Dharma Articles

What do you put in the center of `your` life? What do you rely on in `your` life? These questions are repeatedly posed to the attendees of the services not only through the Dharma talks but also by the temple decorations. The Buddhist arts and sculptures

Crazy to think that we are almost exactly two years into the global pandemic!  Unfortunately, there are still about 25% of Americans that have not gotten and likely never will get vaccinated.  These are the “it’s my right” or the “government can’t tell me what

Long, long time ago in a palace far, far away a prince killed his father and intended to kill his mother. The Prince was Ajatasatru; the King, Bimbisara; and the Queen, Vaidehi. There are two other key figures in this event, Devadatta, Sakyamuni Buddha’s cousin

When I was still a child, my mother occasionally took me to the field that  was five minutes’ drive away from our house for stargazing. Especially when she watched the news of the meteor showers or full moon on television, she woke her kids up

Happy New Year!  While I do admit to a certain amount of naivete, I remain the eternal optimist.  The beginning of 2020 was certainly a low point.  Remember March of 2020?  That is when the COVID situation worsened and California became the first state to

G Sakamoto and Family We’ve managed through another year of the pandemic. Some of us have adjusted to the changes others have not done as well. We have experienced death and the decline of health of friends and family. We have celebrated weddings and