ASK THE TEACHERS
SATYA ROBYN: Early this morning I went outside to sit in with our garden Buddha. I recited a mala of nembutsu—my main practice as a Pureland Buddhist—taking refuge in Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. Saying the nembutsu reminds me that I am already accepted just as I am, and that after I die I will be going to a good place. WiThevery utterance of Namo Amida Bu, I relax a little more into the Buddha’s lap, and am slowly filled with faith.
What is Buddhism for? Buddhism helps me to love and to be loved. How? By helping me to be less afraid. My teacher, Dharmavidya, says that all of our problems are a result of a lack of faith. I fear being disliked because I don’t trust that
