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Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2017-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Prayer Beads2017-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Prayer Beads Beads, Beads, and More Beads The Shingon 108-bead Version Symbolic Meaning Practical Use A Circle of Life Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Prayer beads – in some cultures called “worry beads” as having something in the hand to hold, whether another person’s hand, or a … Continue reading 2017-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Prayer Beads →2017-02-1000 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2017-01 Shinnyo Podcast Peace Through Strength2017-01 Shinnyo Podcast Peace Through Strength Contradiction A Strong Fence Has Two Sides Fear Builds Walls The Middle Way Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard There is often confusion about what we think is a stereotype of a buddhist monk – shaven head, wearing robes, poor in material but rich in … Continue reading 2017-01 Shinnyo Podcast Peace Through Strength →2017-01-0100 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2016-12 Shinnyo Podcast Regarding Hope2016-12 Shinnyo Podcast Regarding Hope What is Hope? Does Hope Go Away? Creating Hope When Is Hope Lost and Found? Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard If we define hope as wanting, wishing or imagining something that isn’t in our present existence, we could say that hope is an imaginary concept … Continue reading 2016-12 Shinnyo Podcast Regarding Hope →2016-12-2904 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2016-07 July Shinnyo Podcast Getting Enlightenment2016-07 July Shinnyo Podcast Getting Enlightenment Gotta Catch Them All Living with Hungry Spirits Losing My Marbles Alternative Reality The New Cycle Awakens Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. — Yoda … Continue reading 2016-07 July Shinnyo Podcast Getting Enlightenment →2016-07-1604 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2016-06 June Shinnyo Podcast – The Three-Wheel Dharma Bodies2016-06 June Shinnyo Podcast – The Three-Wheel Dharma Bodies Why Three (and not 4 or 12?) Intrinsic – The Nirvana Buddha Compassionate – Kannon Boddhisattva Strict – Mahavairochana Achala Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Let’s explore further the realms of the three areas of Intrinsic, Compassionate and Strict styles … Continue reading 2016-06 June Shinnyo Podcast – The Three-Wheel Dharma Bodies →2016-06-1200 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2016-05 May Shinnyo Podcast – Practice2016-05 May Shinnyo Podcast – Practice What is a Practice? Why do we Practice (and not Preach?) The Story of Buddha and the 3 Monks Practice is Not Perfect Balance of Time – Working with Karma Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard What is a practice? Pretty much anything you do. … Continue reading 2016-05 May Shinnyo Podcast – Practice →2016-05-2100 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2016-01 Shinnyo Podcast Divine Protection and Luck2016-01 Shinnyo Podcast Divine Protection and Luck A Heap of Good Fortune For Some Bullets and Bracelets Against the Bad and Wicked Being Fed to Death The Lesser Trodden Path Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Ever noticed when some people seem to live a charmed life? Not referring to being … Continue reading 2016-01 Shinnyo Podcast Divine Protection and Luck →2016-01-3006 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-September Shinnyo Podcast Pain and Suffering2015-September Shinnyo Podcast Pain and Suffering We Really Hate Pain Leading the Horse to Water that It Won’t or Can’t Drink Taking off the Bandage Rain Flows Downstream Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard When we first enter this world, we learn the harsh feeling that pain delivers. As parents, we … Continue reading 2015-September Shinnyo Podcast Pain and Suffering →2015-09-0207 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-August Shinnyo Podcast Mirrors and Seeing You2015-August Shinnyo Podcast Mirrors and Seeing You Paradise, Almost. Embracement and Nothingness Waking up and Making Some Coffee (not just thinking about it) Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard What do you see when you look in a mirror? Do you look at your hair, face, expressions, youth, aging, acne, whiskers, … Continue reading 2015-August Shinnyo Podcast Mirrors and Seeing You →2015-08-0805 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-July Shinnyo Podcast One on One Communications2015-July Shinnyo Podcast One on One Communications …as I have heard. Differences Between Group and Individual Listening Tailoring the Message to the Recipient Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Each of the various sutras (sacred writings) related to buddhism ends with a common phrase, “…as I have heard.” (technically, “Thus, I … Continue reading 2015-July Shinnyo Podcast One on One Communications →2015-08-0805 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-April Shinnyo Podcast Elevations and Heightened Expectations2015-April Shinnyo Podcast Elevations and Heightened Expectations Paradise, Almost. Embracement and Nothingness Waking up and Making Some Coffee (not just thinking about it) Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard ““I hear that this month practitioners are getting ready for my birthday celebration. I’m grateful that you all want to express your … Continue reading 2015-April Shinnyo Podcast Elevations and Heightened Expectations →2015-04-0105 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-March Shinnyo Podcast – Understanding Impact2015-March Shinnyo Podcast – Understanding Impact Responding to Icky Moments 1 -> 10 -> 10 million Every Seed is Important Try Not to Watch Your Pot When Boiling Water A