Focusing Back on the Deep Wish Given to Us:
Turning Crisis into an Opportunity to Restore Our Humanity
By Bishop Hiroshi Tajima
We can’t predict what will happen to the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After careful consideration, here at Higashi Honganji’s mother temple (Shinshū Honbyō) we decided to conduct our annual Spring Service as scheduled. However, attendance will be limited to only headquarters office staff. Additionally in consideration of public health, we suspended all volunteer programs (Hōshidan) as of March 1 at our Dōbō Retreat Center. Continue reading “In Crisis: A Wish Given to Us”