March 2025
Happy Spring everyone (well, almost Spring)! We are certainly experiencing impermanence first-hand here at the Betsuin. With Rinban’s impending retirement at
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Year of Snake
February brings the Lunar New Year, marking a time when we can finally celebrate the new year worldwide. Once again, Happy
“Questions which tend not to edification”
G Sakamoto There was a monk who came to the Buddha and said he would become a student of his if
February President Message
February 2025 We are off and running in 2025! There are lots of activities coming up in the very near future.
Happy New Year
Greetings and Happy New Year! Lots of changes are taking place. Buddhism reminds us that everything is changing. Sometimes it can
Happy New Year everyone!
Happy New Year everyone! Akimashite omedetou gozaimasu. I’m baaaaaaack! Surprise, I’m back for another shot at this President thing. And
Omakase
I often find myself at a restaurant for the first time and not knowing what to order. What do you do
Three Poisons
Greed, anger, foolishness these are the three poisons. The Three Poisons keep us cycling through Samsara, constantly causing us to bring
President Message – December 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s natural to look back at the past year. For the Betsuin, the year
July 2020
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