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ABSC Podcast with Rev Gary Jaskula
American Buddhist Study Center
09/20/24 • 17 min
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
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Weekly Wasan - Episode 66 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 110-114
American Buddhist Study Center
09/17/22 • 8 min
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 commentary found in The Collected Works of Shinran (CWS), "Probing into the origins of the term, Shinran traces it back to an early critic of Buddhism, Mononobe no Moriya (d. 587), who opposed its introduction into Japan. According to Shinran, Moriya applied the term, with the meaning "sick with fever," to a statue of Amida that was discovered in Naniwa Bay (present Osaka) and later enshrined in a temple known as Zenkō-ji. In using the term, Moriya implied that the foreign image was the cause of an epidemic. Although Shinran's etymology is not currently accepted by scholars of Japanese, his concern is that the use of the term leads to widespread disparagement of the teaching, and in his own writings, he avoids it." CWS, II, 101.
We're in the home stretch of our traversal of the Shōzōmatsu Wasan. Next time, we'll cover a prose section in this collection, "On Jinen Hōni." After that, our final episode will feature Shinran Shōnin's two powerful concluding verses.
Please be well! Check out more good Dharma content on the American Buddhist Study Centers home page, ambuddhist.org
Palms together, Gary
American Buddhist Study Center
American Buddhist Study Center
09/08/20 • 6 min
Podcast with Rev Kurt Rye
American Buddhist Study Center
05/18/24 • 5 min
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
American Buddhist Study Center
02/24/23 • 9 min
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 company Eternal Tree Books. Even though her books are for kids 3 to 8, she adds a workbook at the end for parents and teachers. Take a listen; I think you will enjoy it.
Weekly Wasan - Episode 67 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) On Jinen Hōni
American Buddhist Study Center
09/22/22 • 6 min
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 message from Shinran himself. It is known as "On Jinen Hōni" Jinen Hōni is often rendered into English as "naturalness." By way of introduction to this very basic Shin Buddhist concept of "naturalness," a definition by Rev. Mark Unno found online is very helpful: "The foolish being is always contriving or calculating to reach a goal dualistically, whether that goal is material, such as worldly success or health, or is spiritual such as enlightenment or birth. The one who becomes aware of this foolishness and is receptive to the compassion of Amida is led beyond this contrivance to a realm of spontaneous freedom. This spontaneity, in contrast to the contrivance of the foolish being, is called jinen hōni, the suchness of spontaneity, or more simply, naturalness." Let's enjoy listening to Shinran's take on Jinen Hōni in his own words, even if only in translation.
Next time we'll wind up our journey through the Shōzōmatsu Wasan with Shinran's concluding verses. Until then, please be well! For more Dharma content, be sure to check out the home page of the American Buddhist Study Center, ambuddhist.org
Palms together, Gary
An interview with Karl Palma
American Buddhist Study Center
03/18/21 • 47 min
In this episode, I'm talking to Karl Palma the building manager and caretaker of the New York Buddhist Church, where the ABSC is located in. Karl has a passion for Buddhism and Japanese culture. Karl talks about how a Filipino ended up working for a Buddhist Church for the past ten years. During that time he learned Japanese cooking and opened his own Japanese street food business.
Weekly Wasan - Episode 2 - Jodo Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land) 3-8
American Buddhist Study Center
03/14/21 • 9 min
Welcome to Weekly Wasan! We're reading Shinran's Jodo Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land) in little groups. Episode 2 contains Jodo Wasan 3-8. You can also listen to the current episode over the phone at 607-350-ABSC (607-350-2272), which might be easier for some people. Tell your friends!
Weekly Wasan - Episode 57 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 56-59
American Buddhist Study Center
06/24/22 • 8 min
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 beings of this Last Dharma-Age to take refuge in Amida's Great Vow and say the Name and, thereby, attain liberation through Power-Beyond-Self. Shinran teaches that awakening or liberation through self-power practices is futile in this Last Dharma-Age in which we find ourselves. Note the last verse, No. 59, is the famous "Ondokusan" recited or sung by Shin Buddhists everywhere as an expression of deep gratitude for this wonderful teaching of Amida's compassion and for those who have transmitted it to us across the centuries.
Next time, we will continue with the next group of gathas or hymns in the Shōzōmatsu Wasan. Please be well! For more good Dharma content, please check out the home page of the American Buddhist Study Center, ambuddhist.org
Palms together, Gary
Weekly Wasan - Episode 68 - Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages) 115-116
American Buddhist Study Center
09/29/22 • 5 min
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 trenchant, even for such a fearless guy as Shinran. In these verses, Shinran looks directly into the mirror and identifies himself as a fellow foolish being of this last dharma-age, our dharma-age, the time when the teaching alone remains, but the self-power practices and realization have become extinct. Shinran, our great teacher, does not exempt himself from his understanding of Amida's Primal Vow to bring to the Pure Land (Awakening or Enlightenment) foolish beings who call the Name, Namo-Amida-Butsu. To me, these are powerful verses, and they perplexed me many years ago when I first read them. But now, I have come to understand them as real teaching, not only as a religious construct but for me personally. How many other religious teachers won't let themselves off the hook? Speaking for myself, this is precisely what makes Shinran the greatest teacher. I hope these verses resonate with you as well.
Our audio series of Shinran's 3 main Wasan collections is now complete in 68 episodes. Congratulations if you have stayed with us from the beginning! I believe the American Buddhist Study Center will keep the Wasan series online as an audio resource. We read the Jōdo Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land), the Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) and the Shōzōmatsu Wasan (Hymns of the Dharma-Ages), letting Shinran speak to us across the centuries in his own voice, even if only in translation, with minimal commentary.
Please check out the home page of the American Buddhist Study Center ambuddhist.org for more great Dharma content. Please be happy, well, and peaceful!
Palms together, Gary
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How many episodes does American Buddhist Study Center have?
American Buddhist Study Center currently has 77 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'ABSC Podcast with Rev Gary Jaskula' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on American Buddhist Study Center is 10 minutes.
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Episodes of American Buddhist Study Center are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of American Buddhist Study Center was released on Sep 8, 2020.
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