Halloween

Ghosts at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple (October 26)

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With Halloween approaching, many people enjoy a good ghost story. In this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, Rev. Henry will offer thoughts on whether there are ghosts who inhabit the San Mateo Buddhist Temple, based on first-hand accounts that have been shared with him over the years.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Halloween Sangha Gathering hosted by Jr. YBA

We welcome you to wear your Halloween costume to service!

To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

The Buddha’s Superpowers (October 29)

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Wear your Halloween costume to service on Sunday, October 29! Rev. Adams’ Dharma talk will explore connections between the powers attributed to modern day comic book superheroes and the extraordinary powers demonstrated by Sakyamuni Buddha when he confronted the murderous bandit Angulimala.

From the Letters of Rennyo Shonin (Gobunsho) Fascicle 2, Letter 4

Out of great love and great compassion the Buddha vowed to save us, the beings of the present latter age, however deep our karmic evils may be, who wholly entrust ourselves to Amida Tathagata, taking refuge only in Amida Buddha single-mindedly and unwaveringly . . .

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Halloween Party hosted by Jr. YBA

We welcome you to wear your Halloween costume to service and join us in person!

To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

Great Peace for the Fearful (October 30)

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This season of Halloween when spooky abound in our neighborhoods, businesses, and schools is a wonderful time to take comfort the power of the Buddha’s teachings to bring us freedom from fear. For the Sunday, October 30 Dharma Talk Rev. Adams will take inspiration from the Buddha’s Vow in the Sanbutsuge “Verses in Praise of the Buddha” that “to all beings who live in fear I will give great peace.”

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Halloween Party hosted by Jr. YBA

We welcome you to wear your Halloween costume to service and join us in person!

To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

No-one Will Be Beautiful or Ugly (October 31)

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As we don our Halloween costumes to amuse and entertain each other with playful appearances, both charming and spooky, this week’s Dharma Talk will in introduce the 4th Vow of Amida Buddha, which expresses the Buddha’s wish to liberate all beings from the suffering of inequality based on physical appearances:

If, when I attain Buddhahood, the humans and devas in my land should not all be of the same appearance and should be either beautiful or ugly, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment.

In Buddha’s mind that is free from discrimination, all beings are welcomed just as they are.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Virtual Halloween Costume Parade (wear your costume on Zoom!)
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion

To join us for this online Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

Featured Image: Noh masks from Shimakumayama noh mask festival in Toyonaka, Japan (San Mateo Sister City)