I am humbled. Stephen Kawabata Takeshi <bata3@...> wrote: Takeshi from Tokyo: Thank you Stephen for your story which may be, for me, one of the best ...
Thank you, Stephen for sharing her smile :) with us, she will continue to live on through this picture online. And thank you for the reminder about human...
. Hello Everybody!! In the past few days I have received applications from several new friends eager to join our e-group. All of them expressed a desire to ...
I came across Douglas' post this morning about the lack of activity here, and I agree with him--we should be posting more an talking about more topics. It was...
one of the problems I see with this is some of us live far from the church so our contract is very limited. I would hope the webmaster would think about more...
. ... Hi Alan! It has been quite a few years now since I started this group with the intention of offering a forum to members who were geographically...
From a western viewpoint I think it's just as approrpiate to remember those who have gone before through recognition of their "birth"day as it is to remember...
. ... Alan's statement pretty much sums up the explanation of ancestor veneration that I hear most often in RKK. I agree, yes, but there is a issue of...
. ... would think about more out reach programs...>>>>>>> Hi Richard! Yup. Thats the problem. The reason I started this group was to provide a means of...
. ... I think youve got something here, Steve. Focusing on birthdays might be the perfect way to westernize this part of our practice. It would certainly...
Douglas... First of all, arigato for starting the group. I had been aware of RKK in a general way, but until I joined the group, I never knew a geographically...
Hello everyone, This is Rev. Ken Nagata, minister of Rissho Kosei-kai of San Francisco. I appreciate Douglas's dedicated effort in setting up and maintaining...
. ... I don't think there is any real question of whether ancestor veneration is appropriate. I have never heard anyone suggest that it is not. The question...
how wonderful to see activity in the RKK group. I email the group september 7 and stephen was the one that answered. He was right on trying to understand the...
As a westerner, I can understand your thoughts on birthday recognition. I'm OK with whatever it is called - I guess I look at death as another "kind" of...
Kris Ladusau
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Nov 27, 2005 3:02 pm
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I agree. Kris ... From: rkksf@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rkksf@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of allan carpenter Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 5:19 AM To:...
Kris Ladusau
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Nov 27, 2005 3:03 pm
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Hi All, Stephanie here from RKK-SF. Rev. Nagata was able to be here today, (Sunday) for our service. Tomorrow he leaves for LA and then to Seattle after...
Hi All, Stephanie here from RKK-SF. Rev. Nagata was able to be here today, (Sunday) for our service. Tomorrow he leaves for LA and then to Seattle after...
I don't have any problems with ancestor appreciation/veneration or whatever you want to call it. The difficulty I have is with the idea that Japanese people...
Hey Stephanie :) How are you? It's me, Rocky from Antioch, from the east bay. Long time I haven't been on this egroup. I liked your story about the brothers,...
I have another prespective side of this, most of you remember when "ROOTS" the series on TV came out in the 1970's from Alex Haley's book on his research on...
hello everyone, I hope everyone is having a good day. My follow up with the RKK on okinawa japan---- Today I received a telephone call from MRS. Nakazato from...
Please continue to do your solo practice. I hope that soon you will be near a group that speaks English or Spanish. I am glad that you had more communication ...
Kris Ladusau
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Nov 30, 2005 1:41 am
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The members that I know in Arizona are Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. They live in Tucson. Kris ... From: rkksf@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rkksf@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Kris Ladusau
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Nov 30, 2005 1:44 am
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Hi Pam - I can only speak from personal experience. I understand the western perspective of this issue and I respect your position on it... I seem to receive...
Kris Ladusau
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Nov 30, 2005 2:07 am
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This is Takeshi from Tokyo: Like "Sushi", "Ninja" or "Koban", many Japanese words are now itemized in recent version of Webster or Random House. "Ekiden" is ...