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November 2010 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 1 In this issue! A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication November 2010 Issue ten Issue ten Issue ten Issue ten Issue ten Volume XXIX Volume XXIX Volume XXIX Volume XXIX Volume XXIX Temple Reflections Temple Reflections This Month’s Buddhist Holidays. . . Bishop’s Memorial Service; Nov. 7th Eitaikyo Service Nov. 21st Religious Officials 1 Yasui Award Luncheon 2 Temple Condolences 2 Arigato Gozaimasu 2 Rev. Fujii’s Greeting 3 Donation HowTo 3 Dharma School 4 YBA Mochi Order form 5 BWA Report 5 BWA Student Exchange 6 Sangha Offerings 7 Temple Office 8 Casino Night Report 8 JARRC Film 9 December Calendar 10 November Calendar 11 Temple Happenings 12 In September, TS/DBT hosted the Mountain States District Conference and Rev. Kanya Okamoto’s Retirement celebration - the guest list provided an impressive line up for our Sunday Service as depicted above. Socho Ogui attended to honor Okamoto Sensei’s 35 years of service, but he was also able to perform Certification rites for three new MAP students: Frank Miyazawa, Bill Betzner and Merrily Stewart. Subsequently, these MAP students have been able to provide many valuable services during the transition time between Rev. Okamoto’s complete retirement and Rev. Fujii’s official start date of January 1, 2011. Back Row (l to r): Frank Miyazawa, Bill Betzner, Merrily Stewart, Shieko Uno, KC Stewart, Carmella Hirano; all MAP senseis Front Row (l to r): Rev. Carol O’Dowd, Rev. Ken Fujimoto, Socho Ogui, Rev. Ed Fujii, Rev. Jerry Hirano, Rev. Kanya Okamoto MAP personnel and Rev. Okamoto (from left to right): Frank Miyazawa Bill Betzner Rev. Okamoto Merrily Stewart Shieko Uno A Gathering of Clergy For A Special Weekend
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November 2010 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 1

In this issue!

A TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationNovember 2010 Issue tenIssue tenIssue tenIssue tenIssue tenVolume XXIXVolume XXIXVolume XXIXVolume XXIXVolume XXIX

Temple ReflectionsTemple Reflections

This Month’sBuddhist

Holidays. . .

Bishop’s MemorialService; Nov. 7th

Eitaikyo ServiceNov. 21st

Religious Officials 1

Yasui Award Luncheon 2

Temple Condolences 2

Arigato Gozaimasu 2

Rev. Fujii’s Greeting 3

Donation HowTo 3

Dharma School 4

YBA Mochi Order form 5

BWA Report 5

BWA Student Exchange 6

Sangha Offerings 7

Temple Office 8

Casino Night Report 8

JARRC Film 9

December Calendar 10

November Calendar 11

Temple Happenings 12

In September, TS/DBT hosted the Mountain States District Conference and Rev.Kanya Okamoto’s Retirement celebration - the guest list provided an impressiveline up for our Sunday Service as depicted above.

Socho Ogui attended to honor Okamoto Sensei’s 35 years of service, but he wasalso able to perform Certification rites for three new MAP students: FrankMiyazawa, Bill Betzner and Merrily Stewart. Subsequently, these MAP studentshave been able to provide many valuable services during the transition timebetween Rev. Okamoto’s complete retirement and Rev. Fujii’s official start dateof January 1, 2011.

Back Row (l to r):Frank Miyazawa, BillBetzner, Merrily Stewart,Shieko Uno, KC Stewart,Carmella Hirano; all MAPsenseisFront Row (l to r):Rev. Carol O’Dowd, Rev.Ken Fujimoto, SochoOgui, Rev. Ed Fujii, Rev.Jerry Hirano, Rev. KanyaOkamoto

MAP personnel andRev. Okamoto

(from left to right):Frank Miyazawa

Bill BetznerRev. Okamoto

Merrily StewartShieko Uno

A Gathering of Clergy For A Special Weekend

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Arigato Gozaimasu!!

