“Many are those who pity others while being
blind to their own misfortune.”
- Shinjo Ito
blind to their own misfortune.”
- Shinjo Ito
Shinnyo-en USA
www.shinnyoenusa.net
Na Lei Aloha Foundation
www.naleialoha.org
Lantern Floating Hawaii
www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com
Global Shinnyo-en Website
www.shinnyoen.org
Exhibition of the Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito web site
www.shinjoito.com
The Univers Foundation
www.univers.or.jp/index2.html
October 10, 2011 by
No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. –Elie Wiesel Remembering what we experienced on September 11, 2001, can be very difficult. But sharing our memories and reflections of that day and its aftermath can help us give and gain a fresh perspective on our blessings [...]
June 30, 2011 by
It is the end of May 2011. Like most of my students, Rosario already feels American but is eager to make it official. To her, America means confidence and compassion, which began to deepen noticeably in her life when she decided to migrate here from La Paz, Bolivia. She was 30 then, a hopeful immigrant, [...]
March 4, 2011 by
From the heights of Manhattan skyscrapers the people below look like ants hurrying through a surreal forest of molded glass and rock, full of purposeful design and color on the one hand and littered with needless things on the other. It is winter in New York, but the morning is clear and tolerably cold. Hope and [...]
July 21, 2010 by
The Heart of Service Luncheon was celebrated at The Plaza Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. It was a wonderful opportunity to see Her Holiness Shinso Ito in person. For Shinnyo Buddhists, she is a living Buddha, our dear leader, the embodiment of peace, selflessness and compassion, the key elements of service being celebrated at [...]
Ms. Nan Peterson is the Director of Service Learning for The Blake School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also the first and only Senior Fellow of the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Read more...