Snowflake Starts an Avalanche Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard There are many inconsistent and confusing examples of contradictory spiritual behavior … Continue reading 2015-March Shinnyo Podcast – Understanding Impact →2015-03-0106 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-February Shinnyo Podcast – Taking Action2015-February Shinnyo Podcast – Taking Action How Actions Lead to Perception Consistent Form -> Consistent Results The Rules of Engagement Require Actual Engagement You Are What You Do Taking the Next Step Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard From an address by Her Holiness, Keishu Shinso at the commencement of this … Continue reading 2015-February Shinnyo Podcast – Taking Action →2015-02-0700 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2015-January Shinnyo Podcast – Awareness of Needs2015-January Shinnyo Podcast – Awareness of Needs Defining Selflessness Qualifying our Conversations Know Yourself as You Get to Know Others The Difficult Task of Acting as Themselves Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard From the Shinnyo 2015 Annual Guidance notes: This year’s items of practice: Contributing to the world through selfless … Continue reading 2015-January Shinnyo Podcast – Awareness of Needs →2015-01-0400 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-December Shinnyo Podcast – Introductions and Listening2014-December Shinnyo Podcast – Introductions and Listening Why Do We Listen? Flat-lining Conversations Listening As-if Your Life Depended On It Increasing the Value of Your Time Spent Listening Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard In order to communicate effectively, we just need to listen. As much as we may like to … Continue reading 2014-December Shinnyo Podcast – Introductions and Listening →2014-12-2107 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-November Shinnyo Podcast – Sales and Selling2014-November Shinnyo Podcast – Sales and Selling How I Came to Know Something About Selling Stuff Establishing Rapport Qualifying the Prospect Closing the Deal Overcoming Objections Everyone Can Be Satisfied What Does Selling Have to Do with Spirituality? Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard From this month’s “Shinnyo Teaching for November … Continue reading 2014-November Shinnyo Podcast – Sales and Selling →2014-11-0308 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-10 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Love2014-10 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Love What is Love? A World of Delusions I Loved Him/Her: Why Didn’t He/She Love Me Back? Attractions and Attachments Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard From a WikiHow on the subject, Love is expressed as an action and experienced as a feeling. Yet, love has … Continue reading 2014-10 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Love →2014-10-1407 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-09 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Attract or Avoid: Perceptions in Life2014-09 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Attract or Avoid: Perceptions in Life Attraction and Emotion Avoid the Void The Nature of Perception It’s Still a Rock Revealing The Path Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Do you believe there is a difference in strength between attraction and avoidance? Or to put it … Continue reading 2014-09 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – Attract or Avoid: Perceptions in Life →2014-09-1406 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-08 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – The Lights of Reflection2014-08 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – The Lights of Reflection Shiny Points of Light on the Freeway (of Life) Finding the Brightness (in Everyone) Seeing Beyond the Grime and Noise Cleaning a Little Every Moment Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Have you ever driven down the road on a sunny morning … Continue reading 2014-08 Shinnyo Buddhism Podcast – The Lights of Reflection →2014-08-1005 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-07 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Loss2014-07 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Loss Social Media and Physical Loss of Life Energy Transformations The Ever-Turning Wheel of Dharma You Create Permanence Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS)oriTunes or via Flipboard While life in the eternal world (whether you call it heaven, mecca, nirvana, spiritual or the any other term) goes on, and on, … Continue reading 2014-07 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Loss →2014-07-0805 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-03 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Namu/Eza/Spiritual Awakening2014-03 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Namu/Eza/Spiritual Awakening Namu – What is it and Why do we say it? Eza/Elevation Training – What is it? Why do we participate in it? Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard Namu (Japanese, 南無, lit. devotion) from the Sanskrit word “namas” or “namo”, which means resigning … Continue reading 2014-03 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Namu/Eza/Spiritual Awakening →2014-03-2200 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Olympic Peace2014-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Olympic Peace Shinnyo – What Exactly is It? Opening Address by International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Shinnyo [Japanese, lit. truth] refers to the nature of reality, and striving to orient oneself around it allows one to see things for what they really … Continue reading 2014-02 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Olympic Peace →2014-02-0900 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2014-01 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The New Year2014-01 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The New Year Saisho – How to Use the Force Using Diversity to Strengthen and Broaden Community Self-Reflection Leading to Global Peace Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard (Based upon Shinnyo-en’s Annual Guidance and Points of Practice for 2014 – Year of the Horse) In HH … Continue reading 2014-01 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The New Year →2014-01-1406 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-12 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Listening, are You?2013-12 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Listening, are You? What’s Wrong With Everybody Else? Learning to Listen in a Different Way Adjusting Your Vision of the World Looks Like a Duck, But Does It Walk, Talk and Act Like One? Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard (Based upon guidance in Resonance, Issue … Continue reading 2013-12 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Listening, are You? →2013-12-0800 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-11 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Leadership By Example2013-11 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Leadership By Example Hey, You’re Religious. Why Aren’t You Perfect? We Still Hate Being Wrong How We Become Unintentional Hypocrites The Path is Wherever You Are and Wherever You Go Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard (From Resonance, Issue 6, 11/2013) In 1952, Shojushinin, co-founder of … Continue reading 2013-11 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Leadership By Example →2013-11-1000 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-10 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Breaking Bad (Precepts)2013-10 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Breaking Bad (Precepts) The Five Precepts (Rules of Engagement) Why Learning from Others Comes First Extending the Awakening Universe Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes A precept is a rule of conduct originally developed as standards for monks and nuns to know when their behavior had strayed from … Continue reading 2013-10 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – On Breaking Bad (Precepts) →2013-10-0500 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-08 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The Spirit of Living and Giving2013-08 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The Spirit of Living and Giving Looking Differently at the Difficulties in Your Path Serving or Spoiling? What’s the Difference? Motivation and Recognition to Serve Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes or via Flipboard The post-Summer activities of Shinnyo-en often follow a bounty of community service events traditionally marking … Continue reading 2013-08 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – The Spirit of Living and Giving →2013-08-1100 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-07 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Sacred ImagesThe Travels of the Shinnyo Masters Making a Connection to the Past Master Shinjo on Why Do We Have Buddha Images? 2013-July Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Sacred Images Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes The busts of the Shinnyo Parents and the Two Dojis that had been placed at Shinchoji (a Shinnyo-en main temple … Continue reading 2013-07 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Sacred Images →2013-07-0800 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-05 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – A Short History of Buddhism2013-05 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – A Short History of Buddhism A Little Mahayana and Theravada Background About Walking Along the Buddhist Path HH Keishu Shinso’s Successor Announced – Rev. Torikai Takashi Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes In the centuries after Shakyamuni entered final nirvana, Buddhism developed into various movements, some emphasizing strict … Continue reading 2013-05 Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – A Short History of Buddhism →2013-05-0306 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-April Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Sesshin Meditation TrainingSubscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes 2013-April Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Sesshin Meditation Training Why Meditate? Why Guided Meditation? What’s the Difference between Guided Meditation and Sesshin Training? At a workshop on leadership given by Henry Givray, president and CEO of Smith-Bucklin, he cites two qualities of great leaders being self-awareness, and self-management. … Continue reading 2013-April Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Sesshin Meditation Training →2013-04-0700 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-March Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Going With The Flow2013-March Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Going With The Flow Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Watching How Traffic Gridlock Forms Harmonious Paths in Disaster The Bodhisattva Vow Traffic patterns, much like check-out lines at a store are fascinating to observe – people always jostling for a better position, racing ahead only to get … Continue reading 2013-March Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Podcast – Going With The Flow →2013-03-0500 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-February Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Your Heart and The Stars2013-February Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Your Heart and The Stars Creating Your Own Destiny (and Reality) Why the Stars are Prominent in Buddhism Practice from Your Heart Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Some people say they were born unlucky. Yet we are the ones who create our future, and we can change our … Continue reading 2013-February Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Your Heart and The Stars →2013-02-2000 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2013-January Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Arts and Growing2013-January Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Arts and Growing [audio https://jhlui1.