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On Understanding Yourself
Rev. Koen Kikuchi
The following is a ranscript of a dharma message presented by Rev. Koen Kikuchi at our Shotsuki
memorial service on Sunday, July 3, adapted for publication in Wa.

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Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
Bulletin

8

August 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
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8/9
8/11
8/14
8/14
8/16
8/21
8/23
8/23
8/27
8/28
8/28

AUGUST

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class
現代語で仏教を聞こう

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 12 pm Art of paper folding at Otani Center
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Sun 10 am
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
Sun 10 am BBQ chicken & sushi sale - Otani Center(no Sunday service)
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceTue 6:30 pm Movie night: Love and Honor (2006)
Sat 9:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 1
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CitySun 7:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 2
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CitySun 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service

8/29 Mon 9 am

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Optional 2-day extension - Las Vegas
Monte Carlo Resort & Casino

SEPTEMBER

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
9/8 Thu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/10 Sat 9 am Hawaii District meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/10 Sat 1 pm Goenki meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/11 Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class9/4

現代語で仏教を聞こう

9/13 Tue 3 pm

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room

9/18 Sun 10 am
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
10 am
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/27 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Sword of Desperation (2010)9/28 Wed 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
9/18
9/20
9/25
9/27

Sun
Tue
Sun
Tue

Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we remaintrue to our origins
as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Asst. Sec’y & Auditor: Ken Saiki
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: betsuin@hhbt-hi.org
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii for its members
and friends. Comments,
articles and other items for
publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken Saiki

Hello everyone. Welcome to our monthly Shotsuki memorial service. Today
is a day to reflect upon loved ones and keep them alive in our hearts withgratitude through the teaching of the Buddha. Thank you for attending andgathering for this service so that we can share this time and place.
We remember our loved ones, not only when we attend this service, butalso whenever we want to offer something for them even if it’s just something
insignificant. It doesn’t have to be anything special. The more we feel thesadness of someone departing from us, the more weseek to do something for them.
If we didn’t do enough for loved ones, such as our
grandparents, parents, children or friends who are
already gone, the feeling will become much greaterthat we want to do as much as we can. This is humannature, but we don’t truly understand this feeling
until we have lost a loved one. I think most of you
understand this feeling. We regret things in past when
we feel perhaps we didn’t do enough. We are in thepast at this time. We are thinking about these past
regrets and attachments.
Rev. Koen Kikuchi
Also, sometimes we find ourselves dwellingon the future. Many times, I am very busy with myminister duties, housework and child care. If I have something important I
need to do at the temple, I tend to think more and more about it without
considering the housework that needs to be done and the children. Even if
one of my children is in front of me and talking, it’s like I am not there. My
mind is up in the air. It is somewhere else in the future.
Let’s use an insurance policy as an example to help you understand better
what I’m talking about. We buy life insurance because we want to have afeeling of relief in case something unforeseen happens. But life insurance
doesn’t guarantee our lives. Most of the time, it guarantees just money. If welose our lives, would the insurance be helpful for our own lives? We can saythat it can be very helpful for our family who receives the insurance proceeds,
but it can’t help us. Is it true relief for us? Insurance might be a burden for ourpresent lives if we think about it and realize that it won’t help us personally inthe future. Once again, it is an attachment to the unknown.
How about when we purchase a lottery ticket or go to Las Vegas? Before
we buy the ticket or before we arrive at the casinos, we picture ourselves
winning. We“Without understanding self-centeredness,
think, “Wow,
if I get lucky
we may end up with just self-satisfaction.”
I’ll be able
to buy this, go there or do that!” I’m always surprised by this wishful thinking.
This feeling is like when we were little and couldn’t wait for our birthday tocome. We feel we are in a wonderful, new world of hope. Granted, it’s fun tothink about. This is the reason people become addicted. If a relative or closefriend wins big, you’ll probably never stop thinking about your turn at making
a fortune. I think the person who originally thought of the lottery or building
Las Vegas knew very well about human nature and greediness. In the end,
however, what we end up seeing is the harsh reality.
We usually try to reach for something far from us, and we struggle. We(cont’d on p. 2)