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples1947 Lawrence StreetDenver CO. 80202

Submit articles by the 10th of each month for publicationin the next month’s issue.For additional information, or to read the newsletteronline, go to our website at www.tsdbt.org

(303)295-1844FAX (303)295-1952

Email: [email protected]

Thank you to Ed Nakagawa, Grace Kiyotake, Herb& Dot Inouye, and Steve Koga for folding, stuffingand sealing last month’s newsletter. As always, yourhelp is invaluable.

Thank you to Okamoto Sensei for continuing toperform ministerial duties on a part-time basis as weawait the arrival of our newly appointed minister, Rev.Ed Fujii.

Thank you to all of the MAP students for performingministerial duties such as:

- teaching/lecturing guest visitors and students- setting up and closing the onaijin before & after

services- performing Dharma services for Denver, Ft.

Lupton, Brighton and Sedgwick (we arescrambling to get services for LaJara/Alamosa andGreeley)

- representing TS/DBT at the annual InterfaithThanksgiving Service

- continuing your Buddhist education with Rev.Okamoto

Thank you to Centennial Endowment FundCommittee members Tepper Koga and Gary Yamashitafor all the upfront communication and preparation forlast month’s Casino Night fundraiser (SEE: relatedarticle on page 8 ). Thank you to Emi Koga, KathyKuge, Kirk Horiuchi, Janice Ramos, Ruby Tanaka andDennis Hardman for your intense kitchen labor before,during and after the steak dinner. Of course, therewere many other hands helping out in brief intervalswhen needed – many thanks to you, also.

Thank you to Dat Nguyen for setting up andupdating office computer systems for all of ouradministrative needs. Thank you for an ‘emergency’run to the temple during a week day to get thecomputer operator up to speed.

Thank you to the Ministerial Relations Committee foryour continuing efforts to prepare for the permanentarrival of Rev. and Mrs. Fujii. Thank you for setting upinterim visitations in October, November andDecember. Thank you to Rev. Fujii for making multipletrips to Denver to acclimate to this new position.

Minoru Yasui CommunityVolunteer Award Luncheon

Mike Shibata and Kimiko Side were the January andAugust 2010 recipients of the Minoru YasuiCommunity Volunteer Award for volunteerism to non-profit organizations in the greater Denvermetropolitan area.

The Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer AwardCelebration Luncheon to honor the eleven monthlyrecipients for 2010 will be held at the DenverMarriott Tech Center (4900 S. Syracuse St. at I-25and Belleview) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. onWednesday, December 1, 2010. Reception will beginat 11:00 a.m. with the luncheon at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets for the luncheon are $40.00 per person or$400.0 for a Patron Table of 10. Checks should bemade payable to The Denver Foundation with anotation of Minoru Yasui, and sent to:The Denver Foundation55 Madison Street, 8th FloorDenver, CO 80206The deadline for reservations is November 22, 2010.

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples’membership offers condolences to

the family and friends of:

Gladys S. HirabayashiSeptember 28, 1924 to August 13, 2010

Daisy Haruye MatsudaJanuary 31, 1921 to September 13, 2010

Etsuto HisamotoJanuary 2, 1929 to September 16, 2010

Kyoko KitaMarch 24, 1926 to September 10, 2010

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Greetings as Your MinisterRev. E.D. Fujii

Eijiro Doei Fujii (E.D. Fujii) effective on January 1, 2011:I am your minister. I was born and raised in Sado, Niigata-Ken, Japan and came to the US more than 30 years ago.

My Family: I have one wife who is original: Michiko Fujii, born inShiga-Ken, next to Kyoto. Don’t ask me about her age.Two children: Daughter Emi Emily Fujii born in Seattlein 1980. She is an environmental engineer and isworking in Los Angeles. Son, Eiji Edward Fujii, alsoborn in Seattle, in 1983, working as an actuary inTokyo. One male dog, one year old, follows my wifeand does not listen to me, but I know he likes me.

