Dharma Articles

Gratitude and Kindness G Sakamoto Our temple should be a place where what we feel are the best practices of the Dharma are found. Whatever we might think those practices might be this is the place where we can find what is comfortable and reassuring.

President’s Message Ed Nodohara PERSONAL SAFETY IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE There was interest in this topic when I took a poll on New Years Day.   Approximately, 10% of the audience were interested. WHEN:  February 10, 2019 at 11:00 to 11:50 WHERE:  Betsuin Board Room WHO: 

About 30 people gathered on January 27 for a wide-ranging discussion of Generations Phase 1, in preparation for the second phase of the Betsuin’s capital building campaign. Under the direction of Bruce Davis, one of temple’s fundraising consultants during the first phase, we talked about

Happy New Year!   “To learn and to share the Jodo Shinshu Understanding of the Three Treasures-Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.”   You may recognize that sentence. It’s on a banner that hangs in our gym. Since 2011, that sentence has been the temple’s Mission Statement,

We had a near miss last month at the driveway of one of our parking lots. Here is what a community member wrote in an email about it: “I was almost hit by a driver exiting the Lotus Preschool parking lot yesterday morning at 9:30am. 

Although I take refuge in the true Pure Land way, It is hard to have a true and sincere mind. This self is false and insincere; I completely lack a pure mind. Hymns of the Dharma -Ages; 94, CWS p. 421   Recently, we have