Dear Sangha Members, Last week we said farewell the venerable silver maple in Winding Path Temple’s backyard. On a windy day early last spring a large limb broke off the tree and nearly missed crashing through the house as it landed. While assessing the damage, we...
Dear Sangha Members,September is a time of year for transitions. The long days of summer are getting shorter, the temperatures are beginning to get a little cooler, and students are heading back to school. These seasonal and calendar changes often lead us to adjust...
Calligraphy hanging in our sangha room is a gift from Enraky-ji Temple’s Ven. Kobori Kojitsu for Shingaku’s formal tokudo ceremony.”尽 ‐zin” means to do one’s best or devote oneself into something”真‐shin” means truth or real”心‐shin” means...
Dear Sangha Members, In my job as an education consultant, I was scheduled to lead a full-day professional development session on a recent Saturday for one of the schools I support. The training started at 8:30, and I showed up an hour early to have some extra time...
Dear Sangha Members, As I logged onto one of my social media accounts this week, I was pleasantly reminded of my journey on the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage by a “three years ago today” photo that popped up in my feed. The beauty of the cherry blossoms in...
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