Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.
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I didn’t think I’d go. But it was too good an opportunity to pass up, even if the timing was bad. In late 2024, I learned about an amazing trip that yoga therapist and BCA Facilities Director Bob Matsueda was planning to Northern India in 2025. I signed up to go on the India trip, committing myself to monthly Zoom orientation meetings to work out travel logistics and learn about India.From Oct. 21 to Nov. 11, 2025, Matsueda led our group of 23, mostly retired, mostly Sansei, many BCA temple a
Nov 6, 2025: Members of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco Engaged Buddhism group participated in the
San Francisco Faith in Action prayer vigil and procession for immigrants' rights and protection.
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May 4, 2025: The Buddhist Church of San Francisco choir and the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance Men's Chorus sang together for the temple's Gotan-e service, honouring the birth of Shinran Shonin. GAPA Men's Chorus first performed at the temple in 2016.
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Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani, bishop of the Hawaiian Nishi Hongwanji Pure Land temples, issues a statement on ICE's violence in Minnesota.
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https://hongwanjihawaii.com/messages/awakening-to-compassion-in-turbulent-times/
Message from the Bishop: “Awakening to Compassion in Turbulent Times” Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani February 2, 2026 Dear Dharma Friends, Today, I write to you with a heavy heart. Mourning the tragic events in Minnesota caused by state-sanctioned violence and fear, I grieve the lives lost and the
"What we call the Pure Land has to be a vision of complete freedom for all beings–there is no justification for placing anyone in a cell, camp or corral, not in the U.S. or anywhere else."
Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Patti Nakai reflects on her ongoing study class and current events
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https://windycityjodoshinshu.blogspot.com/2026/02/study-group-january-2026-session.html
The Midwest Buddhist Temple Homeless Project members were at it again yesterday, making sandwich bags for delivery to unhoused people around Chicago
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"The Nembutsu moves us to work for the good of the community and the world--for social justice, world peace, inter-religious harmony and cooperation--for any cause that brings happiness to humankind."
-Rev. Kenryu Tsuji
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The Oregon Buddhist Temple (Jodo Shinshu temple in Portland) donated 427 lbs of food to the Oregon Food Bank in January. Special shout out to the Dharma School kids who led the drive!
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