Hana Hou Dharma Talk: Barbara Brennan

Barbara Brennan and Rev. Bert Sumikawa

Hana Hou (Encore) Dharma Talk for Sunday, August 29, 2021. For our final Hana Hou, we are featuring a Dharma Talk by Barbara Brennan. Barbara was the guest speaker for Windward Buddhist Temple's Buddha Day Service on April 15, 2018. We will resume Online Dharma Services starting next Sunday, September 5, 2021.

We had hoped to restart in-person services in September. However, due to the increase in infections, the WBT Board has postponed reopening. We will continue our Online Dharma Services through the month of September.

• 00:00 - Announcements

• 00:12 - September Reopening

• 00:43 - Dharma Talk: Barbara Brennan

• 15:19 - September Schedule & Announcements

• 15:30 - Ring Your Bell for Peace Day Announcement

• 15:40 - Fall Nembutsu Seminar Announcement

• 15:50 - How to Donate to WBT

Hana Hou Dharma Talk: Rev. Thomas Okano

Rev. Thomas Okano and Rev. Bert Sumikawa

Hana Hou (Encore) Dharma Talk for Sunday, August 22, 2021. This week we are featuring a Dharma Talk by Rev. Thomas Okano, who was the 15th Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Rev. Okano was the guest speaker for Windward Buddhist Temple's Hoonko Service on January 13, 2019.

We are taking our annual summer break during the month of August. During the month, we will post "encore presentations" of past Dharma Talks and announcements. Please stay tuned for updates for September.

• 00:00 - Announcements

• 00:59 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Thomas Okano

• 38:28 - August Schedule & Announcements

• 38:35 - Summer Dharmathon Announcement

• 38:43 - How to Donate to WBT

An Update on Reopening

Dear Members and Friends,

It has been 18 months since we closed our temple due to COVID-19. It has been a challenging time for all of us. With the availability of vaccines and the decreasing number of cases we were excitedly looking forward to having live services in September. However, as much as we are eager to return to “normal” with the increasing cases due to new variants of the virus, the WBT Board has decided that we will postpone reopening of the temple to protect all of us.

The purpose of this letter is to update you by sharing some of the opportunities that the pandemic has created for us.

• Weekly on-line Sunday service began in August 2020. Since the temple was closed for Sunday service, we decided to bring the Dharma to you. This required many of us to learn new skills to record and post the weekly Sunday services. Many of you and others from the mainland and other countries have been tuning in to the weekly services link. In this way the pandemic has allowed us to spread the Dharma far and wider than we have ever been able to do so in the traditional format. We hope to continue on-line services to allow those who have been relying on our weekly service the opportunity to continue their Nembutsu path with us.

• On-line Dharma education has flourished during the pandemic. WBT has conducted virtual Adult Dharma Classes that reached people who live outside of the Windward area. Many temples in Hawaii and on the mainland have also made available virtual Dharma education. Those of you who have access to a computer will find many opportunities to hear various Dharma messages, from New York, California, all the neighbor island temples, the Buddhist Study Center and the Buddhist Churches of America.

• The use of the computer and technology has allowed the usual conferences such as the Lay Convention to continue virtually. More people across the State have been able to “attend” these virtual conferences since the cost of travel and housing was replaced by a free connection through the use of Zoom and other virtual means. These methods have allowed many to feel safe in their own homes and be able to take part in these conferences.

• Rev. Sumikawa led a limited group of people to conduct an Obon service at the Waimanalo Japanese Cemetery which is on the Marine Corp land. It was an opportunity for people with family members still buried there to visit them after many years. Hawaii Herald newspaper had an article about this visit.

• During this time the Board continued to meet virtually to ensure that necessary regulatory requirements, finances, and other obligations were met while keeping the Board members safe.

Fund raising has also been on-line. The WBT Country Store items were posted on the WBT website. In July takuan was sold and in August WBT bon dance dinnerplates were also sold.

