Dharma Articles

As one of the fundamental ideas in Buddhism, Syakamuni Buddha tells us that everything in this world is related to the other in direct and indirect ways, changing and disappearing in the relationship. Here’s a question posed by Thich Nhat Hanh, who was a known

April 1, 2020 Dear BCA Members, Today I begin my term as your next Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America. It is an honor, privilege, and great responsibility that I have received. May I thank all of you for giving me this opportunity to

Pillow Services, Funerals and Memorial Services G Sakamoto Stay home. Stay safe. It’s okay to delay funerals and memorial services. From a Buddhist perspective nothing bad will happen if we don’t observe these services immediately. On the other hand gathering together even in groups of

On rainy days, be in the rain On windy days, be in the wind 雨の日には 雨の中を 風の日には 風の中を This is a poem written by Mitsuo Aida who is a Japanese poet. You may think it’s obvious, however, as this poem says, we have no choice

One of the last things Shakyamuni encouraged us to do was to seek out our salvation with diligence. He encouraged us to question what we perceived of the world. We should test even what he taught. Our understanding should not simply depend on what we

We started sitting meditation class last year in the  Betsuin’s Nokotsudo (Columbarium) every Sunday from 8:15 am. I know it is a little bit early. From  Jodo Shinshu’s standpoint, we don’t require meditation practice in order to attain enlightenment, because we are so far from