{"id":667,"date":"2012-04-20T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T22:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shindharmanet.com\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2015-03-02T21:26:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T21:26:39","slug":"misc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/writings\/misc\/","title":{"rendered":"Miscellaneous Writings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/07\/Rev_Ruth_Tabrah_Goji_Article.pdf\">Tribute to the late Rev. Ruth Tabrah<\/a><\/em> by Connie Fukumoto (pdf file) \u2013 Goji article by Rev. Tabrah&#8217;s longtime friend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Bermant-Car.pdf\"><em>Bombu Buys a Car<\/em><\/a> \u2013 by <strong>Dr. Gordon Bermant<\/strong>, former president of the Buddhist Churches of America.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Haneda-Three.pdf\">Three Views of My Father<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shindharmanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Haneda-Three.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/em>\u2013 by <strong>Dr. Nobuo Haneda<\/strong>, noted writer and lecturer, Director of the Maida Institute for Buddhism in Berkeley, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong>by<strong> Rev. Naoyuki Ogi<\/strong>, graduate of Ryukoku University and the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, Calif., now with the Buddhist Promotion Society (BDK), Tokyo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ogi-Today.pdf\">&#8230; <em>What can I do for you today?<\/em><\/a> (Receiving a gift of dharma from Sulak Sivaraksa)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ogi-ReVisioning.pdf\">&#8230; <em>Meeting with Forest Monks: Re-Visioning Engaged Shin Buddhism<\/em>. <\/a>An account of his visit to Thailand and meeting with monks involved in engaged Buddhism. The essay appeared in the Fall-Winter 2007 issue of <em>Turning Wheel<\/em> magazine, a publication of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Berkeley, Calif.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ogi-Revitalizing.pdf\">&#8230; <em>The Challenge of Revitalizing Buddhism:<\/em><\/a> Learning from the Engaged Buddhist Movements of Thich Nhat Hanh and Takagi Kenmyo. A thesis presented to The Faculty of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. September 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Sivaraksa-Building.pdf\"><em>Building a Culture of Nonviolence<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 by <strong>Sulak Sivaraksa<\/strong>, a Buddhist social activist in Siam (Thailand) and well known in &#8220;Engaged Buddhism&#8221; circles.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Nakade-Parenting.pdf\">Parenting and the Dharma<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shindharmanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Nakade-Parenting.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/em>\u2013 by <strong>Rev. Mary Beth Jiko Nakade<\/strong>, Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission. Talk given at Hawaii Buddhist Council Hanamatsuri Service, April 5, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Hisatsune-Awakening.pdf\">Life of Awakening<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shindharmanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Hisatsune-Awakening.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/em>\u2013 by <strong>Ms. Kimi Hisatsune<\/strong>, a Buddhist writer and former librarian at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; by <strong>M.V.<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Falling: Self and Other Power\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/writings\/misc\/falling\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span> Falling: Self and Other Power<\/a><\/em> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/MV-Quest.pdf\"><em>The Quest<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Takemoto-Ancient.pdf\"><em>Ancient Stepping Stones<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 by <strong>Ellen Takemoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Yokoyama-Eternity.pdf\"><em>History and Eternity<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 by <strong>W.S. Yokoyama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Dharma Message\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/writings\/misc\/koju\/\">Dharma Message<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 by <strong>Rev. Fujieda Koju<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Tsutomu-Temple.pdf\">Temple Life<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 by <strong>Rev. Haseo Tsutomu (Daien)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Mitchell-Virtual.pdf\"><em>Shin Dharma Net as Virtual D\u00f8j\u00f8<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shindharmanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Mitchell-Virtual.pdf\">\u00a0\u2013<\/a> by <strong>Scott A. Mitchell<\/strong>, as Presented to the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS), September 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Nakamura-Talk.pdf\"><em>Dharma Talk<\/em><\/a> \u2013 by <strong>Paul Nakamura<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Horin-Mealtime.pdf\">Horin\u2019s Famous Mealtime Benediction for the Training Hall<\/a>,<\/em> Taishoku ge, Taijiki ge\u00a0\u2013 <em>Translated by Wayne Yokoyama<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Gadjin-History.pdf\"><em>History: Nature, Karma, Revolution, Faith<\/em><\/a> \u2013 by <strong>Nagao Gadjin<\/strong>. <em>Translated by W.S. Yokoyama<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Vimala-Bodhi.pdf\"><em>Bodhi Trees Around the World<\/em><\/a> \u2013 by <strong>Ven. Ayya Vimala<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>============================<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Personal-Stories.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PERSONAL SHIN BUDDHIST STORIES<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u2013 A representative collection of personal accounts relating to the discovery of Shin Buddhism by a wide range of individuals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/poetry-booklet.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">POETRY<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u2013 Poems about or inspired by Shin Buddhist study and life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">============================<\/p>\n<h3>&gt;&gt; Thinkers outside of Shin &#8230;<\/h3>\n<h4>Writings relevant to Shin Buddhism or offering some insight to aid in reflection and study.<\/h4>\n<p><em>A major modern Japanese thinker was Nishida Kitaro who, although heavily influenced by Zen and Western ideas, offers insights for Shin Buddhists. 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Tabrah&#8217;s longtime friend. Bombu Buys a Car \u2013 by Dr. Gordon Bermant, former president of the Buddhist Churches of America. 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