Comments for American Buddhist Study Center Blog http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog A place to share our thoughts Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:33:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on No Parking by E.N.O. http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-1883 E.N.O. Wed, 26 May 2010 02:58:23 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-1883 I found this article truly interesting. I grew up Buddhist, attending Sunday church services at a Hongwanji in a small town on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am nearly 50 yrs. old and am compelled to learn about this 'religion' that I grew up in. In fact, I feel that even though I was raised in a Jodo Shinshu household, I never really 'got it'. Church was place to socialize and see my friends and carry out rituals that had no real meaning in my young life. As an adults, I became a Christian but now, I am very curious about Buddhism and what it can mean at this point in my life. As I read various web-sites and read books that my mom has shared with me, the concepts are still quite elusive to me. I understand some things but most things are very tenuous. I will continue to read and learn. I want to know more and I want to truly understand. Thank you for your web-site. I will return to read more. I found this article truly interesting. I grew up Buddhist, attending Sunday church services at a Hongwanji in a small town on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am nearly 50 yrs. old and am compelled to learn about this ‘religion’ that I grew up in. In fact, I feel that even though I was raised in a Jodo Shinshu household, I never really ‘got it’. Church was place to socialize and see my friends and carry out rituals that had no real meaning in my young life. As an adults, I became a Christian but now, I am very curious about Buddhism and what it can mean at this point in my life. As I read various web-sites and read books that my mom has shared with me, the concepts are still quite elusive to me. I understand some things but most things are very tenuous. I will continue to read and learn. I want to know more and I want to truly understand. Thank you for your web-site. I will return to read more.

]]> Comment on The way it is by Manuel Bramlitt http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1676 Manuel Bramlitt Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:22:25 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1676 Wow, that is really helpful input. Thanks for posting it. I actually believe, it is important to write concerning it since I think that not just I as a committed Buddhist will win a bit from it but perhaps others will as well. Wow, that is really helpful input. Thanks for posting it. I actually believe, it is important to write concerning it since I think that not just I as a committed Buddhist will win a bit from it but perhaps others will as well.

]]> Comment on The way it is by Katharine Nabers http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1549 Katharine Nabers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:05:28 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1549 Easily, the post is actually the greatest on this deserving topic. I fit in with your conclusions and will thirstily look forward to your coming updates. Saying thanks will not just be sufficient, for the exceptional clarity in your writing. I will directly grab your rss feed to stay privy of any updates.Pleasant work and much success in your business endeavors!Thanks. Easily, the post is actually the greatest on this deserving topic. I fit in with your conclusions and will thirstily look forward to your coming updates. Saying thanks will not just be sufficient, for the exceptional clarity in your writing. I will directly grab your rss feed to stay privy of any updates.Pleasant work and much success in your business endeavors!Thanks.

]]> Comment on The way it is by I love George Bush http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1307 I love George Bush Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:52:03 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=8#comment-1307 Just want to say your article is striking. The clarity in your post is simply striking and i can take for granted you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your rss feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please keep up the ac complished work. Excuse my poor English. English is not my mother tongue. Just want to say your article is striking. The clarity in your post is simply striking and i can take for granted you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your rss feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please keep up the ac complished work. Excuse my poor English. English is not my mother tongue.

]]> Comment on No Parking by Gordon Bermant http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-25 Gordon Bermant Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:18:39 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-25 Dear AO, thank you very much for your thoughts and the poem from Shinkaku. On we go. With deep gassho, Gordon Bermant Dear AO, thank you very much for your thoughts and the poem from Shinkaku.

On we go.

With deep gassho,

Gordon Bermant

]]> Comment on No Parking by AO http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-24 AO Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:48:22 +0000 http://www.americanbuddhiststudycenter.org/blog/?p=10#comment-24 Thank you so much for sharing this (it's especially significant to me that you posted it on my birthday). Here you've surely touched the essence of all religion. Shunryu Suzuki Roshi pointed out that "We have to study with our warm heart, not just our brain." Your analysis perceptively and wisely extends that truth beyond a fine "rule" for good use of the intellect to the compassionate day-to-day living out of our lives. May every person raised in JSS at his or her mother's knee and every convert alike come to share the "awareness, beyond language and beyond doubt, of Oya-sama within." One of my very favorite "sayings" expresses best what I'm "feeling" right now... "Even the herbs and flowers All at last shall Buddhas be: When I think on this, There is nothing not embraced." -Shinkkaku gassho. namaste. blessings. Thank you so much for sharing this (it’s especially significant to me that you posted it on my birthday). Here you’ve surely touched the essence of all religion. Shunryu Suzuki Roshi pointed out that “We have to study with our warm heart, not just our brain.” Your analysis perceptively and wisely extends that truth beyond a fine “rule” for good use of the intellect to the compassionate day-to-day living out of our lives. May every person raised in JSS at his or her mother’s knee and every convert alike come to share the “awareness, beyond language and beyond doubt, of Oya-sama within.”

One of my very favorite “sayings” expresses best what I’m “feeling” right now…

“Even the herbs and flowers
All at last shall Buddhas be:
When I think on this,
There is nothing not embraced.”
-Shinkkaku

gassho. namaste. blessings.

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