http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/ True Shin Buddhism Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:28:55 GMT Lim Melvin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2026 Hi, all dharma fellows,   I extracted few words from Paul and Ant's conversation which I find meaningful. I think it leads to shinjin if we listen to it many Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:24:46 GMT Jessica Reuter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2025 This is great! I don't have a hard copy myself so I'm eagerly awaiting January! What a wonderful blessing! I am also enjoying the "Two Dharmas..." threads.... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:56:02 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2024 ant writes: 4 - that the inconceivable vow is rooted in the dharmakaya and this is why namo amida bu can arise spontaneously from deep within Paul writes: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:57 GMT Ant Power http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2023 Thanks Paul Very difficult for me to expand on that because Im not too sure actually I did have an understanding come about before listening deeply when Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:44:50 GMT Shin02143@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2022 Thanks for sharing this, Elliot. This kind of thing happens when we entrust ourselves and our entire karmic destiny into the care of Amida Buddha, Who is our Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:21 GMT Elliot Easton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2021 I must confess that I sometimes do use the nembutsu to "center" myself.  But I totally understand that my doing so has nothing to do with the power of the Vow Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:32:45 GMT Elliot Easton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2020 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2020 This is terrific for those who do not have a hardcopy.   To echo what Rick has said in the past, as well as Paul and others, I find Rennyo's letters to be a Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:29:16 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2019 Ant writes: After reading your post about clarification of the dhamma I wanted to share the understandings that have arisen in the mind through the practice of Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:57 GMT Carlos Aureus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2018 This wonderful news just makes my day! Thank you, Paul, for calling up the Numata Center on our behalf. The prospect of having the OFUMI available online is Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:36:31 GMT Lim Melvin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2017 Paul, This is indeed a great news! I am so happy that nowadays dharma can be accessed easily on the Internet. I have read something from the Ugly Shin Blog and Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:09 GMT Ant Power http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2016 Dear Paul After reading your post about clarification of the dhamma I wanted to share the understandings that have arisen in the mind through the practice of Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:27:36 GMT Shin02143@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2015 Paul, This is truly wonderful news! Imagine, making Master Rennyo's Letters (Ofumi) available without charge to the world at large - now we don't need to Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:38 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2014 Dharma Friends - I called up the NUMATA CENTER, which publishes the OFUMI (Letters) of Master Rennyo. They told me that they are in the process of putting all Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:53:05 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2013 Dharma Friends - I called up the NUMATA CENTER, which publishes the OFUMI (Letters) of Master Rennyo. They told me that they are in the process of putting all Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:35:39 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true_shin_buddhism/message/2012 Dharma Friends - Jessica's posting made me reflect on how we haven't had a place for people to share their bios - specifically how they came to be interested