On Understanding Yourself (cont’d from p.1)

think there are wonderful things outside of us, so we seek
them. We usually stay in the past and wander into the future
because we are not satisfied with our present moment. We
try to get happy things, try not to lose them and try to avoid
bad things. We’re so busy doing these things, there is no
fulfillment in the present moment. Even if we experiencesatisfaction, it usually doesn’t last very long.
Some people may say that unhappy things don’t lasta long time, either. This is true. Everything is constantly
changing in this world, so we cannot say something
lasts forever. But we can say that there is suffering in
repetition. If the suffering is bearable, we think it’s OK. We
don’t mind too much. But if the suffering is too hard tocope with, then the repetition becomes intolerable.
Endless suffering is hopelessness. We only feeldesperation. If we have enough energy to overcome thedifficulties, it is OK. But if we don’t have the strength,
we hit the wall of our limitation. But this can be a great
opportunity to know our true selves, which is who we areor what we are.
We may think of ourselves as kind of like a banana.
Peel it and you’ll find something sweet, desirable andprecious inside.
But what if we are more like a cabbage instead ofa banana? And what if this cabbage is not like one you
might find in a supermarket, but more like a homegrownor wild cabbage. The outer leaves are thick and darkgreen. We have to remove layer after layer of leaves to

get to the usable part. Finally, what we have left is almost
nothing. This can happen in our lives.
We’re always trying to reach for something beyond
our grasp and we struggle. When we reach the end of therope, we may know our limitation and our true selves andaccept that there is nothing we can do. As long as we rely
on our self-centered life, we cannot find the meaning of
our true selves. When we come to the end and realize that
there is nothing, the subject “I” will disappear. If we don’t
understand self-centeredness, the suffering of repetition
will always follow us.
We can say the same thing about wanting to dosomething for our loved ones who are deceased. Without
understanding self-centeredness, we might end up withjust self-satisfaction. Most important, this place—and
this Shotsuki service—is not for someone else, but forrevealing and understanding ourselves.
And it is important to know we are the ones who havethe feeling that we want to give or express something toour deceased ones. This is our human nature.
I appreciate very much being able to share theBuddha Dharma with all of you attending thisShotsuki memorial service. Today is a day to reflect
upon loved ones and keep them alive in our hearts withgratitude through the teaching of the Buddha. Most
important, we can know ourselves through the loved
ones and the teaching.
In gassho,
Koen Kikuchi

MahaloGozaimasu

We gratefully acknowledge the following for theirgenerous contributions and assistance. If we’ve missed
any names, please accept our apologies and let us know
by calling the Betsuin at 531-9088 so we can makecorrections to our records. For donations of $250 or more,
receipts/acknowledgment will be issued in compliancewith current IRS regulations. Thank you.

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Paul & Judith Tanaka Laureen Chun
Keizaburo Tsuji
Janice Fukuda
Russell Shindo
Shirley Nishizawa
Chieko Nishimura
Betty Nishida
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Roy Nakamoto
Frances Maekawa Haruo Tanida family
Dennis & Debra Saiki Roy Nakamoto
Marjory Teruya
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Jonathan Tani
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Connie Winkelmann Traci Oba
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Gladys Murakami
Frances Makiyama
Sadie Sakai
Moriso Teraaoka
Michael Sawai

Ken & Gale Shoda
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Laura Chun
Ruth Tsumoto
Wayne & Violet Harada Moriso Teraoka
Sandra Bow
Kathleen Uyama
Satsuye Tanaka
Carolyn Ikeda
Mitsue Ikari
Stanley Hosaka
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Florence Suyama
Peggy Ishida
Shigeru Gushikuma Clayton Miyahira
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Judith Kaneshiro
Shigeru Gushikuma
Margaret Higa

Patricia Nitta
Harvey & Norma Shima
Paul & Evelyn Motoyama
Michael & Alice Nomura
Florence Hisae Sueyoshi

In Memoriam
We extend our deepest sympathy
to the family of the late
Lillian Mitsue Hara (98)June 21, 2016

