“You may have seen people praying to an image as if it had special power. Perhaps they're wishing for the well-being of their family, for material prosperity, or to recover from illness. But this way of practicing faith only leads to a dead end. Buddha images should serve as inspirations to cultivate the infinite loving kindness latent in the buddha within us.”
This book is a compilation of thoughtful essays and personal insights from Shinjo, exploring various themes and ideas. more
“I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.”
“I prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness.”
“Is base in kind, and born to be a slave.”
“The universe is made of one kind of what-ever-it-is, which cannot be defined.”
“LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp."”
“RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.”