The Board will continue to monitor the number of COVID cases and restrictions to determine when it is safe to return to live services. While you are sheltering in place, you can talk with Rev. Sumikawa for spiritual support by calling him at 808-492-7254. He is available to share the Dharma with you. Until the next time, please continue to be safe.

In Gassho,

Prudence Kusano, President

Windward Buddhist TempleDear Members and Friends,

Hana Hou Dharma Talk: Sherman Thompson

Sherman Thompson

Hana Hou (Encore) Dharma Talk

We are taking our annual summer break during the month of August. During the month, we will post "encore presentations" of past Dharma Talks and announcements. Please stay tuned for updates for September.

This week we are featuring a Dharma Talk by Sherman Thompson, recorded during Windward Buddhist Temple's Bodhi Day Service on December 9, 2018.

Hana Hou Dharma Talk: Rev. David Fujimoto

Rev. David Fujimoto and Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Hana Hou (Encore) Dharma Talk

We are taking our annual summer break during the month of August. During the month, we will post "encore presentations" of past Dharma Talks and announcements. Please stay tuned for updates for September.

This week we are featuring a Dharma Talk by Rev. David Fujimoto of Mililani Hongwanji Mission, recorded during Windward Buddhist Temple's Eitaikyo Service on November 17, 2019.

Hana Hou Dharma Talk: Jay Sakashita

Jay Sakashita

Hana Hou (Encore) Dharma Talk

We are taking our annual summer break during the month of August. During the month, we will post "encore presentations" of past Dharma Talks and announcements. Please stay tuned for updates for September.

This week we are featuring a Dharma Talk by Jay Sakashita, "Love from the Buddhist Perspective," recorded during Windward Buddhist Temple's Family Dharma Service on February 11, 2018.

Online Remembrance Day Dharma Service

Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Online Monthly Remembrance Day Dharma Service for Sunday, July 25, 2021 with Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Remembrance Day is a time to honor family, friends, and even pets who passed away during the month of July or August, regardless of the year.

• 00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)

• 02:00 - Opening Remarks & Program

• 02:37 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

• 04:33 - San Bu Jo

• 08:04 - Recitation: Six Paramitas

• 09:09 - Remembrance Day - July & August

• 10:44 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)

• 18:46 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

• 34:08 - Gatha: Each Day Anew (from "The Golden Chain")

• 38:01 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

• 38:57 - Closing Aspiration

• 40:00 - August Schedule

• 40:08 - Announcements

• 41:04 - How to Donate to WBT Online

Online Dharma Service

Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Online Dharma Service for Sunday, July 18, 2021 with a Dharma Talk by Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Rev. Sumikawa discusses an important concept in Jodo Shinshu: the Pure Land.

• 00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)

• 02:00 - Opening Remarks & Program

• 02:20 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

• 04:17 - Recitation: Three Treasures

• 05:10 - Sutra: Gassho to Amida (page 123 in the red service book)

• 12:20 - Gatha: May Peace Prevail

• 15:04 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

• 31:04 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

• 32:03 - Closing Aspiration

• 33:03 - July Schedule

• 33:10 - Announcements

• 34:14 - How to Donate to WBT Online

Online Dharma Service

Bob Nishita

Online Dharma Service for Sunday, July 11, 2021 with a Dharma Talk by Lay Speaker Bob Nishita and Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple.

• 01:59 - Opening Remarks & Program

• 02:12 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

• 04:07 - Recitation: Shinshu Pledge - II (page 6 in the red service book)

• 05:10 - Sutra: Juseige (page 54 in the red service book)

• 10:49 - Dharma Talk: Bob Nishita

• 17:53 - Gatha: Within the Light (from "The Golden Chain")

• 20:39 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

• 21:40 - Closing Aspiration

• 22:15 - July Schedule

• 22:24 - Announcements

• 23:08 - How to Donate to WBT Online