Senshin Book Club
Meeting: Apr 27, 2008
Host:: Jean Minami, Ed & Helen Motokane
Living with Cancer
Ayako Suzuki
Final
Exam: A Surgeon's Reflection on Mortality
Pauline Chen
Meeting: Feb 17, 2008
Host: Mike & Lily Yanagita, Carole Yokota
You were Born for a Reason (The Real
Purpose of Life)
Kentetsu
Takamori
Daiji
Akehashi
Kentaro Ito
Meeting Tenatve Oct 28, 2007
Hoisted by David Fujikawa
Currents of Change
by Patricia Usuki
Meeting Aug 5, 2007
Hosted by Kazue Maesaki
Dharma Breeze, Essays on Shin Buddhism
by Nobuo Harada
Meeting, June 10, 2007
Hosted by Susie and Frank Usui
December Fan, The
Buddhist Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa
Translated by Nobuo Haneda
Meeting, Mar 18, 2007
Hosted by Ed Ito
Blue Jean Buddha, Voices
of
Young Buddhists
Edited by Sumi Loudon
Meeting: Jan 21, 2007
Hosted by Lilly & Mike Yanagita
River of
Fire River of Water
by Taitetsu Unno
Meeting: Nov 12, 2006
Hosted by David Fujikawa and Ted Akahori
Book for discussion:
Shin Buddhism, Bits of Rubble Turn into
Gold
By Taitetsu Unno
It was noted that there was
definite connection between 2 previous BC selections,
"Mosiaic Moon" and "Dharma
Treasures" as reference was made to both in the book
- as well as quotations
included. Jean brought a wonderful poem written by Rev. Dr. "Ty"
- which she passed
around - and Lilly read out
loud to the group.
It was nice to have Rev.
Tada back from his travels to contribute to the discussion, as well as
everyone else.
Meeting: 10 am Aug 20,
2006
Hosted by Roy and Terry Nakawatase
Book for discussion:
Jodo Shinshu 24/7
by Rev. Henry Tanaka
Meeting June 25, 2006
Hosted by Jean Minami
Book for discussion :
Dharma Treasures
by Hawaii's Shin Buddhist Pioneers
Members expressed that they really enjoyed this book
for its real, simple, sincerely
written expressions of the impact of Jodo Shinshu , the
nembutsu and shinjin on the
daily lives of these exceptional Jodo Shinshu followers.
On the suggestion of Rev Tada,
everyone took turns reading the poem, "Kono Mama" (As I Am) by Mrs.
Chiyono Sasaki whose poem was read
by D.T. Suzuki, noted Zen scholar/author of the time, and declared the
writing of a 'myokonin'. Efforts had been
make to contact offsprings of these writers, but were not successful.
We are interested in knowing what kind of
life these persons lived, and how their children perceived them.
This was followed by members sharing writing they had done. All
were inspirational and evident that they were
truly written from their heart! We asked if those members would
mind if we collected their written expressions and
put together a small pamphlet or booklet of writngs of Book Club
Members. Please forward any contributions to
Terry Nakawatase.
Meeting of
Mar 26, 2006
Hosted by Ed Ito
Book for discussion :
The Year of Magical Thinking
by
Joan Didion
Just wanted to tell Ed and Anne Ito, "THANKS FOR A
WONDERFUL DISCUSSION AND
THE DELICIOUS LUNCH!....of empanadas, chicken salad
and cookies!!" There was
a lot of stimulating discussion as we shared our
feelings about Joan Didion's
book "A Year of Magical Thinking"...of how she did,
or wasn't
able to accept her
loved one's sudden passing - complicated by the life and death struggle
of
her daughter at the same time. The exchange compared Western and
Eastern
interpretation and handling (emotionally and psychologically)
of death - as well as
Christian and Buddhist, and somewhat of difference of the
"privileged,"
affluent class to the average person(s) way of relating to this major
change in
life.
Jan 22, 2006
A Life of Awakening;
The Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path
by Takamaro Shigaraki
Oct 2, 2005
Tariki
by Hiroyuki Itsuki
July 31, 2005
Two Headed Bird
by Mitsuko Ando
May 22, 2005
Buddha's Kitchen
by Kimberley Snow
Mar 22, 2005
Ocean
by Kenneth K.Tanaka
Oct 24, 2004
Bright Dawn
by S.K. Kubose
July 25, 04
Mosaic Moon
by Fraces H. Kakugawa
May 4, 2004
Coffinman
The Journal of a Buddhist mortician
by Shinmon Aoki