Dharma Messages

Buddhist reflections and teachings from the perspective of our ministers

Mourning for America

Editor’s note: Rev. Blayne Higa is the minister of the Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Kealakekua on the Big Island of Hawaii and...

I was recently reminded of a conversation I had during my Tokudo ordination training session in 2004. I was in my early 30s and studying...

I am very fond of the poems by the Myokonin Saichi Asahara. Myokonin are Shin Buddhist devotees who exemplify a deep understanding of the...

Rev. Jon Turner of the Orange County Buddhist Church discusses The Five Love Languages and how they relate to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

Dharma message from Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara, the resident minister at Berkeley Buddhist Temple, diving into Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.

Dharma Message from Rev. John Iwohara of Gardena Buddhist Temple