No Doubt: A Shin Buddhist Approach

Doubt as Human Calculation, Part 2

In this episode of No Doubt, we will look at the commonly used phrase "Rest in Peace" and whether Shin Buddhists can get behind that phrase. Spoiler alert: we can't. However, there is a much cooler phrase that I think we can agree with, which is "Rest in Power." In the second segment, we will continue with the topic of doubt and how it is related to human contrivance and calculation. 

Doubt as Human Calculation, Part 1

In this episode of No Doubt, we will take a look at the phrase "bachi ga ataru," where one is believed to be punished for doing something wrong. In addition, what is the Shin Buddhist stance on ghosts and the supernatural? In the second segment, we will continue with the topic of doubt in Shinran Shonin's thought. Doubt is also synonymous with human calculative thinking, human rationality and reasoning, as well as human discriminative thinking.   

Doubt as Karmic Currency

In this episode, we take a look at the Shin Buddhist (Jodo Shinshu) view on the issue of luck. How does Shin Buddhism look at such things as talisman, omamori, Greek and Chinese Zodiac, astrology, and auspicious days. In the second segment, we will look at how Shinran Shonin, the founder of this school of Buddhism, defines doubt as what I call "karmic currency." 

Doubt as Self-Power

Welcome to the first episode of No Doubt. Here we will first look at the issue of whether one can be a Buddhist and a part of a different religion. In the second part, we will look at the issue of doubt in Shinran Shonin's thought. This is the first of five episodes and here we will address how doubt is synonymous with the term self-power.