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
…Although I never told your father about the dream in which I saw him as an incarnation of Kannon Bosatsu, since that time I never regarded him
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
…There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when one is growing old; second, to cease
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
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
…If one abuses you, there is a temptation to answer back, or to be revenged. One should be on guard
against this natural reaction. It is like
William Briones, Rimban, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Supervising Minister, SFVHBT
For those who make their living drawing nets or fishing in the seas and rivers, and those who sustain their lives hunting beast or taking fowl in…
