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1 May 22, 2018 Kelowna Buddhist Temple The New Dharma Express Special Points of Interest: Fri., Jun. 1,, Sun., Jun. 3, Family Beasley Park 11am ~ 4pm Wed., Jun. 6, Thur., Jun. 7, Executive Meeting Fri., Jun. 8, Sun. Jun, 10, Dharma Shotsuki Service 10am Wed., Jun. 13, Thur., Jun. 14, Fri., Jun. 15, Wed., Jun. 20, Thur., Jun. 21, Fri., Jun. 22, Sun., Jun. 24, Vernon Obon 3:30pm Tue., June 26, Obon Odori Practice ~ Wed., Jun. 27, Thurs., Jun. 28,, Naijin Clean-up ~ Master Master PO. Box 22092, RPO Capri Centre Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9N9 phone Web: kelbudt@gmail.com June Monthly Memorial Joji Terai Kentaro Kawaguchi Sutejiro Hattori Giogi Nishi Kametaro Yoshida Taju Uemoto Hikoshichi Kukita Okiku Yamaoka Kura Shishido Ine Tomiyama Minoru Hatanaka Hatsue Koyanagi Shizu Kumagai Teruo Mori Yasuko Mayeda Aya Tabuchi Hisae Uyeyama Hideo Uyeyama Toshiye Yamaoka Irene Hayashi Take Tanemura Sachiko Tanaka Fri., Jun. 29, Temple Member Parking Pass Weekdays Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Please display a parking pass on your dash if you are using the Temple parking lot during these times or risk being towed. To obtain a pass, contact: Jack Clean-up Altar Toban Rick Suzuki Peggy Tanaka Janice Richardson Carol Koga Lorne Terada Kathy/Glen Richdale Tim/Sandy Tahara Jack/Dar Yamaoka Julie Mori Geri Nishi Junko Charpentier Maureen Hatanaka June 10, 10am Michael Martin: Dharma Shotsuki Obon Shotsuki Memorial Li st Toban Group Service Chairperson Sensei Fujinkai (Women's Association) BCJSBTF Scholarship Information BCJSBTF Convention Registration Form Calendar Donations Service Chairpersons We are honoured to have Reverend, Doctor Mark Unno as the guest Minister for our Obon celebration on Sunday, July 8, Unno Sensei has a Faculty Appointment at the University of Oregon, and he is also an ordained Minister. He specializes in East Asian Religions, Japanese Buddhism, and is an Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy. Unno Sensei will be presenting a public lecture on the topic of Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Psychotherapy, on Saturday, July 7th at 4:00 PM. The lecture will be followed by a no host dinner. Please advise one of the Temple director s if you wish to attend. Inside this issue: Schedule June 2, Rick Suzuki June 9, David Nishi June 16, Alan Yamaoka June 23, Tim Tahara June 30, Bob Koga Family Picnic Sunday, June 3, 2018 Beasley Park, Lake Country 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Please plan to attend and participate in this fun, family activity!

2 Page 2 From Sensei Living with Our Own Ego The month of June is almost here, and in our gardens the flowers are blooming, and many trees are blossoming. The past few weeks, as the temperature has been rising, everything has become quickly transformed. Our house is now surrounded by greenery and the leaves of the trees have created a blanket of green on each side of our garden. It reminds me of the Amida Sutra s description of the Pure Land in which there are rows of arrayed trees. In the early morning I usually walk through the neighborhood and feel refreshed by the beauty of nature around me. I see many birds perched on the trees, chirping and singing, and sometimes a woodpecker hammering on the chimney of houses can be heard. People have started working in their gardens, pruning trees, cleaning up the debris from winter, and enjoying the warm weather. As we work the soil in our gardens, and begin planting our flowers and vegetables, it feels good to touch the earth. It brings us closer to nature and gives us a sense of being connected. In a farming environment, like the Okanagan, we see the cycle of life the momentum of growth. Over the experiences of many years, we come to know the rules of nature. Often after many trials and errors, we begin to acquire the wisdom of nature. We gradually build up our understanding, so that over the years, we acquire a practical wisdom. I have often thought about the lessons that we learn in life. Yet despite those lessons, life for many of us continues to be an ongoing struggle. Is there some recipe for living a good life? We are all looking for answers in our own way. The other day when I was re-organizing some of my files, I came across an article that I had read some time ago. It was called The rules for being human. I may have introduced these to some of you before, but I think that they remind us of some of the important things in life that we have often overlooked or taken for granted. These sayings remind us of the important things in our lives here on earth. You Will Receive A Body: You may like it or not, but it will be yours for your time in this world. The choice is yours. You Will Learn Lessons: You are enrolled in a fulltime informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and hence choose to ignore them. A Lesson is Repeated Until Learned: Lessons will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned them. When you have learned one important lesson, you can then go on to next. Learning Lessons Do Not End: There is no part of life that does not contain lessons to be learned. There Are No Mistakes, Only Lessons: Growth is a process of trial and error. Our failed experiences are also a part of the process to success. There Is No Better than Here: When your there has become here you will simply obtain another there that will, again, look better to you than your present here. Also, the future is not better than the reality of the now. Other people are often reflections of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself. Unfortunately, You Will Forget All This at Birth. We are all born with these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical, lacking belief and confidence. There is some practical value in these rules. We also need to recognize that all our difficulties originate from our own self-centredness or secular desires, such as always wanting, needing, achieving and so on. The Buddha says that our pain or suffering arises through desire or craving, and that to be free of pain we need to cut the bonds of desire. For human beings, it is virtually impossible to avoid behaving in a negative manner, even if we believe that we are leading relatively blameless lives. We cannot discard this ego of wanting, needing, and achieving as the buddhas and bodhisattvas are able to do. Yet we need to live with the recognition that we live an ego-centred life. We can then assume full responsibility for this ego-centred life and at the same time be able to humbly accept who we are. In this way, we may live our lives to the fullest, becoming aware of the potentials and limitations in our world. In Gassho, Rev. Yasuhiro Miyakawa