Shotsuki Observance for AugustO

ur monthly shōtsuki service in remembrance oftemple family members who passed away in themonth of August of a previous year will be held thismonth on 4VOEBZ "VHVTUFUKUSHIMA KIDS PROJECT: Eight children from Fukushima (top row with lei) stopped by the Betsuin on July 25 for a welcome lunch
before leaving for a one-week “rest and recuperation respite from radiation” stay on the Big Island. The annual Hawaii District project,
coordinated by Rev. Hidesato Kita, is funded by donations from local temple members and other contributors.
Photo by Jim Dote

2Nathan Choy Akee
Reiko Arakaki
Harumi Fuchikami
Irene Masako Fujiki
Janice Motoko Hirata
Hiroko Hiroi
Patricia K Hiroshima
Yoneko Ihara
Tatsue Ikeda
Lawrence “Larry” M ImaiJack Tatumi Ishida
Kenzo Ishii
Richard H Ishikawa Jr.
Shigeru Ishimura

Toyomi IwasakiFrank Minoru Kaito
Jack Shigeru Kaneshiro
Harry Toshio Katsumoto
Leatrice Namie Kimura
Sayo Kinoshita
James Kiyoshi Kodama
Yoshimi Kubota
Helen Tamae Marques
Jean K Matsuwaki
Thomas Mimuro
Yukie Minatoya
Kameo Miyahira
Mae Mitsue Miyasato

The following list includes temple members whose
deaths occurred this month during the past 25 years.
Please call the office at 531-9088 if you have any
questions about the listing.

Kiyoshi Nakagawa
Toshikatsu Nakahara
Kenji Nakahara
Ryoki Nakama
Paul Naoto Nishida
Susan Yoshie Oi Moody
Herbert S Okamoto
Thomas Yoshio Okuda
George Minoru Sagawa
Robert M Sakamoto
Ruth Natsuko Sasabuchi
Helen Y Shimamura
Alfred S Shimoda
Jane M Shimogawa

Shizuko Sumiye
John Choong Sur
Matsue Takayama
Moriso Takenaka
Tomie Tanijo
Hatsuko Tsunoda
Tomochika Uyeda
Masayuki Uyemura
Florence C Uyeno
Yoshiaki Uyeno
Torao Uyeno
Adeline Sugai Ventura
Chiyoko Watanabe
Masatoshi Watanabe

John Masami Yamada
Sadie Shizuno Yamada
Hiromu Yamamoto
Janet Setsuko Yamauchi
Wayne A Yamauchi
Chiyoyasu Yano
Roy Masami Yasuda
Ethel Matsue Yasuda
Lilian Michiko Yoneda
Helen H Yonehara
Matsue Yonekura
Fumie Yoshida
Hitoshi Yoshimura

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on dance time! Only problem,
Tropical Storm Darby had set its
sights on the island chain. The Betsuin
bon dance faithful, however, weren’t to
be deterred. They showed up on Friday
evening just as they always have.
Obon remains a time to remember
those who came before us...ourancestors. Joining in the candle
procession before the Manto-e service
was one way to do that. Others lined
up early for our legacy food specialties,
including nishime, Hawaiian plates,
Shimazu shave ice and andagi. Most
couldn’t wait to jump in the circle todance to recorded bon odori favorites
and live performances iby Honolulu
Fukushima Bon Dance Club, Iwakuni
Odori Aiko Kai and Ryukyukoku
Matsuri Daiko around the yagura.
Everyone came for the fun, festive
atmosphere and re-linking with oldfriends at this gathering place. We
thank everyone for their attendance.
Darby finally made landfall on
the Big Island and Saturday’s crowd
was noticeably thinner due to theimminent threat. Fortunately theweather held out for us and the bondance went on without a hitch.
Putting on a bon dance of thisscale takes weeks of preparation andplanning. Betsuin members, families,
members from other temples, friends,
martial arts volunteers and manyothers pitched in to make everything
come together, and for this we are
extremely grateful.
We plan to acknowledge all thefolks who helped by name in a futureissue of our Wa, but until then please
accept this blanket Mahalo!

