1. What sensei's message today was about - It was about culture (bunka in Japanese). BUN means "word" and KA means "transform". Tarzan couldn't speak and was...
I think you brought up a good topic. I always had feelings about this. It must be difficult to speak to all ages because we're different ages and in different...
... (bunka in Japanese). BUN ... was more like a ape at ... Sensei also spoke ... are important and ... because it was boring. ... boring because he could ......
... Thank you for your kind comments. I wish I could give messages that reach out to everyone in attendance, but more than that I wish I could say something,...
... <sensei@...> wrote: "...In that short little gathering we chant together, sing together, laugh together, cry together, we get bored together: we share time...
... thank you for your kind words. In the Larger Sutra is a passage that reads: "People, within the world of love and longing (the world of attachment), are...
You're right, I guess I can look at it that way. Not that I never get any words of inspiration, probably just the opposite, but I think I've just been...
... see how something may apply to our past, present or future lives until a later time. It is difficult speaking to such a wide age range. Maybe the sermon...
Don't get me wrong, I do get something from the messages, but I wish it could be at a different level sometimes. I'll provide an example, and I hope it ...
Thank you again for your post and your honesty in that post. Although I'm relieved to hear that you do not never get words of inspiration, I just wanted to...
We have received a great gift in the Nembutsu. When thinking about the meaning of "immeasurable" it helps me to understand that when we share, especially when...
Thanks again! This, I believe, has been a wonderful discussion. Your points are especially important because if religion cannot be applied to our daily lives,...
I simply wanted to share how much I appreciate having the opportunity to attend Sunday services and other Temple activities ever since my family joined the...
thank you very much for contributing to this discussion and sharing your thoughts and words of encouragement. In the conclusion of Shinran Shonin's general...
At this year's Ho-onko service we were fortunate to have Rev. Ron Kobata of the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) come as our speaker. He had two different...
#1) What was sensei's message about this morning? Rev. John started with a quiz. He asked about oshoko. Oshoko means "burning incense". He talked about how to...
Although sensei hasn't written back, what I got out of the message was that sometimes we go through the steps/mechanics of some things, but that's just it,...
Thank you 4th grade class for your comments and participating in our yahoo group. Sorry about being so long winded. I'm glad that you liked the quiz "format."...
Thanks again for participating in our yahoo group discussion. The temple is a really neat place. It is a place that allows us to take a breath and take the...
I wanted to let the movie buffs in the group know about Kurosawa movies being shown at the Aero Theatre (1328 Montana Avenue at 14th Street in Santa Monica). ...
It wasn't really a message, but... the topic was the story of sujata and how Buddhist culture can be seen influencing even the most everyday aspects of life in...
The Third Annual Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Film Festival begins Friday, February 16 at 7:00 pm with a screening of SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER...AND SPRING. ...
... Here are some comments received about volume 2, number 1: I'm not quite sure that Amida makes anyone do anything, though. I've always thought of Amida as...
Apologies if this posting is outside the intended purpose of this board, but I do feel it's relevant. The Buddhist Peace Fellowship has issued a statement in...
As part of the Dharma Award requirement, we are supposed to write about what the Buddha means to us. I've summed up my feelings in a haiku. Ware ware wa Ningen...
Well, stricly speaking it's a senryu. That said, it's brilliant. So much meaning to take away from that short poem! I wish I had written it. Richard ... ...
Comments from the middle school class re: Sensei's message: 6 felt the length of the message was just right. 2 felt it was too short 1 felt it was too long. ...
... life. ... Thank you middle school class for your comments. In talking about why the flowers face us instead of the Buddha when we say that we are offering...
