Dharma Articles

February 2025 We are off and running in 2025!  There are lots of activities coming up in the very near future.  I do want to take a minute to acknowledge the efforts by the DSPO (Dharma School Parents Organization) and the Jr. YBA (Young

Greetings and Happy New Year!  Lots of changes are taking place. Buddhism reminds us that everything is changing. Sometimes it can feel like everything is changing in the wrong direction. Our expectations are not being realized. If, however, we look at change only from

Happy New Year everyone!  Akimashite omedetou gozaimasu.   I’m baaaaaaack!  Surprise, I’m back for another shot at this President thing.   And you thought that I would just go away quietly into the night…. No such luck!   First of all, I would like to thank

Greed, anger, foolishness these are the three poisons. The Three Poisons keep us cycling through Samsara, constantly causing us to bring difficulties upon ourselves and others. If we can change how we respond we can break this cycle that constantly and only results in

As we approach the end of 2023, it’s natural to look back at the past year. For the Betsuin, the year began with the traditional New Year’s Day Service being held in-person for the first time in 3 years due to the Covid pandemic.

A huge thank you to all of you who bought plate lunches and/or sent in donations for the Lahaina Plate Lunch Fundraiser held on Sunday, September 3rd! We had originally hoped to sell 200 lunches but ended up having to turn some people away