Recently I was going through issues of Temple Times from previous years and stopped at a beautiful photo filled with smiles that looked very familiar to me. Last year around this time those of us who travelled on the YBICSE …
Hello, world! Hello, SFVHBT!
If you are a computer programmer or have touched upon programming languages, you might recall this sentence “hello, world!” with fond memory as it is generally the first program to be written by those who just …
This was going to be my farewell letter. However, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, I cannot help but focus on how you are doing, with my prayer that you be safe and well, free from harm and difficulties, …
Exactly as planned a week earlier, I wrote this article on the afternoon of Sunday, March 15, not because the deadline was then, but because I was sure I would have some fresh material to write about. At that moment, …
Of organizations, there are three kinds. First, there are those that are organized on the basis of the power, wealth or authority of great leaders.
Second, there are those that are organized because of their convenience to the members. They …
As we transition from autumn to winter, the days have become noticeably shorter. Even here in Southern California, changes are visible in the vegetation as it cycles through life, dormancy, or a return to the earth where it will contribute …
We recently had the honor of welcoming Gomonshu Kojun Ohtani to our temple. It was the second-last day of an arduous circuit for him up and down the West Coast, fulfilling responsibilities as our spiritual leader based at the head …
For this issue, I’ve asked our three assistants, Eric and Stacy Reardon and Jean-Paul deGuzman, and our ministerial aspirant at the Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS), John Mullins, to share their thoughts on our teaching. Over the past few years, …
Infinite life. What would we do without plants? What would plants do without sunshine, water, and nutrients in the soil, not to mention insects and microscopic organisms? Even if we wanted to exist on a diet of burgers and ice …
Thanks to technology, people’s ability to communicate rapidly with others grows exponentially with every new platform or app that becomes available. Way back in the day, we used to joke that the party line was the fastest way to spread …
