A collection of sermons from previous years have been put in this section. Please feel free to browse though.

Introduction of Soto Zen Buddhism

• Zazen - Stop using the ego too much by Rev. Tenshin Nakano
• The Zen Life - Learning Our Attitude for Living from Zen by Rev. Hosho Kurata
• Sutras - Volumes of the Sutras are the Tathagata's Total Body by Rev. Juko Nakano
• Seeking the "Correctly transmitted Dharma" - A Dharma Talk on the Origin of Japanese Zen Buddhism (A Chronicle of the ancestral Teachers in Zen) by Rev. Shunya Sano

The four Integrative Methods of Bodhisattvas

• Beneficial deeds - Rigyo 利行 by Rev. Jiso Forzani
• Joy of Giving and Sharing - Fuse 布施 by Rev. Shugen Komagata
• Kind Speech - Aigo 愛語 by Rev. Daigaku Rumme
• About Doji (Being one with all things) by Rev. Dosho Saikawa

Soto Zen Yearly Events

• January - Welcoming New Year by Issho Fujita
• February - Nehan-e (Nirvana assembly to commemorate the Buddha's entering Nirvana) by Issho Fujita
• March - Higan (The Other Shore) by Issho Fujita
• April - Buddha's Birthday Assembly by Issho Fujita
• May - Ancestor Veneration (Senzo Kuyo) by Issho Fujita
• June - Funeral by Issho Fujita
• July - A Visit to a Grave by Issho Fujita
• August - Urabon-e by Issho Fujita
• September - Two Founders' Memorial (Ryoso Ki) by Issho Fujita
• October - Daruma Memorial (Darumaki) by Issho Fujita
• November - Hoji (memorial services) by Issho Fujita
• December - Jodo-e (Ceremony Commemorating the Awakening of Shakyamuni Buddha) by Issho Fujita

The Four Principles

The theme of this year's sermons is the Four Principles (Shidai Koryo) of the Shushogi (the meaning of practice and verification).

Shushogi is compiled from extracts directly from Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo.

Shushogi has five chapters. The four chapters following the first chapter, "General Introduction," are the basis of Soto Zen Buddhism and are called the "Four Principles." The second chapter is titled "Repenting and Eliminating Bad Karma," the third is "Receiving the Precepts and Joining the Ranks'" the fourth is "the Vow to Benefit Beings" and the fifth is "Practicing Buddhism and Repaying Blessings."

The tenets of the Soto School advocate the True Dharma of Shakyamuni Buddha, which has been handed down by successive ancestors through direct transmission from one mind to another, and the mind of shikantaza (just sitting) and sokushinzebutsu ( mind itself is buddha).

The Four Principles of Shushogi teach us how we can practice these teachings mindfully in our everyday life and elevate our life of faith.

• 懺悔滅罪 (Sange　Metsuzai) "Repenting and Eliminating Bad Karma" by Rev. Tenshin Nakano
• 受戒入位 (Jukai　Nyu-i) "Receiving Precepts and Joining the Ranks" by Rev. Kodo Takeuchi
• 発願利生 (Hotsugan　Risho) "Making the Vow to Benefit Beings" by Rev. Shiju Sakagawa
• 行持報恩 (Gyoji　Ho-on) "Practicing Buddhism and Replaying Blessings" by Rev. Shomyo Aihara

• August 2014 - Sange Metsuzai - Repenting and Eliminating Bad Karma by Rev. Tenshin Nakano
• October 2014 - Jukai Nyu-i - Receiving Precepts and Joining the Ranks by Rev. Kodo Takeuchi
• November 2014 - Hotsugan Risho - Making the Vow to Benefit Beings by Rev. Shiju Sakagawa
• January 2015 - Gyoji Ho-on - Practicing Buddhism and Repaying Blessings by Rev. Shomyo Aihara