Dear friends of the Dharma, April always is a joyous month, as we begin by celebrating the birth of the Buddha. As we have done in the past, all members who attend this service are asked to bring flowers or a small plant to decorate the Baby Buddha table and our altar. We have been fortunate to have good weather every year for our sweet tea pouring ceremony, so I hope we do once more. But the greatest gift we…
Dear Friends of the Dharma, February was a busy month! But a lot of it focused around our beautiful new altar. I know all of you are as thrilled as I am to have received this gift. And I think now is a good time for us to improve our altar ritual practice together. For that reason i will devote 10-15 minutes each week after chanting for everyone to review how to perform at the altar and taking care of…
Dear Friends of the Dharma: Happy Asian New Year! As I write this I am nearing the end of our Winter Sutra Recitation practice. Marilee and I have been diligently doing it every day, and we will conclude with all of you at the February 3 Sunday Service. Don’t forget to bring your green, Gene Reeves, version of the Lotus Sutra on February 3. I can bring only 2 extra copies. I also hope many of you can come on…
Dear friends of the Dharma, Happy New Year! Best wishes for a happy, healthy, peaceful 2019. it seems hard to believe it was just a few weeks ago that I said goodbye to Rev. Fujita from all of us. Please take a few moments to read her farewell message to us. We also welcomed Rev. Hatakeyama to NY Church, and i hope we will all get to meet him soon. Please read his welcoming message as well. And finally, President…
