Father's Day

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Father's Day & Juneteenth Dharma Service

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Bob Nishita

Father's Day and Juneteenth Dharma Service for Sunday, June 11, 2023 with a Dharma Talk by Lay Speaker Bob Nishita, at Windward Buddhist Temple. The service was officiated by Rev. Brennan at Windward Buddhist Temple in Kailua, Hawaii. Rev. Brennan starts off the service with a brief discussion about the observance of Juneteenth and its importance.

After the service, Rev. Bert Sumikawa shared the history of the Buddhist flag that he received on his trip to India a few years ago. This was followed by the raising of the Buddhist flag on our new flagpole.

  • 00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program

    00:20 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)

    02:55 - Juneteenth: Rev. Barbara Brennan

    07:51 - Meditation

    08:37 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

    10:46 - Verses Reaffirming the Vows (page 117 in the red service book)

    17:29 - Recitation: Our Pledge

    18:51 - Gatha: Gentle Hands

    20:39 - Dharma Talk: Bob Nishita

    33:29 - Gatha: Shinshu Anthem (page 147 in Praises of the Buddha)

    36:31 - The Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

    38:41 - Announcements

    42:08 - Buddhist Flag: Rev. Bert Sumikawa

    47:34 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)

    48:17 - Raising of the Buddhist Flag

    48:47 - June Schedule

    49:01 - How to Donate to WBT

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FLying the Buddhist Flag

Myles Yamamoto, Neil Yamamoto, Rev. Bert Sumikawa, & Rev. Barbara Brennan

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Online Dharma Service

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Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Online Father's Day Dharma Service for Sunday, June 13, 2021 with a Dharma Talk by Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple.

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

  • 02:00- Opening Remarks & Program

  • 02:13 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

  • 04:11 - Sutra: Twelve Homages (page 120 in the red service book)

  • 11:04 - Recitation: Shinshu Pledge - I (page 6 in the red service book)

  • 11:58 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

  • 28:59 - Gatha: The Wondrous Gift of Peace (from "Gift of Peace")

  • 31:15 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

  • 32:13 - Closing Aspiration

  • 33:01 - June Schedule

  • 33:10 - Announcements

  • 33:45 - How to Donate to WBT Online

Father's Day Service

Today's Father's Day Dharma message was by Shirley. She remembered her father and all that he did for her and her siblings growing up on Maui, such using his carpentry skills to build something or picking ogo and hunting for tako. 

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First Sunday Family Service

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Dr. Michael Jaffe gave today's Dharma Talk, "The Science of Happiness." He shared photos of the people of Bhutan, which measures the level of happiness of its people. Happiness is a core philosophy of the Buddhist nation, which measures and tracks its Gross National Happiness.

We celebrated June birthday and, after today's service, we decorated hand-shaped cards for Father's Day as our First Sunday craft activity.