| #9069691 in Books | 2003-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | File type: PDF | 272 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A most interesting and thoughtful book. I commend it ...|By rob foxcroft|A most interesting and thoughtful book. I commend it to anybody who is interested in Pure Land Buddhism, in the Japanese mind, or in the inner life of creative people.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| great book|By KM|great book|0 of 0 p|.com |Hiroyuki Itsuki, a novelist by trade, turned to Buddhism to make sense of his life, a life that has known both extreme deprivation and outstanding success. He notes that Buddhism begins with negativity, and instead of glossing over it and moving on to the
Drawing upon his remarkable personal history, novelist and Buddhist scholar Hiroyuki Itsuki introduces us to tariki, the Other Power that is the core belief of Pure Land Buddhism. The Other Power derives from the true and full acceptance of the reality that is within us and that surrounds us. It is not a philosophy of passivity and irresponsibility, but one of radical spiritual activity, of personal, existential revolution. Its essence is the spontaneous, wondrous force ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Tariki: Embracing Despair, Discovering Peace | Hiroyuki Itsuki. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
