Sensei Ashikaga is the minister for the Buddhist Temple of Chicago (BTC) located in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago.

On Buddha's birthday Sensei focuses not on the circumstances of his birth but explains rather what the Buddha awakened to; something to celebrate every day - infinite compassion.
 

Sensei Siebuhr uses the ice hes gathered from the Temple's parking as a prop for this week's dharma talk. He makes the comparison of the ice's frozen grip on the asphalt to the grip of your ego on your thoughts.