Dharma Articles

Hello from Kyoto! More on that later. The youth of our Betsuin are a great group and do amazing things for our Betsuin. I’d like to highlight a couple of their accomplishments. Rajan Dasu completed his Eagle Scout project this past spring. Rajan’s project

The world's population continues to grow every year, reaching approximately 8 billion as of 2022. According to statistics released by the United Nations, the world population will reach about 8.5 billion in 2030, seven years from now. The problem will be food shortages. The

The World Buddhist Women’s Conference tour has come to an end. Some members of the group returned home immediately after it ended. Some will remained for a few more days in Kyoto or in Tokyo. Our travels took us from Tokyo, among the world’s

For the first time since 2019, we were able to hold our Hanamatsuri Service in-person in the gym! As you can see from the pictures above, the hanamido was beautifully decorated with flowers and the Sangha was able to give offerings. Reverend Mikame was

When I finished eating an apple and was about to throw away the core, I realized something important. Although we don’t eat these when we bite an apple, these seeds, though very tiny, have the power within them to mature into a tree. This

Namo Amida Butsu is Amida’s call and an expression of gratitude. We say the nembutsu probably most often at services where the leader says, “Namo Amida Butsu” and everyone responds “Namo Amida Butsu”. We repeat this three times. This practice of saying the nembutsu