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- Shinjo Ito
- Shinjo Ito
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July 9, 2012 by
Once the curtain of steam lifted, Dave, my namesake friend from Albany, New York, found himself standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking Mount Etna’s mythical crater. He had added his volcano excursion to his itinerary after missing the boat to Tunisia the day before. The sight before him rewarded his change of plans [...]
April 3, 2012 by
The boy in this “picture” is nearly four years old and is playing airplane. His roaring, jubilant engine glides on outstretched feather-like arms through the courtyard of Ogen’in, Shinnyo-en’s Buddhist temple complex in Tachikawa, Japan. His name is Keni. David, his father, likes to call him “the Kenster.” That October morning in 2009, David tells [...]
March 12, 2012 by
Courtesy of Monique Rubiano Here is a “picture” of my mother one spring morning telling someone on the street downstairs to wait, then stuffing our bread basket with fruit and a home-made queso fresco sandwich. My dad and I have just walked into the kitchen and wonder who the provisions are for. They’re for the [...]
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 [...]
Shinnyo-en Foundation is proud to share the great news that Nan Peterson of The Blake School in Minneapolis, MN and Steve Herrera, Deacon of San Jose Diocese and religious studies teacher at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, CA Read more...
