Cyndi Osajima, Project Dana
Dana Day and Pet Memorial Dharma Service for Sunday, February 11, 2024 with a Dharma Talk by Cyndi Osajima, Executive Director of Project Dana at Windward Buddhist Temple. The service was officiated by Rev. Brennan.
Dana, or selfless giving, is one of the six paramitas. Project Dana is a program that provides a multitude of services to the elderly and disabled through a corps of volunteers. For more information about Project Dana, please visit their website at https://projectdana.org.
Today was also our annual Pet Memorial Remembrance Service. Pets provide us with selfless giving with their unconditional love and companionship. A loss of a family pet is often our first encounter with mortality as children.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:15 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:58 - Meditation
03:43 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
06:22 - Pet Memorial Aspiration
07:18 - Pet Memorial
12:20 - Sutra: Twelve Homages (page 120 in the red service book)
19:45 - Recitation: Golden Chain of Love (page 126 in the red service book)
21:01 - Gatha: Buddha Loves You (page 24 in Praises of the Buddha)
20:34 - Dharma Talk: Cyndi Osajima, Project Dana
21:01 - Gatha: Golden Chain
37:29 - The Nembutsu (page 135 in the red service book)
39:46 - Announcements
50:11 - Dharma School Presentation
52:07 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
53:00 - February Dharma Service Schedule
53:16 - How to Donate to WBT
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