Greeting:You are very lucky and fortunate because you got me; I am very lucky andfortunate because I got you; we are very lucky and fortunate because we gotJodo-Shinshu. I would like to walk and work together with you while deepeningour awareness of Immeasurable Working of Wisdom and Compassion. In Gassho,

Rev. E.D. Fujii

WEBSITE NOTEStsdbt.org

Missed last Sunday’s service? Not sure when yourclass bake sale is? Check tsdbt.org! Besides findingthe Dharma School online registration form, you canread the weekly announcements posted from eachservice and check the calendar for important dates. The current newsletter is also posted on the website. Be sure to check out the new website.

This month’s Special Service offering envelope ismarked with B.E.T. - two special services andone event, instead of the “normal” single ser-vice. Please consider it as a sign of fortunateactivity - a clear indication that your past finan-cial contributions are sustaining the Temple andhelping it to grow as we strive to accomodateeveryone’s needs. Please view this offeringenvelope as your opportunity to express grati-tude and continue your participation in Buddhistactivity.

Bishop’s Memorial Service - donations made forthis service are passed on to BCA Headquartersin gratitude for having Jodo Shinshu teachingsavailable in the United States.

Eitaikyo (Perpetual chanting) Service is a time ofreflection and remembrance. We express ourgratitude for the efforts and lives of all thosewho have given and/or struggled before us.

Turkey Bingo is an annual Dharma Schoolfundraising event (SEE: related article on page4).

Please use the enclosed envelope to mail in yourdonation if you cannot attend any of theseservices/events. If you are paying by check,make the check payable to: TS/DBT (or Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple). You can writeout one check to cover all three services; pleaseindicate how much to allocate to each service.

Donation Envelope Serves Multiple Purposes[if you receive the newsletter online, please provide your own envelope for donation submittal]

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Dharma School PagesValuable Information and Newsfrom Your Dharma School Co-Superintendents

Stacey Umemoto Ospina (303) 683-4144Lesli Hirokawa (303) 921-6386

Fall is in the air and winter is quicklyapproaching. Have you registered yourchildren in our Dharma School? Thisyear we’re going green and registeringonline. Just visit tsdbt.org and click onthe Dharma School subheading, thenclick on the blue “register.” Theinformation gathered is vital to lettingour families know about importantupcoming events and temple closures. Anticipation and enthusiasm for theannual YBA-sponsored Akimatsuri onSunday, October 31, is on the rise. Rev.Fujii will be visiting and giving theFamily Service Dharma talk. The YBAwill be providing lunch as well asgames, a haunted house and costumecontest. Bring your fanciest carvedpumpkin or your yummiest prepareditem for the baking contest (entry mustcontain the ingredient of pumpkin) foryour chance to win wonderful prizes. ABIG thank you to our wonderful YBAfor hosting this event! On Sunday, November 21, the DharmaSchool will host our annual TurkeyBINGO and raffle. The YBA will beproviding lunch. The funds raised atthis activity are divided between theDharma School and the YBA. This isthe only fundraising event we hold, andproceeds help our Dharma school sendteachers to the annual Federation ofDharma School Teachers Conferenceand purchase annual picnic items,awards and gifts for our students and

teachers at the end of the school year.The YBA utilizes their portion to helpfund their Sunshine trips. We lookforward to your participation andsupport. If you would like to donate afrozen turkey or items for our raffle,please contact Stacey at 303.683.4144.An envelope has been included in thismailing for monetary donations. The Dharma School is striving to bemore environmentally conscious.Utilizing the Internet enables us to savepaper, ink and postage costs. If youhave not done so already, we encourageour families to sign up for your monthlyTemple Reflections to be sent to you viaemail. Please provide Donna Inouyewith your e-mail address and requestthis service. The Dharma School alsoaccepts items for recycling. We arecollecting empty printer, fax, copiercartridges and used cell phones. OurYBA recycles paper, glass, plastic andaluminum in designated receptacleslocated in the temple gym andauditorium. Please note that we will not be holdingFamily Service or Dharma Schoolclasses on Sunday, November 28.Families are encouraged to attend theannual Interfaith Service onThanksgiving morning at the CentralChristian Church [3690 Cherry CreekSouth, Denver 80209]. Dharma Schoolstudents will get Sudhana Awardcredits for attending.

