A retreat talk arguing that the Pure Land reading of the Buddha's enlightenment differs from the one most Western practitioners have been given.
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Dharmavidya David Brazier is the founder of the Amida community, a Pure Land Buddhist sangha in the West centred on the nembutsu and on trust in Amida's acceptance of beings just as they are. A psychotherapist as well as a teacher, he has written books linking Buddhism and psychology, including “Zen Therapy” and “The Feeling Buddha”, and a series on the foundations of Pure Land Buddhism for Tricycle.
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A path of trust in Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, carried above all in the recitation of his name: Namu Amida Butsu, Namo Amituofo.
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