I've had two different dreams recently. A few days ago, I had a
dream where I was reading Tannisho while sitting on the floor in my
room. There wasn't anything special about this dream, other than
the fact that I was very content with just sitting and
reading.
It didn't make sense to me much until last night. I had another
dream, where I was sitting in the same place in my room as the
dream I had a few nights ago. Only in this dream, I was surrounded
by a ring of fire, sitting in the center. In the circle, I had
Buddhist teachings with me (non-specific), and I was calling out to
others to join me so that they could reach the teachings. While
others were safe on the outside, and I was in a small circle,
trapped by flames on all sides, one by one, people jumped through
the fire, into my circle to be with me.
Thinking of my dream, I recall Shan Tao's words,
"Even though the great thousandfold world be filled with
fire,
Pass through immediately to hear the Buddha's Name!
Those who hear the Name, rejoice, and praise,
Will all attain birth in that land."
Namu Amida Butsu