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In the Dharma

2010 Mochi Order Form

It’s mochi time again and the YBA is currently taking orders. This year, mochitsuki will take placeon Dec. 30th. Pre-order prices are $5 per pound for regular and $4 per pound for seniors.Okasane sets are $4 each. Your order must be received by Sunday, Dec. 12th and paid for inadvance. Extra mochi may be available for walk-up orders, however, supplies will be limited andprices will increase to $6 per pound for regular and $5 per pound for seniors.To place an order, please fill out the form below and send with a check made payable to TSDBTYBA to 1947 Lawrence St., Denver, CO 80202 or stop by the mochi ordering table at bake sale onSundays.

Mochi can be picked up in the temple gym on Thursday, Dec. 30th from 3-6 p.m. or at the NewYear’s Eve service on Friday, Dec. 31st.

If you have questions, please contact Kari Koga at 303-554-9630.

Mochi Type # of lbs/sets Price/item Extended Price

Regular $5.00

Seniors $4.00

Okasane (sets) $4.00

Total Pounds: Total Amt Enclosed:

NAME:

Phone number:

BWA NEWSby Mitzi Kishiyama

During the Mountain States District conference,BWA members from Salt Lake, Ogden and Denvercame together for a meeting. Each district represen-tative gave a report on their activities and goals. Itseems that the BWA play a major role in fund raisingfor their Temples. Kathryn Ida and KC Stewart gave a report ontheir trip to Japan as part of the Exchange Program(SEE: related article on page 6). They showedpictures and talked about their wonderful experience.Although their Japanese language skills were limited,somehow they were able to communicate witheveryone. They appreciated the generous hospitalityextended to them. The highlight of their trip was anaudience with Lady Ohtani. Thank you to bothKathryn and KC for sharing their experience with theBWA members. Thank you to the ladies who helped with thefuneral receptions. Your williness to help is verymuch appreciated. Also, thank you for making visitsto members who are in nursing homes and assistedliving facilities. The residents received beautiful lap

quilts made by two talented BWA quilters—ElaineTsumura and Lil Miyazawa. Their generous dana isa work of art from their hearts. Thank you! Please help us update our nursing home andassisted living list. If you know of someone whowould like BWA to visit them, please let us know.

Please mark on you calendar:BWA GENERAL MEETING

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 201010:15 SERVICE

11:30 POTLUCK LUNCH12:30 GENERAL MEETINGAGENDA

ELECTION OF 2011-2012 BOARD MEMBERSKATHRYN IDA JAPAN EXCHANGE TRIP REPORT

DBT CHOIR We need singers to join the DBT choir. You must beeither female or male, no age limit (our “youngest” memberis 92 years old), and happy to sing.

Please contact Mitzi Kishiyama.

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Kailey-Claire Stewart and Kathryn Idawere privileged and honored to be selected as theambassadors for the Mountain States Region of theBuddhist Churches of America (BCA) for the 2010Federation of Buddhist Women’s AssociationsStudent Exchange Program. During our stays inKyoto and Hyogo Prefecture we were welcomed tothe Hongwanji sangha and the lives of those whowork for and support it. The hospitality we wereshown while under the care of Hongwanji staff andsister Shin Buddhists in Japan was more than bothof us could have anticipated and thus very muchappreciated.

Our schedule was packed and there wasnever a time where we didn’t have something to do.As FBWA Exchange Students we enjoyed manyexciting and educational experiences that we maynot have had as regular tourists.

During our first study session, ReverendSekiya taught us about the meaning of karma;karma means action. The usual connotationassociated with it is negative, but he reminded usthat karma also applies to good; therefore karma isa neutral term. The causes, conditions, andsituation are overlooked and the effect/result isfocused upon. We need to be mindful of our actionsand realize that our actions not only find their wayback to us (like the saying, “what goes aroundcomes around”), but affect others in verymeaningful ways.

