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Ippen’s quote about one thought-moment Nembutsu (lemmy.world)
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“After the one thought-moment in which, realizing the transience of birth-and-death in our own flesh, we once genuinely and directly entrust ourselves through saying Namu-amida-butsu, the self is no longer the self. Then, as our hearts are Amida Buddha’s heart, our bodily actions Amida Buddha’s actions, and our words Amida Buddha’s words, the life we are living is Amida Buddha’s life.

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[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What are the immediate effects?

[–] StrangeMed@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Of which one? Anyway, for example, being more focused and seeing things clearly for sure, not being bothered too much about things (although it always depends of course) However none of these practices exist for the sake of immediate results, their just consequential and transient too

[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works -3 points 6 days ago

Immediate results are a better motivator than a happy story, surely.

Well, it is for me anyway. And I suspect that it is for most of us.