Submitted by Rev. Yuika Hasebe Realizing that I live because of others, I will strive to live life to the fullest with an attitude of gratitude. Just like the Buddha, who promises to embrace us all. Sometimes, we feel angry or anxious. We try to find the reason for the anger and often we search […]

Submitted by Rev. Sol Kalu Do unto others what you want others to do unto you; don’t do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you. Most of us are very familiar with this saying which is commonly called the Golden Rule, expressed in both positive and negative ways. It seems very […]

Submitted by Rev. Masanari Yamagishi How are you doing? Do you sleep well these days? Whether or not you do, the sun always comes up every morning. When you wake up by hearing sounds of the birds chirping in the morning, at first you open the curtain and window in your room. At that moment, […]

Submitted by Rev. Yuika Hasebe Rennyo Shonin states: It is easy to see the wrong act in others, but you do not remember the wrong act you have done. If you notice that you have done wrong acts, it must have been very grave. Thinking thus, you should closely examine your mind. You should place […]

Submitted by Rev. Sol Kalu As we enter the fourth month since the temple lockdown and the stay home state and city guideline, I would like to express my sincerest hope that all of our temple members and their families remain safe and healthy during this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is always […]

Submitted by Rev. Masanari Yamagishi Shinran Shonin wrote the Hymns to easily teach us Buddhism. He wrote about 500 of them. Because of Shinran’s teaching, we are able to know and learn the teaching of the sutras, and Buddhism could spread more around the world. Even today, we chant 6 parts of Hymns with the […]