Good morning
everyone. Last week, I assisted to the Sunday service at the Florin Buddhist
church. That is why I could not be here for our Sunday service. I’m sorry, I forgot to let you know about that. I heard some
members missed me. Did you miss me? No? Oh too bad…
Rev. Bob told to
me that some Florin church members asked “if I would go to
“Asked for me?” I
said.
Rev. Bob said “Yes,
they asked. Could we have Rev. Kaz for our
Last Sunday, at the
Florin Buddhist church…I said “our Betsuin members
are so kind, helpful and gentle…I’m so lucky and very happy to belong to the
Sacramento Betsuin as a minister” And
then Florin members responded “woo”. Anyway I really appreciate being here at
the Betsuin.
Last month, I went
to Six Flag Marine world with some friends. Most of you know Marine world is in
How many people
like roller coasters?
Are you scared?
Oh, my. If roller coaster is not scared, there is no reason to ride roller
coaster!! Don’t you think so?
When I was in
There are 7 or 8
roller coasters in the Marin World. When we went to there, we had a half day to
take in the attractions. So, we tried 5 different kinds of roller coasters.
There were short rides, long rides, 10 stories high rides and are with 4
looping trucks. The most scary one was a roller
coaster on wooden tracks. The whole structure was made of wood. So, we felt
very scared, when we rode that roller coaster.
Because it was
made of wood, it would shake even more.
It would shake
left to right, and right to left. Some time we could not even grab the safety
bar. We could really feel the power of gravity when we rode it. When our roller
coaster reached the 4 loops, we felt the pressure of gravity on the top of our
heads.
At that time, we
could not even move our head or raise our faces.
Would you be scared?
Roller coasters are very fun to me.
But sometimes,
taking roller coasters are no good for our brain. When we experience high
gravity, some blood veins may cut or burst in our brains.
So, if I ride
roller coasters too much, someday I may have a stroke.
After we rode the
roller coasters, I asked my friends they were so frightened. “Do you want to
ride one more time?”
My friends replied
“No more times…”
Too much of
anything is no good for anyone. Too much to eating. Too much to drinking. Too much to smoking.
Too much to gambling and maybe too much studying too!
Over work is also
sometimes not good for our health.
This is what the
Buddha called the middle way.
It is very
difficult, but we each have to find our own. This is the only way we can find
our own happiness.
Gassho
Too much of anything
is no good for anyone. Too much to eating. Too much to drinking. Too much to smoking.
Too much to gambling and maybe too much studying too!
Over work is also
sometimes not good for our health.
This is what the
Buddha called the middle way.
It is very
difficult, but we each have to find our own. This is the only way we can find
our own happiness.