1st
“I said to my daughter, ‘I pruned pine trees today in the temple grounds with Dharma friends,’ to which she replied ‘Oh, I wish I'd come with you.’ The experience of staying at the temple with my daughter like this has been exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to all your help and support I haven’t wasted a single moment of my time here. Throughout our stay your kindness towards me has been far greater than I deserve." Spoken by an American lady who had spent a week at the temple with her daughter.
8th
”It can be said that Shin Buddhism is a way of living where the Buddhist truth is proved through marriage; without the Buddhist truth our married life would lack fulfillment.” Words of a senior priest living in the Chikugo area ofFukuoka Prefecture.
15th
“If you continue to say the nembutsu throughout your life, your sorrow will shine just as it is and your suffering too will shine just as it is.” Words of a senior priest from the Chikugo district of Fukuoka prefecture.
22th
“Without becoming Namu-amida-butsu itself you will be unable to meet any Buddha at all." Words of a senior priest from the Chikugo district of Fukuoka prefecture.
29th
“Mindfulness” in the context of Shin Buddhism means that the Buddha is always mindful of me rather than that I am always mindful of the Buddha.” Head Priest.