You may have heard about the internment of American citizens of Japanese origin during the Second World War. Most of them practiced a form of Buddhism known as Jodo Shin. I once heard my friend Rev. Ryo Imamura give a talk about his Jodo Shin Practice. His family, like many others in the camps, had been in the U.S. for several generations. He spoke about how Jodo Shin practice, even in the internment camps, was centered on gratitude. Imagine, your own government puts you in an internment camp, confiscates your property, and you spend years there practicing gratitude every day!!
As I listened to him I thought, “Wow! Impressive!” And I was proud too because I feel deeply connected to these Japanese-Americans through my own Japanese heritage. Read More
best part about the recording is your energy in your body that comes thru in your voice. as with Caitriona a lot of heart energy i would also have liked to hear or read more details about things to do to feel grateful in life that is hard to express because it gets too detailed or not specific for people but it can be helpful if you link it to relating to other people more and the great vows with desires and all people are the same but to look into the whole situation and goals that way.
ps your faces in the headline area of this page show that kind of love and open and connected energy i would like to hear you also mention and point out the benefits of concentration meditation as well in helping to create easier and more enjoyable and effective gratitude. there is also a spiritual point that florence scovell shinn used to say in that whatever we say thanks to we get more of including it makes it more positive of all of them. so to say thanks to the positive things daily as well.