4

Bishop Kenjun Kawawata led the Aspiration
at a bon service for forgotten immigrants

Be sure to mark Sunday, Aug. 21,
on your calendar as a reminder to pickup your fundraiser Hoku barbecue
chicken and makizushi between 9 am
and 2 pm at the Betsuin parking lot.
Enter from the Alaneo St. entrance.
If you haven’t sent in your payment
yet, please do so by Aug. 15.
And if you need more tickets, pleasecall the temple at 531-9088. A limited
number of chicken and sushi may also
be available at the pickup site.
We appreciate your continued
support of our fundraising efforts
through the year to help us sustain
our temple programs.

accident takes the warrior’s sight.
Losing his status and pride, his hopes
and dreams, and even himself to thislife of eternal darkness, only one pathlies open for Shinnojo: that of the true
and noble samurai.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., Aug.
23. 118 min. Color. Japanese audio,
English subtitles. Free admission.
Light refreshments.

"VHVTUNPWJFOPNJOBUFEGPS
#POTFSWJDFIPOPSTJNNJHSBOUT +BQBO"DBEFNZ"XBSETLove and Honor (2006) is the final
CVSJFEBU.BLJLJDFNFUFSZ

The 289 Japanese “forgotten”
contract immigrant laborers buried in
a common grave at Makiki cemeterywere remembered at a Hawaii
Buddhist Council bon service held on
July 16. Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
co-officiated the service with Bishop
Eric Matsumoto of Honpa Hongwanji.
Bishops and ministers representing
the seven major Buddhist sects in
Hawaii took part in the annual public
ceremony sponsored by the United
Japanese Society of Hawaii.

film in the acclaimed Yoji Yamadadirected “samurai trilogy.” You may
recall that we showed the other twomovies, Twilight Samurai and The
Hidden Blade in 2014. Love and Honor
was nominated for 13 Japan
Academy Awards, winning three.
Shinnojo Mimura (Takuya Kimuraof SMAP) is a samurai sharing a bareexistence as the lord’s food taster withhis beautiful wife, Kayo (Rei Dan).
Frustrated by his lowly status, hedreams of better days. A poisoning

SERVICE HELD AT EHIME MARU MEMORIAL: Betsun members braved the rain July 31 andremembered the Ehime Maru accident victims at Kakaako Waterfront Park as Rev. Kikuchi led
sutra chanting following the cleaning of the memorial. Our next cleaning date is Friday, Dec.
30, in conjunction with our annual year-end Oosouji temple cleaning.

（ぶしのいちぶん）

物語は6月の映画『晩春』と似ていて、北「たそがれ清兵衛」「隠し剣 鬼の爪」に続く、原作・藤沢周平×山田洋
次監督による時代劇3部作の最終章。
東北・海坂藩の下級武士、三村新之丞
は剣術の腕を認められながらも藩主の毒味役に甘んじていた。そんなある日、新之丞はいつも通りに昼食の毒味をしたところ、赤貝の毒にあたり、失明してしまう……。原作は「隠し剣秋風抄」所収の「盲目剣谺（こだま）返し」。
受賞歴[編]集：第30回日本アカデミー
賞、優秀作品賞、優秀監督賞、優秀脚本賞、優秀主演女優賞、最優秀助演男優賞、優秀助演女優賞、優秀音楽賞、優秀
美術賞、優秀録音賞、最優秀照明賞、優秀編集賞。第25回ゴールデングロス賞 日本映画部門優秀銀賞。
木村拓哉は、事務所の方針により日本
アカデミー賞主演男優賞、ブルーリボン賞主演男優賞のノミネートを辞退。
出演者：木村拓哉（SMAP)、檀れい、
公開 : 2006年、カラー 、言語 : 日本
語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 118分、８月23日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

