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Dharma Talk – June 2025
A long time ago in one of my dharma talks, I referred to a Sanskrit term called Mudita. Mudita, or sympathetic joy, is the Buddhist practice of cultivating a heart […]
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Dharma Talk – December 2024
This month, I would like to talk about missionary activities. Normally, we have a tendency not to think of Buddhism as a missionary religion. After all, we’ve all met missionaries […]
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Dharma Talk – October 2024
“A life centred on Amida Buddha” It has already been half a year since I came to Toronto. In the past six months, I have officiated nearly twenty funerals in […]
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Dharma Talk – September 2024
The Road to the “Kaikyoshi” I returned to Japan for training to become a Kaikyoshi Minister (Official Overseas Minister) and I wrote this month’s article from Japan. At the end […]
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Dharma Talk – July 2024
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ENTRUST (OMAKASE) AMIDA I am Rev. Kensho Hashimoto, the resident minister of the Toronto Buddhist Church. I hope we can enjoy the teachings of Amida […]
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