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
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
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
The Larger Sutra further reveals that Shakyamuni appeared in this world and expounded the teachings of the way to enlightenment, seeking to save the multitudes of living
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
In a couple of weeks, some of us will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, a somewhat secular celebration in which sweethearts of all faiths and none, shower each …
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
The emperor and his ministers, acting against the dharma and violating human decency, became enraged and embittered. As a result, Master Honen, the eminent founder who had