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OBON 2016B

on dance time! Only problem,
Tropical Storm Darby had set its
sights on the island chain. The Betsuin
bon dance faithful, however, weren’t to
be deterred. They showed up on Friday
evening just as they always have.
Obon remains a time to remember
those who came before us...ourancestors. Joining in the candle
procession before the Manto-e service
was one way to do that. Others lined
up early for our legacy food specialties,
including nishime, Hawaiian plates,
Shimazu shave ice and andagi. Most
couldn’t wait to jump in the circle todance to recorded bon odori favorites
and live performances iby Honolulu
Fukushima Bon Dance Club, Iwakuni
Odori Aiko Kai and Ryukyukoku
Matsuri Daiko around the yagura.
Everyone came for the fun, festive
atmosphere and re-linking with oldfriends at this gathering place. We
thank everyone for their attendance.
Darby finally made landfall on
the Big Island and Saturday’s crowd
was noticeably thinner due to theimminent threat. Fortunately theweather held out for us and the bondance went on without a hitch.
Putting on a bon dance of thisscale takes weeks of preparation andplanning. Betsuin members, families,
members from other temples, friends,
martial arts volunteers and manyothers pitched in to make everything
come together, and for this we are
extremely grateful.
We plan to acknowledge all thefolks who helped by name in a futureissue of our Wa, but until then please
accept this blanket Mahalo!

4

Bishop Kenjun Kawawata led the Aspiration
at a bon service for forgotten immigrants

Be sure to mark Sunday, Aug. 21,
on your calendar as a reminder to pickup your fundraiser Hoku barbecue
chicken and makizushi between 9 am
and 2 pm at the Betsuin parking lot.
Enter from the Alaneo St. entrance.
If you haven’t sent in your payment
yet, please do so by Aug. 15.
And if you need more tickets, pleasecall the temple at 531-9088. A limited
number of chicken and sushi may also
be available at the pickup site.
We appreciate your continued
support of our fundraising efforts
through the year to help us sustain
our temple programs.

accident takes the warrior’s sight.
Losing his status and pride, his hopes
and dreams, and even himself to thislife of eternal darkness, only one pathlies open for Shinnojo: that of the true
and noble samurai.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., Aug.
23. 118 min. Color. Japanese audio,
English subtitles. Free admission.
Light refreshments.

"VHVTUNPWJFOPNJOBUFEGPS
#POTFSWJDFIPOPSTJNNJHSBOUT +BQBO"DBEFNZ"XBSETLove and Honor (2006) is the final
CVSJFEBU.BLJLJDFNFUFSZ

The 289 Japanese “forgotten”
contract immigrant laborers buried in
a common grave at Makiki cemeterywere remembered at a Hawaii
Buddhist Council bon service held on
July 16. Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
co-officiated the service with Bishop
Eric Matsumoto of Honpa Hongwanji.
Bishops and ministers representing
the seven major Buddhist sects in
Hawaii took part in the annual public
ceremony sponsored by the United
Japanese Society of Hawaii.

film in the acclaimed Yoji Yamadadirected “samurai trilogy.” You may
recall that we showed the other twomovies, Twilight Samurai and The
Hidden Blade in 2014. Love and Honor
was nominated for 13 Japan
Academy Awards, winning three.
Shinnojo Mimura (Takuya Kimuraof SMAP) is a samurai sharing a bareexistence as the lord’s food taster withhis beautiful wife, Kayo (Rei Dan).
Frustrated by his lowly status, hedreams of better days. A poisoning

SERVICE HELD AT EHIME MARU MEMORIAL: Betsun members braved the rain July 31 andremembered the Ehime Maru accident victims at Kakaako Waterfront Park as Rev. Kikuchi led
sutra chanting following the cleaning of the memorial. Our next cleaning date is Friday, Dec.
30, in conjunction with our annual year-end Oosouji temple cleaning.

（ぶしのいちぶん）

物語は6月の映画『晩春』と似ていて、北「たそがれ清兵衛」「隠し剣 鬼の爪」に続く、原作・藤沢周平×山田洋
次監督による時代劇3部作の最終章。
東北・海坂藩の下級武士、三村新之丞
は剣術の腕を認められながらも藩主の毒味役に甘んじていた。そんなある日、新之丞はいつも通りに昼食の毒味をしたところ、赤貝の毒にあたり、失明してしまう……。原作は「隠し剣秋風抄」所収の「盲目剣谺（こだま）返し」。
受賞歴[編]集：第30回日本アカデミー
賞、優秀作品賞、優秀監督賞、優秀脚本賞、優秀主演女優賞、最優秀助演男優賞、優秀助演女優賞、優秀音楽賞、優秀
美術賞、優秀録音賞、最優秀照明賞、優秀編集賞。第25回ゴールデングロス賞 日本映画部門優秀銀賞。
木村拓哉は、事務所の方針により日本
アカデミー賞主演男優賞、ブルーリボン賞主演男優賞のノミネートを辞退。
出演者：木村拓哉（SMAP)、檀れい、
公開 : 2006年、カラー 、言語 : 日本
語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 118分、８月23日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

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On Understanding Yourself
Rev. Koen Kikuchi
The following is a ranscript of a dharma message presented by Rev. Koen Kikuchi at our Shotsuki
memorial service on Sunday, July 3, adapted for publication in Wa.

