by Albany Buddhist Sangha | Nov 3, 2019 | News
Hisao Inagaki, “Amida and the Pure Land,” from Muryoko: Journal of Shin Buddhism The ordinary man who repeats the vicious cycle of delusion, karma and pain because of his spiritual darkness, tries to cling to things with the delusory thought that they...
by Albany Buddhist Sangha | Nov 2, 2019 | News
Yoshifumi Ueda, “Who is Shinran?,” from Muryoko: Journal of Shin Buddhism The principal characteristic of Buddhism is that its goal is the attainment of Buddhahood by each person. The purpose in other religions is faith in god, and the ultimate goal is to...
by Albany Buddhist Sangha | Nov 1, 2019 | News
Shin Buddhism was first founded as a critical response to those who would use religion as a way to exclude and control others. As such, Shin Buddhism has long been at the vanguard of aiding members of the LGBTQ+ community to engage and benefit from the wisdom of the...
by Albany Buddhist Sangha | Oct 20, 2019 | News
Racism is a major problem in American society. From the native inhabitants of the Americas, to the enslaved Africans brought here against their will, …Jim Crow laws, “red lining,” Japanese internment camps during WWII, incarceration and family...
by Albany Buddhist Sangha | Oct 20, 2019 | News
I take refuge in the Tathagata of Immeasurable Life! I entrust myself to the Buddha of Inconceivable Light! For my Dharma message today let’s focus on the first two lines of Shinran Shonin’s Shoshinge or Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu. As you may already know,...