During our site-seeing around Kyoto wewere treated to a rickshaw ride around the scenicArashiyama district. Later in the day we had a veryunique cultural experience of a public foot bath. Itfelt weird at first, but ended up being very relaxing.Sharing a foot bath with complete strangers is hardto imagine for Americans, but in Japan it iscommonplace.

Among the many historic sites we visited,Kailey-Claire was especially moved by our visit tothe Peace Museum in Hiroshima. Seeing andhearing of the devastation of the atomic bomb, and

the strength and courage of the survivors whodedicated their lives to rebuild the city and promotepeace was a very humbling experience.

From Hiroshima we were taken to Kobe toparticipate in this year’s All-Japan (NishiHongwanji) YBA conference. One of theconference activities was a scavenger hunt that tookus to various landmarks around the city. Among thedifferent locations we stopped to take pictures andcomplete a task there was a statue that had fallenduring the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, andrestored to its original place along with a memorialplaque. Reading the plaque, and realizing thespirit of the community to rebuild their devastatedcity was a very inspirational moment for Kathryn.Surprisingly we both wrote these paragraphsindependent of each other. It is interesting to notethat we refer to the same strength of Japanesecommunities from two separate incidents.

Before departing Japan we were veryprivileged and humbled to have an audience withLady Noriko Ohtani. She asked us many questionsabout our lives, politics, and current events. Wewere very surprised to see how much English sheunderstood, and how genuinely interested she wasin what we had to say. Lady Ohtani is a veryeducated and independent person; after meetingher we felt that she was a wonderful role model foryoung Buddhist women like ourselves.

In closing, KC and Kathryn are indebted toand grateful for all of those who made this trippossible, and who helped us along the way,especially our interpreters. Through all ofexperiences gained from the FBWA ExchangeProgram, we feel like more well-rounded Buddhistsnow. We both had the trip of a lifetime and createdlife-long friendships and memories from our shorttwo weeks in Japan. There was never a time wherewe didn’t feel safe, cared for, or uncomfortablebecause of the loving people we were surroundedby. Thank you again to everyone for supporting usand allowing us to be a part of this wonderfulprogram.

In Gassho,Kathryn Ida and Kailey-Claire Stewart

Kyoto Student Exchange Program Appreciated

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In memory of Grace Shimada – 7th yrDavid & Yasuko ArmsteadMichael & Yuri GorinJames T. Shimada

In memory of Kinuko Hiraoka – 100th dayBecky & Dennis HardmanTommie HiraokaBruce & Pat Hiraoka

In memory of Yoneza & Miye NishidaGeorge & Sumiye MayedaTom & Mary Nishida

Autumnal Ohigan ServiceDon AkiyamaSadao & shizue AsanoMichiko ChikumaBillie CorriganFrances FurukawaMiyuki Mabel GooginsAlice HaraJoe & Kay HatanakaMary & Mike HiyashiFrank & Gladys HiraokaSawaye HirokawaHerb & Dot InouyeHelene IokaTetsuo & Sadako IwahiroRuth KamibayashiHarue KellyJack & Alice KimuraAyako KimuraManabu & Junko KimuraMinoru & Michiko KishiyamaGrace KiyotakeRandy & Faye KotoArt & Tamiko KoyanoTheodore MatsuoPhil & Lillian MiyazawaFrank Miyazawa

Dick & Chizuko MomiiAnna MurahataEd NakagawaHenry & Ann NakataChiyo NakayamaDat & Naomi NguyenEddie & Jeanne NozawaTed OkunoGeorge & Kiyoko OmotoCharles & Teri OzakiHank & Irene ShibaoRose ShibaoJames T. ShimadaEdward & Yuriko ShimodaS. ShinL. ShinMay ShutoAllen & Utako SwartsGeorge H. TagawaJune & Kenneth TagawaBrit & Jean TakaraHiroshi TakedaMichio & Hisae TaniwakiHarry & Phyllis YamamuraYouko YamasakiBetty YamashitaRichard & Michiko YoshidaSue YoshimuraAyako MatsumotoTed & Elaine Tsumura

