Prajna
The official newsletter of Senshin
Past Issues
2026
January A Year of Celebration and Cooperation
February Learning from the Past for Our Future (Part 1)
March Learning from the Past for Our Future (Part 2)
April Learning from the Past for Our Future (Part 3)
May Learning from the Past for Our Future (Part 4)
June Do I Know When I Am Satisfied?
July/Aug Amida’s Primal Vow and Dancing Queen
September The Mind of a Bonbu: A Lesson Passed Down at
October That Could Also Be Me
2025
January The Snake and Jodo Shinshu
February Finding Gratitude and Peace
March Hachiko and Isshin
April Nembutsu and Jai Bhim
May Oyagokoro
June Ran or Peacock? It’s…Peacock
July/Aug Elvis and Prison of the Seven Gems
September Walking with the Bonbu
October Nobody, Yet Somebody
November Bloom like Lotus
December A Winter’s Story and the Buddha’s Heart
2024
January Dragon and Jodo Shinshu
February Carry On
March Memorial Service for Things
April Amida & Spring
May Born Into The World of Lies
June Just Dance, Just Nembutsu
July/August Teri-Mukuri
September Ohigan, Prajna and Dana
October Benefits of Coming to Sunday Services
November Fragrance of the Nembutsu
December Giving Gift, Sharing Kimochi
2022
January Tiger and the Prince
February Cat, Tariki, Other Power
March Take Both, The GOOD & The BAD
April Blood Stained Sacred Book
May Feel the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
June Which is Good and Which is Bad?
July/August I can see clearly now…
September Shoshin-Ge
October Omakase Shinjin
November Mochitsuki
December Shinjin and Cooperation
2021
January Independent but dependent
February ShiranShonin
March KudokuVirtue
April Buddha-nature, Tree, and Myself
May Honen Shonin Non-Hatred
June Amida Kyo, Unique and Equal
July/August Amida Kyo Long Tongue
September Right Attitude Towards Nembutsu Teaching
October Over One Trillion Years in Hell
November Respect
December MyokoninZentaro
2020
January Happy New Year
February We Got a Friend in Buddha
March Yoisho and Namandab
April Amida’s Wish and Hina Ningyo
May Boy’s Day and Bonno
June Hedgehogs and Bonno
July Bonno List
August Wagen Aigo
September Bombu Bakatare
October Hikkyoe
November Kaki and Jodo Shinshu
December Kansha Sorry And To Thank
2019
January ON
February Nirvana Day
March Dana “Fuse” Right hand to Left Hand
April Knowing Bad is Better
May Buddhist Flag and New Maku
June Ran or Peacock? It’s Ran
July Jataka Classic: The Monkey King
August A Message to the Future Temple Members of Year 2069
September Learning Buddhism in the Summer in Japan
October/November Gomonshu Visitation and Dipankara Buddha
December Greetings on Visit to each Temple
2018
January New Year’s Day Gathering for Revision, Modification or Correction
February Samsara/Nirvana/Pure Land/Shinran Shonin
March Onaijin Refurbishment
April Thanks to the Sakura Trees
May Sakura Trees Are Not Dead
June Manzanar, A Beautiful Place filled with Sand
July Nembutsu and Gratitude
August Life and Life Bird
September/October Kiku Listen – Kiku Chrysanthemum
November Nembutsu Sick
December Give and Take or Give and Give?
2017
January Hoonko
February Memorial Service for Special Items
March Funerals: Learn About Death
April Rev. Koyo Tamanaha
May Daruma
June Ojizo-san
July Kokeshi
August Toban, Won the Turn
September How Ugly I Am, How Wretched!
October Orei
November Bodhisattvas and the Ainu Beliefs
December Kaki Yuzu and Jodo Shinshu
2016
January Regarding B.E Buddhist Era
February Keep Listening
March Seemore, Listenmore
April The Verse of Admonishment of the Seven Buddhas
May Gila River Camp
June 50th Annivesary of our Hondo
July Senshin Bon Odori
August The Late Enryo Unno Sensei
September 20,000 Steps, 9 Miles a Day
October Omikuji
November Seiya and Takeko Kujo
December The Gift
2015
January New Year Message
February Q&A Gojidan
March Kangaku Speaks about Shinjin
April Earth Day
May Mother’s Day
June Donation with an Apology to Victims in Nepal
July Botan and Shishi: A Peony and a Lion
August Summer Tocho
September Obutsudan from the Camps
October The Fall Full Moon Day
November Funeral and Self-Reflection
December Looking Back Amida
2014
January Recite the Nembutsu
February Nirvana Day
March Imperfect Dana
April Monks, Lung Ta and a Soldier
May Gotan-ye
June Asobi, Playing, Ashibina
July Obon
August Summer Uchishiki
September The Jodo Shinshu Sangha
October India, Where Shakyamuni Buddha Lived
November Osoji
December Oseibo and Gratitude to Amida