Amor69Fati · 56-60, M
Very interesting piece ...🙏🏼
mahayana is complicated
for the human race to continue to exist properly it must have a link between the original non-human non-material nature of being and the ordinary human nature of being
there are said to be a certain number of righteous people present on earth at any given time
as guides, they sustain the existence of mankind
you've chosen a difficult path
do you really want to be reborn in this world until the last soul is liberated?
for the human race to continue to exist properly it must have a link between the original non-human non-material nature of being and the ordinary human nature of being
there are said to be a certain number of righteous people present on earth at any given time
as guides, they sustain the existence of mankind
you've chosen a difficult path
do you really want to be reborn in this world until the last soul is liberated?
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SW-User
@fakable I'd say that for me it is simple aspiration, to be open to others; to try to see others and hear others.
Okumura, in speaking of the vow, emphasises the apparent impossibility of fulfillng it. Thus in a sense we always fall short of our aspirations, recognition of which is a form of "repentance". He also speaks of the Vow as being "infinite" in nature and thus in relation to it our efforts to fulfil it are as nothing - with no one's practice being better than anothers.
I'm not really far into the book.
Okumura, in speaking of the vow, emphasises the apparent impossibility of fulfillng it. Thus in a sense we always fall short of our aspirations, recognition of which is a form of "repentance". He also speaks of the Vow as being "infinite" in nature and thus in relation to it our efforts to fulfil it are as nothing - with no one's practice being better than anothers.
I'm not really far into the book.
SW-User
@fakable Just one more thing. The heart of Pure Land "practice" is Trust/Faith in the Vow of Amida to save all. All things flow from such trust. Gratitude.
Namu-Amida-Butsu.
Namu-Amida-Butsu.
@SW-User
thank you
thank you