April 1, 2020 Dear BCA Members, Today I begin my term as your next Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America. It

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On rainy days, be in the rain On windy days, be in the wind 雨の日には 雨の中を 風の日には 風の中を This is a

One of the last things Shakyamuni encouraged us to do was to seek out our salvation with diligence. He encouraged us to

We started sitting meditation class last year in the  Betsuin’s Nokotsudo (Columbarium) every Sunday from 8:15 am. I know it is a

Hello everyone, I hope you are all in good health.  We have all heard about the COVID-19 (coronavirus} and the deaths it’s

One sunny day, while walking our dog, Kai, I found a particularly pretty little flower. It wasn’t like the others in the

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My goodness, January 2020 has already passed and we should start thinking and preparing for Obon.  I don’t want to alarm you

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,