June 2023 Newsletter

This month’s featured article is written by Reverend Seicho Asahi. Many of you may remember Reverend Asahi who was the temple’s minister for 16 years from 1991 to 2007. Also, look up the article on David Baldridge. Find out who he is and what he is doing to help the...

June-Newsletter-2022

During the month of May, I went to Los Angeles to assist Bishop Matsumoto, head minister of the Koyasan Shingon Mission of North America, with the Tokudo ceremony. Tokudo is an ordination ceremony for people who are studying Buddhism and aspire to become Buddhist...

March 2022 Newsletter

March 2022 Newsletter   I would like to introduce one of my favorite Japanese poems: “散る桜、残る桜も、散る桜”  “Chiru Sakura, Nokoru Sakura mo Chiru Sakura”.   Its literal meaning is when you see “the scattering petals,” though many petals are left on the branch, they too, will...

September Newsletter

Kan-no, By Reverend Mimatsu I am going to discuss Kan-no, which means the experience a person has in reaction to something such as an event, vision, or a sound and the response that ensues. What is remarkable about this experience is the communication of feelings from...