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/201301_shinnyo_podcast.mp3] Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes 2013 Guideline, Items of Practice, Sonouta Many of history’s greatest leaders share a commonality – a side affection for the Arts, whether it be music, painting, fictional literature, or even acting. It may be that these elemental activities, that … Continue reading 2013-January Shinnyo-en Buddhism Podcast – Arts and Growing →2013-01-0600 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-October Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Building a Trusted Reputation2012-October Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Building a Trusted Reputation The Importance of Establishing Trust Consistency Builds a Foundation Learning to Say, “Yes…” Choosing the Difficult Path 2012-October Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Building a Trusted Reputation Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes During an interview recently, Keishu-sama was asked, “What would … Continue reading 2012-October Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Building a Trusted Reputation →2012-10-0600 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-September Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Truth, Self and Goodness2012-September Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Truth, Self and Goodness Learning Oneness With Truth Selfish Behavior or Why is the World So Cruel (to Me)? On Being a Good Person Audio File: 2012-September Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Truth, Self and Goodness Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes September was the month when … Continue reading 2012-September Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Truth, Self and Goodness →2012-09-0200 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-August Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Attachments & NatureLearning A Lot From Bees Having A Purpose Anger, Aggression, and Acceptance 2012-August Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Attachments & Nature [audio https://jhlui1.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/201208_shinnyo_podcast.mp3] Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes The August 2012 Nirvana, the monthly publication of Shinnyo-en, actually deals in depth with the subject of last month’s podcast – The Dharma Crisis. So … Continue reading 2012-August Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Attachments & Nature →2012-08-0407 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-July Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Living Boddhisattvas / Embracement2012-July Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Living Boddhisattvas / Embracement Living as a Boddhisattva Embracement of Everything, even Your Enemies 2012-July Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Living Boddhisattvas / Embracement [audio https://jhlui1.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/201207_shinnyo_podcast.mp3] Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes A sonouta, or spiritual poem, by Master Shinjo Ito reads: Though human, we are bodhisattvas … Continue reading 2012-July Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – Living Boddhisattvas / Embracement →2012-07-0807 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-June Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – The Path to Happiness/The Goreiju2012-June Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast The Path to Happiness How The Goreiju Melody Came to Be 2012-June Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes The path to our own happiness and the path to making others happy are one and the same. When we completely dedicate ourselves towards the … Continue reading 2012-June Shinnyo-en Buddhism Monthly Focus Podcast – The Path to Happiness/The Goreiju →2012-06-0205 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast (Dharma/Karma)2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast Dealing with Dharma and Causes of Karma The Perpetual Cycle of Karma Please Do Not Feed the Bears 2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast (Dharma/Karma) [audio https://jhlui1.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/201205_shinnyo_extra_dharma_podcast.mp3] Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Dharma, simply put, is Nature’s law. The way things are meant to be in Nature. The … Continue reading 2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast (Dharma/Karma) →2012-05-1106 min

Shinnyo Podcasts – Thoughts from James H. Lui2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast (Bridging Beliefs)Blending Buddhism with other Beliefs and Religions 2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast [audio https://jhlui1.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/201205_shinnyo_extra_bridging_podcast.mp3] Subscribe to this Podcast (RSS) or iTunes Within our sangha (or buddhist community) there are to be found Christian Buddhists, and Catholic Buddhists, Jewish Buddhists and many other forms of post-Common Era dual-belief system alignments, sometimes even Agnostic and perhaps Atheistic … Continue reading 2012-May Shinnyo-en Buddhism Introductory Extras Podcast (Bridging Beliefs) →2012-05-0700 min