In this issue of WA...

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Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
Bulletin

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August 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
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AUGUST

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class
現代語で仏教を聞こう

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 12 pm Art of paper folding at Otani Center
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Sun 10 am
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
Sun 10 am BBQ chicken & sushi sale - Otani Center(no Sunday service)
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceTue 6:30 pm Movie night: Love and Honor (2006)
Sat 9:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 1
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CitySun 7:30 am 12th Dobo Convention - Day 2
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CitySun 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service

8/29 Mon 9 am

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Optional 2-day extension - Las Vegas
Monte Carlo Resort & Casino

SEPTEMBER

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
9/8 Thu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/10 Sat 9 am Hawaii District meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/10 Sat 1 pm Goenki meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/11 Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class9/4

現代語で仏教を聞こう

9/13 Tue 3 pm

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room

9/18 Sun 10 am
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
10 am
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
9/27 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Sword of Desperation (2010)9/28 Wed 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
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Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

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as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
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Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
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publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken Saiki

Hello everyone. Welcome to our monthly Shotsuki memorial service. Today
is a day to reflect upon loved ones and keep them alive in our hearts withgratitude through the teaching of the Buddha. Thank you for attending andgathering for this service so that we can share this time and place.
We remember our loved ones, not only when we attend this service, butalso whenever we want to offer something for them even if it’s just something
insignificant. It doesn’t have to be anything special. The more we feel thesadness of someone departing from us, the more weseek to do something for them.
If we didn’t do enough for loved ones, such as our
grandparents, parents, children or friends who are
already gone, the feeling will become much greaterthat we want to do as much as we can. This is humannature, but we don’t truly understand this feeling
until we have lost a loved one. I think most of you
understand this feeling. We regret things in past when
we feel perhaps we didn’t do enough. We are in thepast at this time. We are thinking about these past
regrets and attachments.
Rev. Koen Kikuchi
Also, sometimes we find ourselves dwellingon the future. Many times, I am very busy with myminister duties, housework and child care. If I have something important I
need to do at the temple, I tend to think more and more about it without
considering the housework that needs to be done and the children. Even if
one of my children is in front of me and talking, it’s like I am not there. My
mind is up in the air. It is somewhere else in the future.
Let’s use an insurance policy as an example to help you understand better
what I’m talking about. We buy life insurance because we want to have afeeling of relief in case something unforeseen happens. But life insurance
doesn’t guarantee our lives. Most of the time, it guarantees just money. If welose our lives, would the insurance be helpful for our own lives? We can saythat it can be very helpful for our family who receives the insurance proceeds,
but it can’t help us. Is it true relief for us? Insurance might be a burden for ourpresent lives if we think about it and realize that it won’t help us personally inthe future. Once again, it is an attachment to the unknown.
How about when we purchase a lottery ticket or go to Las Vegas? Before
we buy the ticket or before we arrive at the casinos, we picture ourselves
winning. We“Without understanding self-centeredness,
think, “Wow,
if I get lucky
we may end up with just self-satisfaction.”
I’ll be able
to buy this, go there or do that!” I’m always surprised by this wishful thinking.
This feeling is like when we were little and couldn’t wait for our birthday tocome. We feel we are in a wonderful, new world of hope. Granted, it’s fun tothink about. This is the reason people become addicted. If a relative or closefriend wins big, you’ll probably never stop thinking about your turn at making
a fortune. I think the person who originally thought of the lottery or building
Las Vegas knew very well about human nature and greediness. In the end,
however, what we end up seeing is the harsh reality.
We usually try to reach for something far from us, and we struggle. We(cont’d on p. 2)