Weekly Dharma Services are held on Sundays at 9am at the temple. Click here to see the speaker schedule.

Online Remembrance Day Service

Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Online Dharma & Remembrance Day Service for Sunday, October 25, 2020 with Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple.

We have restarted our monthly Remembrance Day Service on the fourth Sunday of the month. Remembrance Day is a time to honor family, friends, and even pets who passed away during the month, regardless of the year.

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

01:59 - Opening Remarks & Program

03:10 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

05:05 - Remembrance Day - October

07:21 - Sutra: Praises of the Buddha (page 112 in the red service book)

15:40 - Recitation: Shinshu Pledge - II (page 6 in the red service book)

16:30 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

33:54 - Gatha: Nembutsu (from "The Golden Chain")

38:39 - Closing Remarks

38:57 - Announcements

39:05 - Panda Express Fundraiser on 11/14/2020

39:14 - How to Donate to WBT Online

Online Dharma Service with Lay Speaker Dennis Tashiro

IMG_0528 Cropped.jpg

Online Dharma Service for Sunday, October 18, 2020 with Lay Speaker Dennis Tashiro and Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. "Gratitude" is the theme for today's Dharma Talk. The program for today's service:

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

02:18 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

04:09 - Sutra: Junirai (page 59 in the red service book)

12:10 - Recitation: Our Pledge

13:18 - Dharma Talk: Dennis Tashiro - "Gratitude"

25:56 - Gatha: Ondokusan II (Gratefulness II) (page 123 in the Praises of the Buddha book)

28:13 - Nembutsu (page 107 in the Praises of the Buddha book)

29:40 - Announcements

29:48 - Remembrance Day Reminder

29:57 - How to Donate to WBT Online

30:16 - Panda Express Fundraiser on 11/14/2020

Online Dharma Service with Lay Speaker Joy Nishida

Screen Shot 2020-10-09 at 2.23.35 PM.jpeg

Online Dharma Service for Sunday, October 11, 2020 with Lay Speaker Joy Nishida and Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Joy reflects on the year 2020 (so far) and what she's been doing over the last several months.

The program for today's service:

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

02:15 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

04:08 - Sutra: Gassho to Amida (page 123 in the red service book)

10:41 - Recitation: Golden Chain of Love (page 126 in the red service book)

11:39 - Dharma Talk: Joy Nishida - "Choose Happiness"

20:51 - Gatha: "Flying Free"

25:15 - Nembutsu (page 107 in the Praises of the Buddha book)

26:56 - Announcements

27:12 - How to Donate to WBT Online

27:24 - Panda Express Fundraiser on 11/14/2020

Online Dharma Service

IMG_0489 Cropped.jpg

Online Dharma Service for Sunday, October 4, 2020 with Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Rev. Sumikawa shares the Oscar Wilde story, "The Happy Prince." The program for today's service:

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

02:16 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

04:11 - Sutra: Shoshinge (page 11 in the red service book)

10:26 - Recitation: Shinshu Pledge - I (page 6 in the red service book)

11:16 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa - "The Happy Prince"

27:39 - Gatha: "To Live (Ikiru)"

31:09 - Nembutsu (page 107 in the Praises of the Buddha book)

32:38 - Announcements