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1. Nichiren
Buddhism
* Nichiren Shu
* the Lotus Sutra
* Our Practice
* Major Temples
2. The Buddha
& Nichiren
Shonin
* Life of the Buddha
* Life of Nichiren Shonin
* History of Nichiren
Buddhism
3. History of
Nichiren Mission
of Hawaii
* Part
I (When the Nichiren
Buddhism came to Hawaii)
* Part
II (Before the World War
II)
* Part
III (After the World War
II)
4. Sunday
Service
* Morning Service
* First Sunday - Kito
Service
* Second Sunday -
Combined
Service
* Third Sunday -
Special
Service
* Forth Sunday -
Shodaigyo
Service
* Fifth Sunday -
Activity Day
* This
Year's Calendar of
Services and Events
5. Memorial
Service
* About
Memorial Service
* How
to hold Memorial
Service
6. Funeral Service
* About Funeral Service
* About other Services
related
to Funeral
Service
* How to hold Funeral
Service
7. Kito (Blessing)
Service
* About Kito Service
* How to hold Kito
Service
8. Wedding
Ceremony
* About Wedding
Ceremony
* How to hold Wedding
Ceremony
9. Other
Activities
* Columbarium (Niches)
* Eitaikyo (Perpetual
Memorial
Service)
Program
* Eitaikuyoto (Eternal
Peace
Tower)
* Visitation
* Class
* Counseling
* Sunday School
* Fujinkai (Women's
Auxiliary)
* Rainbow Conference
* Fundraise
10. Newsletter
* This Month's Newsletter
* Archive
11. This Month's
Sermon
* This Month's Sermon
* Archive
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THIS
MONTH'S SERMON
by Rev. Chisen Maeda
Nice to see you again! I am back from Japan.
Let me introduce my friends They were here for the special Kito service.
They are Rev. Annaka from Chiba. Last year, Rissho University students and
Prof. Annaka came. Do you remember? He is his younger brother. Rev.
Kawashima is from Tokyo. He is my classmate of Rissho University and we had
lived in the same dormitory for 4 years.
I finished 100 days training, but I think that you can not notice any
changes. You can only notice that my voice has changed. On February 10th,
we finished the training. At that time, I was thinner than now, but I ate
alot and drank a lot since then. My condition is not so good, but I will be
better soon.
I can not say anything about the training, so I cannot explain, but I can
tell you a few. Last year was so cold and we had to take a cold shower 7
times a day, at 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and last one at 11pm which
take all lasts about an hour. We ate a small meal at 5 am. and 5 pm Meal
time was only 3 minutes. We woke up at 2:30 am after going to bed at 12 am.
During sleeping time, we take care of our hands and feet because they were
badly chapped. That is why, we could not sleep enough. Our legs were so
sore and we were very hungry. I thought that 100 days were very long.
During the Aragyo, some vomited blood and quit their training. When we
began the Aragyo, there were 153, but only 148 people completed their
training.
I came back here as Kito minister, so I am very happy.
I can not say any more, just "I am home!"
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