I recently had the opportunity to see and experience the Techno Hoyo service that was created by Rev. Gyosen Asakura from Japan. Two years ago, the BCA brought Rev. Asakura from Japan to have the first U.S. tour of “Techno Hoyo.” Maybe some of you saw it at that time or on this most recent tour in February that included the BCA National Council Meeting and Northwest District Convention in Renton, Washington; the Mountain View Buddhist Temple; the Buddhist Church of Sacramento; the Fresno...

Throughout my ministerial career, I have attempted to present Buddhism as it relates to our everyday life. Rather than trying to present an academic or doctrinal teaching in my messages, I have attempted to talk about something in everyday life and relate that life experience to the teachings. I can’t take credit for this approach because I learned it from the late Rev. Gyomay Kubose, author of the Buddhist classic, “Everyday Suchness.” The first time I listened to Rev. Kubose speak, I was...

Perhaps many of you have seen on TV news the story about the Buddhist monks who are on a peace march from Texas to Washington D.C. It is not a protest march, but is simply a march for peace. Nineteen Buddhist monks have undertaken this trek, walking every day, this journey of some 2,300 miles, from Texas to Washington D.C. They walk all day long and sleep either outdoors or in tents. They are Theravadan Buddhist monks of various ethnic backgrounds, from Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. ...