DonationBoy Scout Pack & Troop 169Gary YamashitaIda Sasaki

Facilities UsageDBT BWADBT Craft Class

MSD Conference 2010Maya Koga ChowChristy FongRev. Jerry & Carmela HiranoSteven & Ellen KatoBrenda KogaMark & Gail MinagaTomiko & Junko MitsunagaReiko MitsunagaMarcus & Karie MiyaSetsuko NagataDorothy RichedaEdgar RobersonJane SakashitaSalt Lake Jr. YBAPaul & K. TerashimaC & P TerashimaUnmarked envelopeYoshiko Uno

Osaisen OfferingsH. Ogino6th Grade Dharma Class

Tamai Sensei MemorialFrances FurukawaFumiko HattoriFrank HigaFrank & Gladys HiraokaAmy HoriuchiHelene IokaByron & Mary KawataRandy & Faye KotoChiyo NakayamaGary Uyeda

Yoshida Families ........................................... Eitaikyo scroll; Hideichi YoshidaFamily of Daisy Matsuda .............................. funeral; Daisy MatsudaFamily of Etsu Hisamoto ............................... funeral; Etsu HisamotoSogetsu of Colorado ..................................... funeral; Mr. KitaAnonymous .................................................. in memory of Shika Kun JutsuUnited Church of Christ ................................ visitationKathy Namura ............................................... in memory of Art & Sally OkaNishi Family .................................................. in memory of Fujie Nishi – 1st yrFrank Higa .................................................... in memory of Gary HigaRoy Hirabayashi ........................................... in memory of Gladys HirabayashiJoan Tawara .................................................. in memory of John TawaraSumi Enomoto ............................................... in memory of Karoku & Yukano ShinoRoland & Carrie Ann Aoki ............................ in memory of Kaz Sakamoto – 3rd yrBetty & George Kato .................................... in memory of Kintaro Kato – 50th yrTakata Family ................................................ in memory of Setsu TakataMatsumoto-Hirokawa Families ..................... in memory of Sus Matsumoto & Jerie Tsuruta

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledges donations and offerings receivedfrom September 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010:

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Centennial Fund Casino Nightby Al Kawakami

The Centennial Fund Committee put on a funCasino Night program Saturday 10/9/10. We had alot of great gifts donated by various businesses,friends, and Tri-State members. Gifts included thegrand prize of a large screen television donated byCharles and Joe Ozaki, a nice wine cooler and bottlesof wine from Greg Ramos, Kindle reader from GaryYamashita and Kathy Kuge, dvd’s and lessons fromDBT Judo, and gift card and lessons from DBTAikido. Numerous other gifts were also donated byother affiliate groups such as DBT Bonsai, OharaSchool of Ikebana; businesses, Dharma School andindividuals to make a very fun ending to the programas participants exchanged their winnings for raffletickets that gave each person a chance to win theprize of their choice.

We also had a very tasty dinner (choice of steak orchicken) that was prepared by our volunteers. KirkHoriuchi did a great job of cooking the meat andchicken to perfection and all the folks in the kitchenworked very hard to make sure that the dinner cameout to everyone’s satisfaction. We heard manycomments about how delicious the meals were.Thanks to everyone that volunteered their time tomake sure that the evening was perfect. The eventwould not have been successful without your hardwork to gather donations and to make everythingwork so smoothly

A special thanks also to everyone who came to thetemple to help fund this program. Without yourparticipation, all of the hard work would have gone towaste. We need everyone’s help to make sure thatthe Tri-State temples continue to serve thecommunity.

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know whatyou’re gonna get. ~Forrest Gump’s Mama

Life is suffering (dukkha). ~first of The Four NobleTruths, Buddhist dharma

What the heck am I going to write about this month? ~meIdeas are wonderfully malleable entities. In theirconception period they can modify countless times.In their development period they can morph in size,depth and content. Ideas can sit forever in theformulation stages or they can come to fruition inan instant. And so it is whenever I sit down to writea newsletter article; my beginning intentions areoften not present in the final product.

