Look Familiar? Look Who Is a Featured Speaker
Everyday Buddhist is a website consisting of structured videos to help people learn more about the everyday Buddhism of our Shin Buddhist tradition. Like Netflix, on a subscription basis, subscribers have access to a growing body of shorter videos on a wide variety of topics.
They also have a guest speaker program with such notable Buddhist teachers as BCA Bishop Marvin Harada, Higashi Honganji Rev. Peter Hata (of the band Hiroshima fame), and author Chenxing Han (of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists). And the most recent addition is BTSD’s now retired Rev. Kenji Akahoshi.
BTSD Is an Everyday Buddhist Affiliate
Everyday Buddhist has accepted the Buddhist Temple of San Diego into its affiliate program. If you subscribe to Everyday Buddhist, a portion of your subscription costs are shared back with BTSD — at no extra cost to you. You can subscribe to Everyday Buddhist here.
A Familiar Theme in Course Format
In this course from Kenji Sensei as Guest Instructor, more and more people will be able to hear Kenji Sensei’s message, aspects of which we were able to hear in various sermons. Here is Everyday Buddhist’s description:
Rev Kenji shares some of the common Western misunderstandings of Shin Buddhism, and the traditions behind the practice. He explains the everyday benefits of waking up to reality through true understanding. Waking up from "Please" to "Thank You."
Rev. Kenji Akahoshi
Everyday Buddhist Introduces Kenji Sensei:
For over 30 years, Dr. Kenji Akahoshi was a practicing dentist in his hometown of San Jose, California; while being an active member of San Jose Buddhist Church. Pursuing his commitment to Buddhism, he received degrees from Sofia University in Tokyo, the Institute of Buddhist Studies in the US, and ordained as a Kyoshi Minister at the Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Rev. Kenji was then assigned to the Buddhist Temple of San Diego in 2013 where he was resident minister for 9 years. Rev Kenji has been a teacher and thought leader in the migration toward a more contemporary Shin Buddhist understanding.