Buddhist Church of Oakland

Today's Dharma Family Service is available on YouTube - Rev. Bridge's talk, "Listening & Learning," is based on a quote from the late Larry King: "I never learn a thing while I’m talking. I realize every morning that nothing I say today will teach me anything, so if I’m going to learn a lot today, I’ll have to do it by listening." He relates it to Buddhist ideas found in the Three Treasures and the Fulfillment Passage of the 18th Vow.... https://youtu.be/nstSO_0aLWo?t=201

On Sunday, January 17, we will observe Hoonko, the memorial service for our founder Shinran Shonin that gives us the opportunity to express our gratitude for his benevolence in spreading the Nembutsu Teaching of Amida Buddha's Primal Vow. It will stream live on our YouTube channel at 10:00 am PST, and will be available for viewing later. Our guest speaker is Rev. Takashi Miyaji, currently the resident minister of Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church and part of the core f...aculty of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. We hope you can join us! https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddhistChurchofOakland

Starting the Dharma Family Service in the New Year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT_9yfIi9e4

Happy New Year everyone! We had some technical difficulties with our live stream of this morning's New Year's Day service, so Rev. Bridge rerecorded his message, and included some pictures of our specially adorned Naijin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dpmccmiUI4

Our New Year's Eve Service will premiere on YouTube at 7:00 pm PST tonight! In addition to Sutra Chanting, recitation of the Three Treasures, Dharma Talk, and Virtual Incense Offering, we also ring the bell 108 times, with a slide show of images from 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WFUyYFZik

Our New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Services will be on YouTube this year - join us as we ring the Kansho 108 times on December 31 at 7 pm PST and greet the New Year on January 1 at 10 am PST.

Our latest Dharma Family Service video is up with a rare solo appearance from Skunk! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnVi3-LFsOY

The first Dharma Family Service of October is up on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wHlRosI0FM

This morning's service was live-streamed on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRP39R5XD7I

Thank you @nc_cbf for honoring our members Dick & Agnes Sasaki!

September 22 marks the Autumnal Equinox when day and night are equal - also the beginning of Fall! It is a special time when we reflect on the Six Perfections, especially Compassion & Wisdom. These form the core of our Buddhist Values - may you find yourself surrounded by them, embraced by the Vow of Amida Buddha as we recite the Nembutsu. You can view our Fall Ohigan Service on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Fall Ohigan Service playlist commemorating the Autumnal Equinox available on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Dharma School is starting again! Join the Buddha Loves You Bunch, Gary T. Groundhog, Skunk, Lion, and Crunch and watch Services and Dharma Talks on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlz4t0_tSvc

Last Dharma Talk of the summer! Buddhist Values Part 5 - The Middle Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTPjyNzGvLU

BCA Virtual Obon Service! Our Rev. Harry Bridge is one of the participants. Sunday August 16 at 10 am.

Our 2020 Virtual Obon Festival is available now on YouTube! Thank you everyone who participated, both those behind the scenes as well as those who watched and danced! Enjoy the replay - you can also send it to family and friends who couldn't attend the live event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vq1aaJ9zs8

Our 2020 Virtual Obon Festival was live on YouTube! We will try and have the video up for you to watch soon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1YPsIgKfZA

Our 2020 Obon Service, with Rev. Ronald Kobata of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco as our guest speaker, is now available! It is in two parts, viewable by this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist

Obon and Hatsubon Services are coming up August 2! In the meantime, check out some recent videos on Buddhist Values from Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge on our YouTube channel! Unfortunately, we will not be having our Obon Festival & Dance on August 1. https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddhistChurchofOakland/videos

Shinran Shonin the founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism was a very interesting figure in Buddhist history. He was a monk who married openly and had children. His descendants established the Hongwanji (Temple of the Primal Vow) and a sect with a married priesthood. Shinran’s doctrine recognized the importance of worldly relationships, while also recognizing that in the big picture, we are all family. On this Father’s Day, let’s celebrate our fathers and reflect on our relationships, as we continue to hear the Dharma in our daily lives. Rev. Bridge’s Father’s Day Dharma Message is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/buddhistchurchofoakland