Ring in the new year with our New Year’s Day service. Continue reading “New Year’s Day Service”
Up Next: Year End Service
Don’t call it New Year’s Eve, call it “Joya-E,” our year-end observance. Continue reading “Up Next: Year End Service”
Buddhism for Slackers
By Rev. Ken Yamada
“Jodo Shinshu is for slackers,” I suddenly thought. Surrounding me were monks, nuns and some very devout laypeople. Unlike me, they looked like real “Buddhists.” Continue reading “Buddhism for Slackers”
Report: Why Shinshu Will Disappear
By Joanie Martinez
The topic was jarring: “Why I Think Jodo Shinshu Will Disappear.” Already, numbers tell the story, according to Rev. Mas Kodani, who spoke to our sangha. Continue reading “Report: Why Shinshu Will Disappear”
Mochi Time
This month many of our temples make “mochi,” traditional Japanese rice cakes. They hold “mochitsuki,” a special day for making mochi. Continue reading “Mochi Time”
Up Next: Bodhi Day
Buddhists officially don’t celebrate Christmas, but many of them decorate trees that suspiciously look like the holiday tree. The running joke is that they’re really “Bodhi” trees. Continue reading “Up Next: Bodhi Day”