Senshin Book Club
Mar 11, 2012
The Buddha's Wish for the World
by Monshu Koshin Ohtani
Nov 13, 2011
Great Living; In the Pure
Encounter Between
Master and Disciple
by
Kemmyo
Taira Sato
July
24,
2011
Hotel on Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
June 12, 2011
Being Peace
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Apr 10, 2011
The Monk's Wife, A Novel about Eshinni
By Ruth M Tabrah
Jan 16, 2011
Review of
Gratitude: Its Source and Power,
by Taitetsu Unno
Oct 31, 11:30am
Balasraswti, Her art and life
by Douglas
Knight Jr
Video presentation and book signing
Douglas Knight Jr, biographer
Bharata Natyam, Musician
Saffron Days in LA
by
Bhante
Walpola
Piyananda
Date: May 2, 2010
Annon - Peace and Tranquility
Booklet of Sermons Commemorating
the 750th Memorial of Shinran
Shonin
Date: Mar 28, 2010
Buddhism of the Heart
by Jeff Wilson
Aug 9, 2009
Learning by Heart:
Teaching
to Free the Creative Spirit
by Jan
Steward,
Corita Kent
June 14, 2009
Viewing Video of Nobuo Haneda,
May 31, 2009
The Evil Person, Essays on Shin Buddhism
by Shuichi Maida and Nobuo Haneda
Jan, Mar 2009
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle
Nov
16,
2008
Hosted by: Mike & Lily
Yanagita
: My Stroke of
Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor
The
Last
Lecture
by Randy Pausch
Meeting Sept 14, 2008
The Places that Scare You: Guide to
Fearlessness in Difficult
Times
Pema Chodron
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, 2004
Mosaic Moon
by Fraces H. Kakugawa
May 4, 2004
Coffinman
The Journal of a Buddhist mortician
by Shinmon Aoki