Namu Amida Butsu

This work is especially dedicated to Zuiken Saizo Inagaki, who sheds light on the pristine and original teachings of Jodo Shinshu (Shin Buddhism) for many people, including myself. I regard him as my soul teacher and I am very much influenced by his words and thoughts, which are deeply imbued with the Wisdom of Compassion of Amida Buddha. I read most of his writings available in Chinese language and I wish to share some of his golden words in this blog in English. Rev. George Gatenby and Mr. Gabriel Schlaefer have been kindly and untiringly assisting me to edit the translated essays so that they are readable and true to the intent of Sensei. May all partake of the wisdom of Shinshu teaching and be overpowered by the light of Amida Buddha.

Namu Amida Butsu!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Prologue 101



Amida Buddha is here now, preaching the Dharma;
Father is present, no need to worry about our birth in the Pure Land.


Listening to the Dharma until you can perceive the Tathagata is truly honorable. In the course of doing this, you may encounter hundreds or even thousands of situations. When dealing with these situations, the Buddha Dharma that you have learnt will be a test. Without hitting the wall, a person’s ‘eye of the mind’—the Eye of Buddha or Wisdom-Eye—will never open.

Hit the wall, hit the wall! Hit the wall quickly and completely!

This mind is intractable, but even if it were made obedient, the Pure Land is just not a place that you and I can go with an obedient mind. The Pure Land is a place that we can go only by relying on the power of Buddha. 

This is why it is said that ‘The power of the Buddha surpasses conceivability; never has there been such power’ (Chapter on Shinjin from Kyogyoshinsho).

Zuiken Sama


Chih-chüeh of the Ch'an school praises the practicer of the nembutsu:
How wondrous! The power of the Buddha surpasses conceivability; never has there been such power.


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