"The fruit of silence is shinjin. The
fruit of shinjin is nembutsu. The fruit of nembutsu is
loving kindness.
The fruit of loving kindness is service. The fruit of
service is peace. The fruit of peace is silence."
Sensei Ulrich
participates in the Chigo Parade and Dedication Service at
the new Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta
Sensei's Dharma
Message
June 21
I learned a new, fancy word the other day. I happened
to be reading a study on the effects of constant prayer
or long periods of meditating on monks...
READ SENSEI ULRICH'S
MESSAGE...
NEW!
Discovering Buddhism
Watch
Sensei Ulrich as he
introduces the dharma to a whole new audience on
the TV program "Discovering Buddhism." Check your
local listings to find
JoyTV in your area (channel 11
in Winnipeg).
NEW!
Jodo Shinshu Online
Almost 800 years have passed since Shinran Shonin
revealed the teaching of Jodo Shinshu in Japan. The
teaching, with deep reflection on human existence and
the realization of dynamic dharma, has fascinated
people around the world. In response, the Honpa
Hongwanji has established a correspondence course.
READ MORE IN THE EDITOR'S BLOG...
Where
Is God? CBC Series
CBC Radio and CBCNews.ca are exploring the
question "Where is God today?" Commentators, religious
thinkers and ordinary Canadians give their thoughts.
Among them are some Jodo Shinshu Buddhists.
SEE WHO IN THE EDITOR'S BLOG...
More Children's
Stories
Sensei Ulrich has discovered a new children's story
from an old friend. We usually think of adult stories
being adapted for children, but this time Rev. Hogen
Fujimoto turned things around by re-writing an old tale
into a form for adults.
READ "THE TWO
FROGS"...
Chanting
Sutra chanting is a distinct practise in Jodo Shinshu
Buddhism, in which the words of the Buddha are to read
aloud with one's innermost heart in praising the
virtues of Amida Buddha.
READ MORE AND LISTEN TO
CHANTS...
Obon
Cemetery Visiting
Schedule
Sunday, July 5
(brackets indicate service location)
- 9:30am Brookside Cemetery (site of Mr. S.
Sakiyama)
- 10:15 Chapel Lawn Memorial (site of Mr. J.
Kaczir)
- 11:00 Waverley Memorial (mausoleum of Mr. M.
Endo)
- 11:30 Thomson “In The Park” (site of Nakano
Family}
- NOON St. Vital Cemetery (site of Osaka
Family}
- 12:30 Glen Lawn Memorial (niche of Mr. Y.
Tsutsumi)
- 1:00 Green Acres Memorial (site of Watanabe
Family)
- 1:30 Elmwood Cemetery (site of Mrs. Y.
Takaki)
- 2:00 Glen Eden Memorial (niche of Takeshita
Family)
- 4:00pm Obon Service at the
temple
NEW!
Lethbridge Temple
Dedication
Service
April
26

On April 26, 2009, a
Dedication Service was held to open the new Buddhist
Temple of Southern Alberta. The ceremony included a
Chigo parade featuring Dharma School students and
ministers from across Canada.
WATCH A VIDEO IN THE
EDITOR'S BLOG...
Agape
Table
April 20
To celebrate Higan 2009
with our community, the Manitoba Buddhist Temple
prepared beef curry stew and steamed rice that was
served to approximately 250 individuals at Agape Table, a non-profit
organization that provides free hot meals to the
people of the inner city of Winnipeg.
READ MORE ABOUT SERVING THE
COMMUNITY...
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Not so Happy
Birthday
Campaigners
across the globe are honoring the birthday Friday of
Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The
Burmese pro-democracy leader spent her 64th birthday at
Rangoon's notorious Insein prison, where she is on trial
and facing up to five years behind bars.
Lethbridge in the
News
The Buddhist
Temple of Southern Alberta is the talk of the town.
While the casino just across the street might be a
bigger draw. The right choice might be the new
Lethbridge Buddhist temple.
Dali Lama Coming to
Canada
The University of Calgary is pleased to welcome His
Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama as an honoured guest at
NOW – a two-day event and conference from September 30th to
October 1st, 2009.
Lethbridge Dedication
Service
On April 26, 2009, a
Dedication Service was held to open the new Buddhist
Temple of Southern Alberta. The dedication of the new
temple in Lethbridge, Alberta also marked the 80th
anniversary of Buddhism in southern Alberta, drawing
visitors from across Canada and Japan.
Departures
The Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film,
"Departures" opens in North American this May. The film is
a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well an
astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan’s
cultural heritage.
Shin
Buddhism
Daily Buddhism has been
asking for practitioners of Buddhism to explain their
denomination. It is inviting essays explaining "your "
version of Buddhism. Up for the challenge, we get this
great explanation of Shin Buddhism from Jeff Wilson.