Holidays (holy days) are special for humans. We are often wrapped up in festive events and sharing precious time with relations. Yet for some, the holidays are empty and lonely, or saturated with suffering.

For all our relations, particularly the suffering, may we all open our heart-minds (the center of love and compassion) to the oneness of life and the infinite flow of creation.

Namu Amida Butsu,
“Bowing Amida Buddha” …

🕉 Enter the Pure Land, the Realm of Bliss, by engaging in the eternal practice of learning — enlightenment.

🕉 Quickly blow away the Dust of the Mind before it may accumulate and make cleaning difficult.

🕉 Experience the Joyous Life through charity and abstention from greed, selfishness, hatred, anger and arrogance.

🕉 Be always grace and gratitude for the infinite flow of creation.

🕉 Recognize that all roads lead home — although it may appear otherwise to our limited perspectives — all are on the path of attainment.

I am a happy man, indeed!
I visit the Pure Land as often as I like:
I’m there and I’m back,
I’m there and I’m back,
I’m there and I’m back,
“Namu-amida-butsu! Namu-amida-butsu!”

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How happy I am!
“Namu-amida-butsu!”
I am the Land of Bliss,
I am Oyasama.
“Namu-amida-butsu! Namu-amida-butsu!”

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Shining in glory is Buddha’s Pure Land,
And this is my Pure Land!
“Namu-amida-butsu! Namu-amida-butsu!”

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O Saichi, where is your Land of Bliss?
My Land of Bliss is right here.
Where is the line of division
Between this world and the Land of Bliss?
The eye is the line of division.

— Saichi