Reverend Yukari Torii
Resident Minister, San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
At our temple, we observed the Higan service on September 22nd. “Higan” is a Japanese word, but does everyone know what it means? “Higan” refers to a state of …
Reverend Yukari Torii
Resident Minister, San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Everyone, thank you so much for all your hard work in preparing and running the Obon Festival 2024. I am deeply grateful for your dedication to making this event …
Reverend Yukari Torii
Resident Minister, San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
At the end of April, we had a visit from students from Bert Corona Middle School next door to our temple. As I prepared for this field trip with …
Reverend Yukari Torii
Resident Minister, San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Hello, SFVHBT folks!
I am writing this article from Tokyo, filled with hope and anticipation as I prepare to join your Sangha at SFVHBT. I also wish to express …
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 …
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
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
…There once lived a poor farmer who lived in a poor village, but this farmer was considered very rich and fortunate because he owned a horse. One
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
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
In this moment there is nothing that comes to be. In this moment there is nothing that ceases to be. Thus there is no birth-and-death to be …
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
