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Dharmagram: A once-in-a-long-time opportunity

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Submitted by Rimban Toyokazu Hagio This COVID-19 international pandemic means being cornered in an inescapable situation, however, through deeply reflecting on ourselves having been born in this world as human beings, and encountering the true teaching, this is truly a once-in-a-long-time opportunity. In Gassho  

Dharmagram: What we see is up to us

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Dharmagram header - From Hawaii Betsuin Ministers to You (sagarifuji and kansho stamps)

Submitted by Rev. Yuika Hasebe The sutras state, “When we see the water, we can see it as water, but when a hungry ghost sees water, they see it as fire.” Even when we see the same thing, what we can see in it is different. In difficult circumstances, we tend to see negativities in […]

Dharmagram: Never abandoned

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Submitted by Rev. Shingo Furusawa One devoted Hongwanji member stayed alone after her husband passed away. Whenever people asked her, “You do feel loneliness, do you not?” She replied, “I never feel loneliness because Amida Buddha is always with me.” Due to COVID-19, we all must stay home. At times you may feel loneliness. When […]

Mother’s Day video from Hawaii Betsuin

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Hawaii Betsuin wanted to provide a little something extra for Mother’s Day. Please enjoy! Artwork by Rev. Yuika Hasebe. See also the Mother’s Day Online Service from the State Ministers Association with a dharma talk by Hawaii Betsuin’s Rimban, Toyokazu Hagio. It was premiered May 10 at 10 a.m. and is available on YouTube at […]

Dharmagram: Living impermanence

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Dharmagram header - From Hawaii Betsuin Ministers to You (sagarifuji and kansho stamps)

Submitted by Rimban Toyokazu Hagio People think of “impermanence” as having a pessimistic meaning, that things change for the worse, but impermanence does not always mean that things are getting worse. Misfortune can also take turn for the better into happiness. There is a saying that “there is no night not followed by morning.” This […]

May 2020 Goji newsletter now available online

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"Goji" and sagarifuji on a background of pastel purple and blue

The May 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Welcome Our New Minister, Rev. Masanari Yamagishi BWA Sewing Masks for Our Community President’s Message: Building Healthy Sanghas – Resilience Staying Connected While Staying Home Assistance Available: A Few Key […]

Dharmagram: Understanding, not escaping

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Dharmagram header - From Hawaii Betsuin Ministers to You (sagarifuji and kansho stamps)

Submitted by Rev. Masanari Yamagishi Hi everyone. I hope this message finds you well. How are you doing? May has started. I am looking forward to seeing you again soon at the temple in summer although we face the issue of the coronavirus, COVID-19 for now. I know the issue is one of the sufferings […]

Hawaii Betsuin cancels in-person Bon Dance for 2020

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Shinran Shonin statue with purple banner

Hawaii Betsuin has traditionally held its Bon Dance the last Friday and Saturday evenings of June, one of the first events of the Bon season. The decision was recently made to cancel our in-person Bon Dance for 2020 due to ongoing concerns and uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak. Ideas for online Bon Odori experiences are […]

Dharmagram: We are all part of a great net

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Submitted by Rev. Yuika Hasebe As a net is made up of a series of knots, so everything in this world is connected by a series of knots. If anyone thinks that the mesh of a net is an independent, isolated thing, he is mistaken. It is called a net because it is made up […]

Hawaii Betsuin BWA makes and distributes face masks

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triptych of BWA mask and mask making

The Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association has been participating in a mask-making effort to help limit community spread of the coronavirus. The masks have been distributed to health care workers, residents of nursing homes, residential care homes, foster care families, Maluhia, Kuakini Health Systems and Hale Pulama Mau. In the collage below, the set of […]