Veteran's Day

Veteran’s Day Service—Compassion for Those Who Suffer (November 9)

Posted on

In this year’s Veteran’s Day Service, we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Rev. Adams will share a Dharma talk about the Nembutsu practice of recalling Amida Buddha’s compassion for those who suffer, inspired by the recent documentary film Raised in Hiroshima, Fought in Vietnam.

Link to view the film: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/3025198/?cid=wohk-fb-org

This film chronicles the life journey of Mr. Takeshi Furumoto, a veteran who was born in the Tule Lake incarceration camp during World War II, grew up in Hiroshima in the aftermath of the atomic bomb, served in the Vietnam War, and is now actively working to promote peace and awareness of the suffering caused by war.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion (in person only)

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

Veteran’s Day—Peace Through Understanding (November 10)

Posted on

On the occasion of our annual Veteran’s Day Service, Rev. Adams will offer Dharma appreciations of an archival video of the Nisei veteran and late US Senator from Hawaii Daniel Inouye, who shares a poignant memory from his time serving in the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.

Senator Inouye’s experience offers a valuable lesson for our present moment, as we seek a path forward toward a nation and a world that expresses this wisdom of the Buddha:

Hatred is never overcome by hatred in this world.
By compassion alone is hatred overcome.
This is always true.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day 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”.

Veteran’s Day—Cherished Friends and Wishes for Peace (November 12)

Posted on

On the occasion of our annual Veteran’s Day Service, Rev. Adams will offer Dharma appreciations of archival video messages by the late Rev. Yoshiaki Fujitani, former Bishop of the Hompa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii and Nisei veteran.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day 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”.

Veteran’s Day—Special Guest Speaker Jack Dairiki (November 13)

Posted on

On the occasion of our annual Veteran’s Day Service, we welcome Buddhist Church of San Francisco Minister’s Assistant, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor, and Korean War Veteran Jack Dairiki as our Special Guest Speaker.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Hula with Stephanie Hagio Chin
9:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day Dharma Service with Veteran’s Reflection by Mr. Jack Dairiki
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion with Mr. Jack Dairiki

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

Veteran’s Day—Remembering Our Past (November 7)

Posted on

On the occasion of our annual Veteran’s Day Service, we look to the 5th Vow of Amida Buddha, which expresses the Buddha’s wish for us to be mindful of the truth that our lives today are possible thanks to all that has come before:

If, when I attain Buddhahood, the humans and devas in my land should not remember all their former lives,and thus be unable to know at least the events of the previous hundred thousand kotis of nayutas of kalpas*, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment.

*kotis and nayutas are very large numbers, a kalpa is a very long period of time

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Taiso Exercise with Juliet and Grace Bost
9:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial Service

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