Laverne Sensei Asks What Brought Each of Us to Buddhism?

In her Dharma message, Rev. Laverne Imori reminds us of the many ways we may come to Shin Buddhism. She quotes from the late Taittsu Unno Sensei and reflects how he put together his understanding of how we work each day with the Buddha's teachings in a direct and practical way.

“There are eighty-four thousand paths to liberation and freedom from self-delusion, according to Buddhism. This wealth of possibilities may seem to make liberation more than accessible, but they are not spelled out in some enlightenment mail-order catalog. Which path a person takes is often not a matter of choice but decided by the accidents of birth, circumstance, encounters, and quirks of fate. Yet there are defining moments for each of us that can change the entire course of life.”

~ Taitetsu Unno, Prologue to River of Fire, River of Water