Sun, 25 December 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura's Holiday Season message is about Dana, the spirit of 'giving'. |
Sun, 18 December 2016
Rev. Miyamura's Dharma Talk is about Rev. Gyodo Kono, our temple's founding minister. |
Sun, 11 December 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura's Dharma Talk is about Bodhi Day - the commemoration of Siddhartha Gautama's enlightenment thus becoming Shakyamuni Buddha. |
Sun, 4 December 2016
Minister's Assistant Terry Cichocki shares her Dharma Talk for the December Memorial Service. She shares three "teachings" that may help others cope with difficult situations. |
Sun, 27 November 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura's Dharma Talk is about Shin Buddhism - the religion of "Thank you". |
Sun, 20 November 2016
Minister's Assistant, Chiemi Bly of the Twin Cities Buddhist Association, shares her Dharma Talk in both Japanese and English. |
Mon, 14 November 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura speaks of "tolerance" in light of recent political events. |
Sun, 6 November 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura delivers a Dharma Talk about one of the Six Paramitas, Kshanti - Patient Endurance. |
Sun, 30 October 2016
Sarah Jacoby, Associate Professor of Religion at Northwestern University, speaks about the development of Buddhism in to "American Buddhism". |
Sun, 23 October 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura delivers a formal Dharma Talk explaining a Shinran Shonin quote on the subject of cross-wise transcendence. |
Sun, 16 October 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura speaks to the Dharma School about "Itadakimasu and Gochisousama" - words of gratitude spoken before and after meals. |
Sun, 2 October 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura conducts the October Monthly Memorial Service. During his Dharma Talks he shares some observations of the recent Ministerial Assistants seminar. |
Mon, 26 September 2016
Sanbustuge recorded September 25, 2016 during Family Service. |
Mon, 26 September 2016
Ministerial Assistant Todd Tsuchia, of Minneapolis, shares some of his background and connection to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. |
Sun, 18 September 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura conducts the Fall Ohigan (Equinox) Service and shares a story about the "Other Shore". |
Sun, 11 September 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura's shares thoughts of the 15th Anniversary of 9/11. |
Sun, 28 August 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares a Dharma Talk about Eshinni and Kakushinni, the wife and daughter of the Shinran Shonin. |
Sun, 21 August 2016
Rev. Diane Thompson of Denver, Colorado, is the guest speaker for Family Service. Rev. Ron Miyamura provides an introduction for Rev. Thompson. |
Sun, 7 August 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura conducts the August Monthly Memorial Service and the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial Service. |
Sun, 31 July 2016
Minister's Assistant Cynthia Mee shares her Dharma Talk at today's Family Service. |
Sun, 24 July 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk which is about a Buddhist lesson in preparing one's mind to receive wisdom. |
Sun, 17 July 2016
Minister's Assistant Roger Suekama explores the reasons and lessons that brought him to Jodo Shinshu services. |
Sun, 10 July 2016
For the Obon and Hatsubon (first Obon after the passing of a loved on) Rev. Ron Miyamura shares the story of Obon. |
Sun, 3 July 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura, in recognition of the Monthly Memorial Service and July 4th Holiday, gives a message about Interdependence and finding the Dharma in everyday life. |
Sun, 26 June 2016
At the Temple's Founder's Day service, Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk on the subject of Diversity. |
Sun, 19 June 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura delivers his Dharma message about acceptance and tolerance of people, groups or religions that may be different than us. |
Tue, 14 June 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk about Interconnectedness or how things are interdependent upon everything else. |
Sun, 5 June 2016
Minister's Assistant Joy Zavala shares her June Memorial Service talk about the "Buddha Nature" present in all living beings. |
Sun, 29 May 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura speaks about Memorial Day and its observance by MBT and the Chicago Japanese community. |
Sun, 22 May 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk for Family Service. His message is about the lessons of Shinran - the genius of his teachings in how they brought enlightenment to people of all walks of life. |
Sun, 15 May 2016
Minister's Assistant Dan Peterson shared his Dharma Talk at Family Service. He describes how Buddhism helped him overcome some frustrations in every-day life. |
Sun, 8 May 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk on the occasion of Gotan-E (the birth of Shinran Shonin, Hatsumairi (the "first service" for new born children) and Parents Day in honor of both mothers and fathers together. |
Sun, 1 May 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk at the May Monthly Memorial Service. |
Sun, 24 April 2016
Minister's Assistant Cynthia Mee shares her Dharma Talk entitled "Roots and Wings". Her message includes lessons about Gratitude and Gratefulness, Interconnectedness, and the Golden Chain. |
Sun, 17 April 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares some lessons from "Bits of Rubble Turned into Gold" - a Shin Buddist book by Rev. Taitetsu Uno. |
Sun, 10 April 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk about the story of Hanamatsuri. |
Sun, 3 April 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his Dharma message for the April Monthly Memorial Service. |
Sun, 27 March 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk. He begins his talk with a message about the "Sincere Heart". |
Sun, 20 March 2016
Minister's Assistant Melissa Maslanka gives the Dharma Talk at our Spring Ohigan service. Her message is about Ohigan (crossing to the "other shore") and the Six Paramitas. |
Sun, 13 March 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk about Buddhist Holidays. |
Sun, 6 March 2016
For the March Memorial Service, Minister's Assistant Jesse Zavala shares his Dharma Talk about Amida's presence in everything that surrounds us. |
Sun, 28 February 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura speaks to the Dharma School and Adult Sangha joint service on the subject of the Golden Chain. |
Sun, 21 February 2016
Minister's Assistant Sandra Adams shares her Dharma Talk about the Teachings of the Buddha and Shinran Shonin. |
Sun, 14 February 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his message about the Nirvana Day service which is the observance of the death of the Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. |
Sun, 7 February 2016
Rev. Miyamura speaks of the "Oneness of all human life". |
Sun, 31 January 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares a Zen story containing a lesson about being patient and open to learning. |
Mon, 25 January 2016
Rev. Ron Miyamura shares his Dharma Talk about the openness of Shin Buddhism. |
Sun, 17 January 2016
Rev. Miyamura shares his thoughts about our climate, nature, and how they may be viewed by Buddhists. |
Sun, 10 January 2016
Rev. Patti Nakai, resident minister of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago, is the guest speaker our Ho-Onko service. Ho-Onko is the annual memorial service in honor of the founder of Shin Buddhism, of Shinran Shonin. |
Sun, 3 January 2016
During this January Monthly Memorial Service, Rev. Ron Miyamura introduces his Dharma Talks teaching theme for 2016 - the Buddhist concept of "Interdependence". |