3 Page 3 Kelowna Buddhist Women's Association Shirley Tanemura and I attended the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada Women s Federation (JSBTCWF) AGM in Calgary on April 27th & 28, 2018 in conjunction with the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC) AGM. The JSBTCWF is the national organization that the Kelowna Women s Association is a member of. This was my first time at this conference and I must say it was enlightening. I went with some trepidation as there were some issues to be addressed and resolved at this meeting and I left with confidence that the ship is heading in the right direction. Some highlights from the meeting: The JSBTC Women s Federation has invested their funds wisely and is in a good financial situation. Canada was represented by Lori North and Susan Huntley to the World Buddhist Women s meetings held in San Francisco. The 16th World Buddhist Women s conference will be held in San Francisco in August 30 to September 1, 2019 Funds raised by our Dana Day Projects will go to the national Red Cross and to the Indspire organization which helps indigenous students pursue post-secondary education. $3,000 will be donated to each one. The JSBTCWF supports the establishment of an Eishin-ni Kakushin-ni Endowed Chair at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. This chair would emphasize Shinran Shonin s Teaching to students studying Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Other fund raising projects such as the used stamp and foreign coin programs have been managed by Hiroko Yoshihara and the funds raised have been given towards good causes such as the Save the Children fund. Please see the poster on the Stamp program. Four delegates from Toronto were nominated and elected to become the new executive committee for one year. In Gassho Maureen Hatanaka British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation is now accepting applications for the 2018 Post - Secondary Scholarship. The British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation awards two Post - Secondary Scholarships annually. These scholarships are open to any B.C. resident who: Is a full time student attending a recognized post - secondary institution and enrolled for this coming fall semester in a program leading to a degree, diploma or certificate: and Participates in religious / spiritual events througj a church, temple, or other recognized religious group. For more information, or to have an application ed to you, please contact Lori at scholarships.bcjsbtf@gmail.com Deadline for applications is August 4th, 2018

4 Page 4 64 th Annual BC Buddhist Temples Federation Convention and AGM Buddhism and Moving Forward Just As You Are Living in these Uncertain Times SEPTEMBER 7-9, 2018 Hosted by: VERNON BUDDHIST TEMPLE, B.C., Canada Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kenneth Tanaka, renowned Buddhist speaker & author (Oceans) Wayne Emde, photojournalist For Hotel Reservations please call directly: Village Green Hotel à th Street, Vernon, BC. V1T 4Z1 Local phone: Mention BC Buddhist Convention for group rate of $ (& up) per night + tax. Rates effective until Aug 3, reservations@villagegreenhotel.com Website: Convention registration - Cheques payable to: Vernon Buddhist Temple Mail: H. Cameron, 5600 Hartnell Rd. Vernon, BC, Canada V1B 3J5 Attention : Convention Registration Registration Enquiries: (250) cameron37@shaw.ca Payment Group Early bird payment received by July 31, 2018 Payment received after July 31, (A) Adult convention (BANQUET NOT $60.00 $75.00 (L) Saturday lectures only (BANQUET $20.00 $20.00 (C) Children/Youth 18 & under $30.00 $40.00 (B) Saturday Dinner Banquet $40.00 (18 and under $20) $40.00 (18 and under $20) Convention registration fees include all lectures and workshops plus Friday: Mix & Mingle refreshments; Saturday & Sunday breaks coffee, tea & soft drinks; Sat AM take-out breakfast (Hospitality room) and Sunday bag lunch ** BANQUET IS NOT INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE ** Cut off here Please send bottom portion to: Vernon Buddhist Temple c/o H. Cameron, 5600 Hartnell Rd, Vernon, BC, Canada V1B 3J5 Attn: Convention Registration Registration Enquiries: phone - (250) cameron37@shaw.ca Please fill in one registration form per family. Payment: Name: Child/Youth s Age TOTAL: Address: Telephone#: Cheque#: contact: * The Kelowna Airport has shuttle services to Vernon. Please make individual arrangements at Okanagan Airport Shuttle toll free Website

