Dharma Articles

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

Hello everyone, I hope you are all in good health. We have all heard about the COVID-19 (coronavirus} and the deaths it’s been causing. We are so lucky to live in the US where the virus spread is kept under strict control with the latest medical

One sunny day, while walking our dog, Kai, I found a particularly pretty little flower. It wasn’t like the others in the grassy field. It stood out with bright yellow/orange petals and looked sort of like a poppy. I bent over to pick the flower

“Our love and Amida’s compassion” Etsuko Mikame When it comes to events in February, the first thing that comes to your mind may be “Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is regarded as a day of “love”. It is common for girls to give candies to a

My goodness, January 2020 has already passed and we should start thinking and preparing for Obon. I don’t want to alarm you but it is only six months away. It takes a lot of preparation and planning to ensure our Obon is as successful as

You wouldn’t think you’d see a lion strolling around UC Irvine unattended on an ordinary day.would you> But as it turned out, it was a rather extraordinary day. The UCI campus at that time was small. The hill we students had dubbed ‘Camelot’ for the