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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Submitted by Rev. Shingo Furusawa Buddhism teaches us that the present is the most important. We should always be mindful how every moment is precious and unrepeatable. Due to the COVID 19, we must all stay at home. We cannot do the things we are used to doing. But we can do many things during […]
Submitted by Rev. Sol Kalu There is a saying: “A chain is as strong as its weakest link.” These words couldn’t be more appropriate in this critical time of the COVID pandemic. Humanity is facing a crisis of epic proportion and requires a collective defense against a perceived threat to our existence, a tiny virus […]
Submitted by Rimban Toyokazu Hagio Let us observe the light of a candle and self-reflect on our current lives. When we realize that our lives are illuminated by the light of the Buddha, we understand that we are not alone and that his compassion warms us. It is then that our body and mind become […]