The Venerable Master Shinran never considered himself to have “returned from the Pure Land,” but he seems to have regarded those who brought about the conditions that brought him within the salvation of the Primal Vow to be those who had.

I believe that although we are heavily weighted down by our evil karma from endless past, as expressed in the phrase, “The Buddha’s Great Compassion takes many forms in revealing itself to those who come in contact with the Dharma,” we can sense those who have “returned from the Pure Land” from the countless ways in which we have benefitted from their help.