Category: Ministers Message

  • Thoughts on Myths

    William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT


    Recently I was asked to participate on a panel of faith leaders representing the major religious groups: Christianity, Judaism, Islamic, and Hindu. As interfaith dialogs go, it …

  • Jodo Shinshu and Prayer

    William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT

    As Jodo Shinshu Buddhists, we shall seek to be mindful of our words and deeds, be responsible citizens of our society, and share with others the truth

  • Thoughts on Memorial Day

    William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT

    Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into accep­tance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It

  • Thoughts on This Thanksgiving

    William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT

    Arigatai … Literally meaning “difficult to have or be,” Arigatai refers to that state of profound gratitude to other people and indeed to all beings working for

  • Reflections on My Desires and Attachments

    William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT

    People grasp after things for their own imagined convenience and comfort; they grasp after wealth and treasure and honors; they cling desperately to life. They make arbitrary