Dharma Talks

NEW VIDEO LIVE STREAMING

In March 2020, Rev. Ron Miyamura began live-streaming his weekly Dharma talks on Facebook. To learn more or view past Dharma talks go to this page: Online Dharma Talks.

PODCAST ARCHIVE

This is our Dharma Talks Podcast Archive. This page contains the full archive of MBT’s Dharma Talk Podcasts dating back to 2006. “Dharma” translates to “teachings of the Buddha.” Dharma Talks are the messages given by our resident minister or, occasionally, a guest minister or one of our temple’s lay leaders at the Sunday Family Service. Each speaker provides insights about the Buddha’s teachings.

Please note: Any ideas and opinions expressed in these talks are those of the individual speakers. We hope you find these talks informative and if so, please consider making a donation to MBT.


 

 

2009.01.25 – Sensei Siebuhr

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The Six Word Novel – This week’s dharma talk begins with Sensei talking about writing your own story. How story telling is an important device for learning. Sensei tells of the story of Ernest Hemmingway and how he was able to write a novel of six words. In Jodo Shinshu there is also a story told in six Kanji characters. Listen to this week’s talk to discover the value of stories. You can also access an archive of several years of past talks from iTunes. Search for “Midwest Buddhist Temple” in iTunes and you should be able to locate our archive.

January 25th, 2009|

2009.01.18 – Roger Suekama

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Sensei Siebuhr is out of town conducting service for our sister temple in Cleveland. In his place, Roger Suekama, dharma lay leader will deliver today’s talk. Roger talks about Rennyo Shonin who is responsible for the flourishing of Jodo Shinshu in 15th century Japan. http://www.shin-ibs.edu/academics/ccsbs2.php

January 18th, 2009|
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