Joy Nishida & Barbara Brennan
Dharma Service for Sunday, November 1, 2026 with a Dharma Talk by WBT board member and lay speaker, Joy Nishida. This Jodo Shinshu Buddhist service was officiated by Barbara Brennan, a Tokudo Minister's Assistant at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin and previously served as Windward Buddhist Temple's minister from November 2022 through July 2024. Joy gives an "Early Eitaikyo" Dharma Talk, remembering her dad, Richard Wasai.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:21 - Ringing of the Kansho (temple bell)
02:08 - Meditation
03:08 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
05:12 - Sutra: Junirai (page 59 in the red service book)
13:59 - Recitation: Homages (page 2 in the red service book)
15:41 - Gatha: At Our Altar (page 22 in Praises of the Buddha)
18:16 - Dharma Talk: Joy NIshida
29:55 - Gatha: Hotokesama II (page 93 in Praises of the Buddha)
32:22 - The Nembutsu (page 145 in Praises of the Buddha)
33:50 - Announcements
35:27 - November Birthdays
36:55 - Words of Thanksgiving
37:41 - November Dharma Service Schedule
37:56 - How to Donate to WBT
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