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So there you have it; three tragic stories, two ending in death,
all three of an exitential mode. What does it all mean? Is one's
life guided by some supernatural force? Or is it the individual's
Karma which is the driving force of our actions? According to karma
theory every action has a consequence which will come to fruition
in either this or a future life; thus morally good acts will have
positive consequences, whereas bad acts will produce negative
results.
Come with me as I travel through Japan in search of the Buddha and
the Buddhist ethic. Ever since my first visit to Japan in 1962 I
have been fascinated by Japanese culture. To date I have made
twenty trips to Japan. I began exploring museums and temples where
I visited some of the most beautiful and spectacular art work of
the Japanese religions. Looking at some of the Buddhist art work in
temples and museums I developed a gripping need to learn more about
what I was viewing. I had an eagerness in reading about Buddhism
and consumed many books on the subject. I decided to pursue
Buddhist terachings by traveling through Japan and partaking in the
culture. The first trip, in 1981, was a journey back and forth
across the Inland Sea during which I encountered many people who
explained the Buddhist religion to me. Ten years later in 1991, I
made a pilgrimage by walking halfway around the Island of Shikoku
stopping at 42 of the 88 temples built by the monk Kukai. It was
here I met many pilgrims and temple monks who continued my Buddhist
education. These two trips were important preliminary components of
my life of a practicing Buddhist. - Albert Shansky
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