President’s New Year’s Message Happy New Year! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! Hauoli Makahiki Hou! I hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and in good spirits as we enter the New Year. The year 2020 was a year to remember, mostly from the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on all of us. We […]
Aspiration by Bishop Eric Matsumoto at “Remembering Pearl Harbor: Honoring Our WWII Heroes” presented on Zoom, December 7, 2020 RENE MANSHO: And please welcome a compassionate community leader, always promoting interfaith endeavors. Bishop Eric Matsumoto of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii will open our program with a special aspiration message. Bishop? BISHOP MATSUMOTO: Thank you, […]
Aspiration by Bishop Eric Matsumoto Salute to Veterans event organized by the Wahiawa Lions Club Presented on Zoom, November 10, 2020 ANNOUNCER: And now, ladies and gentlemen, we begin our salute. Bishop Eric Matsumoto of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii will offer a special tribute for the veterans. BISHOP MATSUMOTO: At times, words alone […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto “Bishop’s Corner” message from the October 2020 HQ Update Available in both video and text. Are you confused? In doubt? Feeling uncertain? If you are, do not despair. You are not alone. Have you heard of the Kalama Sutta (translation from Pali by the Venerable Soma Thera)? In Ancient India, during the […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto August 2020 “Bishop’s Corner” message from HQ Update As we slowly head towards the end of summer, it will soon be September when we observe the fall equinox. At the time of the autumn equinox, as with the spring equinox, balance and harmony is emphasized and closely associated with harmony is peace. […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto July 2020 Summer is here! However, it is unusually quiet this year. I wonder “Why?” I know. There’s no music in the air. I don’t hear “The beat of the taiko goes boom, boom, boom” for Bon Dance. Our circumstances this year, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, prevents us from gathering at […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto June 17, 2020 A further reflection on our troubled nation from a Jodo Shinshu perspective Today, further reflecting on the situation of racial discrimination and law enforcement in our nation which continue to, in some instances, involve violent acts and most tragically the continued loss of human life, may we go to […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto June 1, 2020 A reflection on our troubled nation For the past several days, as I confront the feelings, some of which I am feeling too, of frustration, lament, sadness, and anger being felt by many in our country over the senseless death of George Floyd and others, my heart aches for […]
Rev. Eric Matsumoto, Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, pays respects to our fallen veterans and their families on behalf of HHMH, its member temples, and the Office of the Bishop. The text below is a transcript of a 2-minute video that includes photos from past Memorial Day observances, as well as a […]
Bishop Eric Matsumoto delivers a video message entitled “You Are Not Alone.” In this time of the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home requirements, the bishop shares teachings from the Buddha that can help change the way we feel by changing the way we look at things. This is the first in a planned series of monthly […]