5 Page 5 June, 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Dharma School, Gotan-e (Shinran Shonin s Birthday) 10am Rick Suzuki Taiko Family Picnic 11am ~ 4pm, Executive Meeting David Nishi Taiko Dharma Shotsuki Service 10am Alan Yamaoka Taiko Tim Tahara Taiko Vernon Obon 3:30pm Obon Odori Practice Naijin Clean up, Taiko Bob Koga

6 Page 6 With Gratitude the Temple and all of its Affiliated Organizations Acknowledge Your Generous Contribution Apologies for any Errors or Omissions. Correction from April edition Donation was incorrectly acknowledged. Apologies for the error. Tamaki, M/M Stan - in memory of Ronald Tamaki $50. Dharma Shotsuki Tanemura, M/M Melvyn - in memory of Roy Tanemura $100. Fong, M/M Michael - in memory of Shuo Yamaoka $100. Fong, M/M Michael - in memory of Chiyoko Yamaoka $100. Teramura, M/M Toshikazu - in memory of Tomechiyo Teramura $25. Ohashi, Hanako- in memory of Tomechiyo Teramura $30. Yamaoka, M/M Alan - in memory of Chiyoko Yamaoka $100. Yamaoka, M/M Alan - in memory of Shuo Yamaoka $100. Yamaoka, M/M Alan - in memory of Katzuo Hayashi $50. Yamaoka, M/M Alan - in memory of Mitsu Hayashi $50. Yamaoka, M/M Alan - in memory of Shojiro Yamaoka $30. Hayashi Uyeyama, Pegi - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $20. Hayashi, Shizue - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $50. Favell, M/M Don - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $40. Brown, Gail - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $50. Yetman, M/M Pat - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $25. Yetman, M/M Pat - in memory of Shuo & Chiyoko Yamaoka $50. Yamaoka, M/M Jack - in memory of Kaz Hayashi $30. Yamaoka, M/M Jack - in memory of Shuo & Chiyoko Yamaoka $60. Yamaoka, Tomoye - in memory of Shuo & Chiyoko Yamaoka $30. Terai, Isao - in memory of Masaichi & Master Masaharu Terai $60. Tanemura, Shirley $30. Yamaoka, Tomoye - in memory of Shojiro Yamaoka $25. Yamaoka, Ms. Carrie - in memory of Shuo & Chiyoko Yamaoka $50. Parent s Day Yamaoka, M/M Alan $20. Hayashi Uyeyama, Pegi $20. Suzuki, Rick & Tanaka, Ms. Peggy $100. Yamaoka, Ms. Carrie $20. Dharma School Caruso, M/M Randy $30. General Kawaguchi, M/M Vern (omitted from April edition) $55. Vehicle Replacement Fund Ewuk, Meiko $115. Tanemura, Shirley $125. Kurahashi, Shigeko $120. Gilbert, M/M Mark $230. MacLean, Ms. Marilyn $115. Yamada, M/M Ken $130. Suzuki, M/M Toshiya $230. Ogi, M/M Teruo $300. Fong, M/M Michael $150. Brown, Gail $150. Hayashi Uyeyama, Pegi $150. Yetman, M/M Pat $230. Yamaoka, Ms. Carrie $115. Caruso, Heather $115. Reminder If you have not already done so, please contribute to the fund to replace Sensei s aging vehicle. Kelowna s commitment is $ per member. To all who have already made a contribution, THANK-YOU VERY MUCH! Legislation enacted by the Provincial Government restricts organizations from divulging personal information without the approval of the individuals affected. The donations generously made by Temple members and friends fall under the realm of personal information. Therefore, if you object to your donations being published in the Temple Newsletter, please let us know and we will cease doing so (Mail or your wish to be omitted from the published list). In Gassho, Temple Board of Directors