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Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:15am
by haradam
Recently I visited one of our members who was very ill and in the last phase of his life, Lui Kodama. Lui has been very kind and generous to OCBC over the years. For the past number of years, I have made oden for our festivals, both at Hanamatsuri and at the Obon Festival. Lui has personally raised all the daikon that I put into the oden. Daikon,...
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07
Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:58am
by doamij
For the younger people, this month is probably most significant for its celebration of Valentine’s Day. It probably still would be for me, too, but since I have learned that I am what is known as a pre-diabetic, I know I should not eat things like candy or cake that have a lot of sugar in them; otherwise I will move from a pre-diabetic to someone...
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07
Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:57am
by ocbcadmin
The senior luncheon was held on January 9th, with February birthday celebrations for Fusako Kawabata, Walt Iwakoshi, Sus Iwamasa, and Winston Shigenaga. A special Happy Birthday to all of you! There were 86 people in attendance. Thank you to M. Furuya, I. Kurosu, K. Sarashina, H. Ito, J. Sarashina, and Mr. & Mrs. Harada for their monetary...
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07
Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:56am
by sakamotoa
This Paramita is the enlightened quality of concentration, meditation, contemplation and mindfulness. Our minds are sometimes called a “monkey mind,” since our minds have a tendency to be very distracted and restless, always moving from one thought or feeling to another. Just like a monkey who jumps from one tree to another. This Paramita means...
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07
Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:55am
by ocbcadmin
January’s new additions to the library include the following children’s books
The Perfect Sword by Scott Goto
On the Seesaw Bridge by Yuichi Kimura and Kowshiro Hata
One by Kathryn Otoshi
Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
The Robber Chief: A Tale of Vengeance and Compassion by W.W. Rowe
The Tale of the Lucky Cat by Sunny Seki
The...
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07
Feb 2012
Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:52am
by nakagirih
We are the BCA.
In December, OCBC mailed the Buddhist Churches of America 2012 Calendar to each sustaining member household. It is OCBC’s small token of appreciation for the Sangha’s generous donations and tireless volunteer help for the various activities of the temple in 2011 and for their continued support in 2012.
For February, the calendar...
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