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Pillow Services, Funerals and Memorial Services G Sakamoto Stay home. Stay safe. It’s okay to delay funerals and memorial services. From a Buddhist perspective nothing bad will happen if we don’t observe these services immediately. On the other hand gathering together even in groups of

On rainy days, be in the rain On windy days, be in the wind 雨の日には 雨の中を 風の日には 風の中を This is a poem written by Mitsuo Aida who is a Japanese poet. You may think it’s obvious, however, as this poem says, we have no

One of the last things Shakyamuni encouraged us to do was to seek out our salvation with diligence. He encouraged us to question what we perceived of the world. We should test even what he taught. Our understanding should not simply depend on what we

We started sitting meditation class last year in the  Betsuin’s Nokotsudo (Columbarium) every Sunday from 8:15 am. I know it is a little bit early. From  Jodo Shinshu’s standpoint, we don’t require meditation practice in order to attain enlightenment, because we are so far from

Hello everyone, I hope you are all in good health.  We have all heard about the COVID-19 (coronavirus} and the deaths it’s been causing.  We are so lucky to live in the US where the virus spread is kept under strict control with the latest medical

One sunny day, while walking our dog, Kai, I found a particularly pretty little flower. It wasn’t like the others in the grassy field. It stood out with bright yellow/orange petals and looked sort of like a poppy. I bent over to pick the flower