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ABSC podcast with Rev Dr Aaron Proffitt (00:17:11)
Enjoy the informal and informative discussion with Rev Dr Aaron Proffitt on his journey from the land of Jack Daniels to being a Professor, writer, Dr and now a Shin Buddhist priest and some of his fu...
Discussion with Bun Yoshikami - author of "Rice Country" (00:08:38)
Please join me in this fascinating journey and story of Bun Yoshikami - the author of "Rice Country - A Social History and A Search for Identity in Americans of Japanese Ancestry"
ABSC Podcast with Prof Ken Horii (00:09:05)
Join us in an engaging discussion with Ken Horii, an artist and
professor emeritus of Spatial Dynamics at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and an advisor to the American Buddhist Study...
ABSC Podcast with Rev Gary Jaskula (00:17:24)
Hope you enjoy this informal discussion with Rev Gary Jaskula on his journey to Buddhism, the focus on "Come as you are" and some light hearted examples of his experiences
Podcast with Rev Kurt Rye (00:05:25)
Enjoy this exciting discussion with Rev Kurt Rye, resident minister at the New York Buddhist Church. Listen to his journey, learnings and his association with Buddhism and Japanese culture
An interview with Priya Kumari (00:09:46)
Hoshina Seki interviews Priya Kumari, author and publisher of children's books. In this interview, Priya talks about how she started writing children's books and then setting up her own publishing com...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 68 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 115-116 (00:05:54)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Welcome back for the conclusion of our traversal of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan or Hymns of the Dharma-Ages. , These verses are among Shinran's last public thoughts and are particularly t...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 67 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) On Jinen Hōni (00:06:38)
Hi Dharma-friends,
This episode is a little different than others in the series because it is a prose passage inserted into the collection instead of verses. It is like a little Dharma talk or messag...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 66 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 110-114 (00:08:10)
Hi Dharma-friends,
In this episode we continue with 5 more verses of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan known as "Additional Hymns of Lament on the Term Hotoke." Hotoke commonly means "Buddha." According to the c...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 65 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 105-109 (00:09:05)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Today let's conclude the section entitled "Gutoku's Hymns of Lament and Reflection" by listening to the last five verses. These are poems of a very personal nature by Shinran, refl...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 64 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 99-104 (00:09:14)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Today you can hear 6 more verses of "Gutoku's Hymns of Lament and Self-Reflection," part of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan. Shinran wrote these verses toward the end of his life, when he was...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 63 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 94-98 (00:08:13)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Welcome back after a brief hiatus! This episode is the start of the next section of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan. It is called "Gutoku's Hymns of Lament and Reflection" in sixteen verses....
Weekly Wasan - Episode 62 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 88-93 (00:09:19)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, we conclude the section of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan called "Hymns in Praise of Prince Shōtoku" with six more verses. As you know, Prince Shōtoku (574-622 CE) promoted ...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 61 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 83-87 (00:07:26)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, we begin the next section of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan called "Hymns in Praise of Prince Shōtoku" in eleven verses. This episode covers the first 5 Wasan in this sectio...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 60 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns on the Dharma-Ages) 76-82 (00:08:49)
Hi Dharma-friends!
This episode contains the concluding 7 verses of the section "Hymns on the Offense of Doubting the Primal Vow" Throughout this section, Shinran has been encouraging us to entrust w...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 59 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 68-75 (00:10:00)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, let's continue with eight more verses in the section entitled "Hymns on the Offense of Doubting the Primal Vow." Shinran's purpose in this entire section is to enc...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 58 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 60-67 (00:10:38)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, we begin the next section of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan entitled "Hymns on the Offense of Doubting the Primal Vow." There are 23 verses in this part, and today you can h...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 57 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 56-59 (00:08:19)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, we conclude the first part of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan, the collection known as "Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma-Ages." Shinran encourages us ordinary b...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 56 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 51-55 (00:08:26)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Today you can listen to five more verses by Shinran in the collection Pure Land Hymns of the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma Ages. Shinran reinforces his understanding of Power-B...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 55 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 46-50 (00:08:37)
Hi Dharma-friends!
In this episode, we read five more verses of the Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma Ages. Shinran further explains his understanding of how only by completely...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 54 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 41-45 (00:08:12)
Hi Dharma-friends,
Welcome back to Weekly Wasan! Today, continue listening to the Shōzōmatsu Wasan or Hymns of the Dharma Ages with five more verses. Shinran reflects in this group on the present ag...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 53 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 36-40 (00:11:35)
Hi Dharma-friends!
This episode's verses from the Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma Ages are very powerful and are among my favorite expressions of the Dharma by Shinran Shonin....
Weekly Wasan - Episode 52 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 31-35 (00:09:24)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Today let's listen to five more verses in the collection "Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma Ages." in today's group, Shinran explains how the Nembutsu teachi...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 51 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 26-30 (00:08:21)
Hi Dharma-friends!
Today we hear 5 more verses from this collection by Shinran Shonin. A striking image in these verses is Shinran's comparison of those who now follow the Nembutsu path with Maitreya...
Weekly Wasan - Episode 50 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma Ages) 21-25 (00:11:28)
Hi Dharma-friends!
This is our fiftieth episode! Today let's listen to five more wasan verses in the section entitled "Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance and Last Dharma Ages." Shinran really ge...
