aceasta este o inregistrare facuta la Tariki Dojo Craiova.
Cititi aici un un articol despre nembutsu
http://www.shinbuddhism-romania.info/p/nembutsul-credintei-si-al-recunostintei.html
Click here to read a simple nembutsu recitation with mokugyo
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The Dharma is the supreme medicine given by the Buddha, the supreme Doctor, and in receiving it we must have the attitude of humble patients whose health and salvation depend totally upon the Doctor’s prescription and proper administration of the medicine. If we are priests or teachers we simply cannot be careless with people’s salvation from birth and death, just like a good pharmacist does not give poison to those who come to him looking for the medicine prescribed by their doctor.
As long as we ourselves are not Doctors (Enlighted beings/Buddhas) we should also not change the Medicine (the Dharma), but instead act as the good pharmacist and give to others exactly what the Doctor has prescribed. Truly, Amida Dharma is not our property and in dealing with it, we should act only as transmitters, not creators of the teaching. This is exactly what I am trying to do in this book – to show the true teaching about Amida Buddha and His Pure Land, while also counteracting some of the most spread wrong views of our time.
The audio version of this book is the work of my Dharma friend Gansen John Welch from Australia, to whom I am very grateful.
You can download it for free in pdf version, at this link,
http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-new-book-true-teaching-on-amida.html
You can buy a printed copy here,
http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.ro/2010/12/buddhist-books-for-sale.html
Note:
Many of the footnotes are not included in the audio version because they are too many, but you can read them in the online (pdf) or printed version.
You can make donation here, if you wish to support me and my temple, Amidaji,
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Click here to download Kosho Arana's book A Seed in Amida's Hand - Samsara and Nirvana in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - https://drive.google.com/file/d/14C9UPlF0mOhZQjg5N2GhnGMma1d_6L5Q/view
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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
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Birth in the borderland of the Pure Land - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/05/birth-in-borderland-of-pure-land.html
The three vows of salvation - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-three-vows-of-salvation.html
The Path of the 19th Vow and the explicit and implicit (hidden) meaning of the Contemplation Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-path-of-19th-vow-and-explicit-and.html
The prostitute of Muro, a disciple of Honen Shonin - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-prostitute-of-muro-disciple-of.html
The difference between those born in the Pure Land in the embryonic form and those born by transformation – commentary on sections 43, 44 and 45 of the Larger Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-difference-between-those-born-in.html
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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
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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
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Introduction by Gansen John Welch,
I wrote this new poem 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,Shinran and Rennyo 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 can not 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 this poem 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.
As Master Rennyo wrote:
“There will also be those who are lacking in faith (fushinjin). This is an extremely serious matter. For unless there is a decisive settling of faith, the birth that is to come in the fulfilled
land is uncertain. Therefore, those whose faith is lacking (fushin)should in all haste attain the decisive mind.The human realm is a place of uncertainty. The Land of utmost bliss is one of eternity. Hence we should not make our abode in the uncertain human realm, but rather aspire to [birth in] the eternal Land of Utmost Bliss. In our tradition, therefore, the matter of faith is placed before all else; unless we are fully aware of the reason for this, everything is meaningless. We must promptly undergo a decisive settling of faith (anjin) and aspire to birth in the Pure Land.”
(The Letters of Master Rennyo, Fascicle Five, 11: On the Anniversary of Master Shinran’s Death)
“There is, then, no anxiety over becoming a Buddha. How incomparable is the all-surpassing Primal Vow! And how gracious Amida Tathagata’s light! Without encountering the [receptive]
condition of this light, there can be no cure at all for the fearful sickness of ignorance and karma-hindrance, which has been ours from the beginningless past. Prompted by the condition of this light, and with the ripening of good from the past, we assuredly attain other-power faith now. It is immediately clear, however, that this is fait
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