Life is not fair; get used to it. ~Bill Crosby,American comedian/actor

Hard is it to be born into human form. Now we areliving it. ~from the Three Treasures

Crap! How many times are you going to make mere-write this? ~me, again (I talk to myself)

This month I thought to write about “quotes” – i.e.how does one grouping of words qualify as a‘quote’ over some other random grouping of words?Is it attributable to the one who said it? Is itbecause the words have been arrangedintelligently? pithily? artistically?

Life is the sum of all your choices. ~Albert Camus, French Algerian author (1913-1960)

I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to saypure and beautiful words, and to do pure and beautiful

deeds, knowing that on what I do now depends myhappiness and misery. ~ from the Golden Chain

Well, there goes the deadline in the rearview mirror . . .and still, the column space is blank. ~guess who

As I mulled over these questions (and more), Ithought maybe I should collect some quotes asbackup to whatever arguments I ended upproposing. So then I had to consider a subjectmatter for the sampling of quotes I wanted togather. And that’s when the dam broke – the damthat controls the onslaught of variables vying tobecome the main gist of my newsletter article. Thestream of thoughts went typically awry.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making itcomplicated. ~Confucius

May all beings be happy. May they be joyous and live insafety. ~excerpt from Metta

Gads! This is like surviving a train wreck everysingle month. . . where is the joyous in that? ~monku me

My idea has become an article on how Buddhistthought can be found in all proclamations of what“Life is . . . .” according to random quotes gatheredonline. Of course, in living life on a daily basis, weknow that change is inevitable, constant and

natural . . . to think one can capture the essence oflife in a single statement can seem ludicrous. On theother hand, if one views life as a chain of events asopposed to a singular event then, conceivably onecan create a quote for every occasion.

Life is a long lesson in humility. ~James M. Barrie,Scottish author and dramatist (1860-1937

Right Views: To keep ourselves free from prejudice,superstition, and delusion, and to see clearly the true

nature of life. ~ from the Eightfold PathLife is like a newsletter publication. The wrap up of one

issue only means it’s time to begin the next one. ~me

A Word From the Temple Officeby Donna Inouye

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JARCC @ Sakura Square

Film Series

About the film White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an HBO documentary film that was directed and produced by Academy Award-winning Steven Okazaki and was released on August 6, 2007 on HBO, marking the 62nd anniversary of the first atomic bombing. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors -many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath. In a succession of i i l h fil

Date

Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010

riveting personal accounts, the film reveals both unimaginable suffering and extraordinary human resilience. (From HBO.com)

All are welcome to stay for an informal discussion following the film

Time

2:30 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

LocationAdvisory

the film.

This screening is presented with the permission of director and producer Steven Okazaki.

Parents Strongly CautionedJARCC @ Sakura Square19

th& Lawrence Streets

Second Level

Additional Info:

This event is Free Donations

Advisory Parents Strongly Cautioned. This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

This event is Free. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Reservations This event is free but we ask that you contact us to reserve a seat by Nov. 10, 2010.

Please contact Joni Sakaguchi at [email protected]

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Religious Services

MON Nov 1 4 pm Scottsbluff (O&F)

TUES Nov 2 6 pm Sedgwick (O&F)

SUN Nov 7 DBT Bishop’s Memorial Service (MAP)

SAT Nov 13 9 am Brighton (S)5 pm Hoji - offsite (O)

SUN Nov 14 9:30 am DBT (MAP)10 am Ft. Lupton (S)

SAT Nov 20 1 pm Greeley w/Hoji (O)5 pm Hoji - offsite (O)

SUN Nov 21 DBT Eitaikyo Service (O)

THURS Nov 25 10 am Interfaith Thanksgiving ServiceCentral Christian Church

SUN Nov 28 NO Services

Meetings

SUN Nov 14 11:30 am BWA General Mtg&Potluck11:30 am CBF 2011 Mtg12 noon TSDBT Board mtg (in Ft. Lupton)


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