Dharma talks by Bishop Eric Matsumoto
Bishop Eric Matsumoto and Ribman Toyokazu Hagio 2021 New Year’s Messages, 01/01/21 (English and Japanese)
Bishop Eric Matsumoto delivered the English-language New Year’s message and Rimban Toyokazu Hagio delivered the one in Japanese. The YouTube video is queued to the New Year’s Messages portion of the online service.
Bishop Eric Matsumoto, “Guided by Wisdom and Compassion; a Balanced Perspective,” 03/22/20
Bishop Matsumoto was the speaker for Hawaii Betsuin’s Spring Higan Service. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the service was conducted without an in-person congregation but had about 180 concurrent viewers on YouTube. Bishop’s dharma talk in text form is available on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii website.
Japanese – Bishop Eric Matsumoto for KZOO radio 01/04/20
Bishop Eric Matsumoto and the Venerable Ayya Vimala, Mary Foster Appreciation Service, 12/15/19
Timepoints 00:00 – Bishop Matsumoto’s message 10:58 – Venerable Ayya Vimala’s message Note that the recording of the first minute or so of the second talk was not audible and is not included.
Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, “Ho‘oulu: This Time of Transformation” (HBC Bodhi Day), 12/08/19
00:00 – Bishop’s introduction 05:26 – Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer’s message Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer was the featured speaker at the Hawaii Buddhist Council’s 2019 Bodhi Day Service hosted at Hawaii Betsuin. She was introduced by Bishop Eric Matsumoto. The audio file includes both Bishop’s introduction and Dr. Meyer’s message. For more information, see the […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto, Ho’onko message, 01/20/19
Ho’onko is the memorial service for Jodo Shinshu founder Shinran Shonin.
Japanese – Bishop Eric Matsumoto for KZOO radio 01/05/19
Bishop Eric Matsumoto, New Year’s Message, 01/01/19
Bishop, Rimbans, President; Temple Building Centennial Celebration Messages; 10/13/18
Messages from Bishop Eric Matsumoto, the current and four former chief ministers of Hawaii Betsuin, and temple president Dexter Mar.