I needed organist Steve's help to get back in tune again. I lost my orientation after detuning my shamisen.

Looking fwd to the live performance !

Thank you since I live in a small town and there is no teples around me well 50 miles up in Phoenix Az I cannot be at a new years servie this really helps. Arigato gozaimasu Honto ii desu 👋 yo. Use to be in L.A. now in Az. No nihon shoku nothing... ja nee.

Gassho.

Really inspiring and informative Sensei. I always gain more from your Dharma talks and help to my path towards becoming a minister myself. 🙏 Namo Amida Butsu.

Insightful talk Sensei ! Love it…. Namo Amida Boosu

I love your pizza analogy Sensei, but it made me hungry while watching it 😅. Good talk with a touch of humour. You’re one of my favourite Sensei’s 🙏

Hope your finger gets better soon

Very informative Sensei. Thank You 🙏

Good talk Sensei, you are quite right about Mindfulness.

Great talk Sensei. Bravo 🙏

i am a little tardy to the party but i still wanted to comment and say that one of the messages that resonated with me is that of recognizing all aspects of yourself, including the desire, anger, and ignorance but also recognizing that that isnt all you are. i feel the love and calm of Amida Buddha whenever I chant the nembutsu and im so glad that I found the teachings of Shinran Shonin, the sangha in oakland (and around the world0 , and personally meeting Rev. Bridge :) thank you and happy birthday Shinran Shonin!

Great service! Learned a lot and had fun too. 🙏

Nice service Sensei

Interesting 🤔 Dharma message Sensei. Complex but, yet simple.

I was In an online class all weekend and enjoyed learning about Shan-Tao And the five practices. And particularly the importance of nembutsu. As a new member I also appreciate learning about the various church organizations. Thank you !

Informative and energetic as usual Sensei, thank you!

Very interesting and profound points Sensei

Thank you, Miharu!

Inspiring service Sensei

Greetings from Auburn, Washington! Great Dharma talk Sensei.

Hello from San Luis Obispo BC!

Such a great idea 💡 Gassho Bear

Happy New Year Rev. Harry. It was nice to hear your message! From SLO BC

Happy New Year 🥳 🎊 🎉

🥂 Kanpai everyone, Happy New Year! Have a wonderful 2023!🙏

I usually go to BBT but I also love BCO's atmosphere. Thank you Reverend Harry, happy new year.

Thank you Reverend Harry - Happy New Year

Good luck with roof leak. Thank you your message

Happy New Year! 🎊 🎉

Informative service, Sensei

Nice service Sensei. I can relate to some of your examples and like “AKA” acronym.

Energetic and interesting Dharma talk Sensei. You’re quite talented too.

Your Dharma talk was spot on Sensei! I also didn’t do well in school so I can relate, lol. 🙏

Interesting service Sensei 😊 🙏

Fun service

Another splendid talk Sensei. Learned a lot

Sensei, Thank you for another insightful Dharma talk. You know me well: I became a drummer because I didn’t want anyone to pay attention to me! 😊

Never wise to assume that an author is miserable if you haven't finished the book. Just sayin'.

Thank you Rev Bridge. Although I find all of your sermons engaging and insightful, this is one of my favorites. I appreciate the guidance on remembering Buddhist values, how one may try to live them, and the Jodo Shinshu way of trying to live Buddhist values even though we can’t really. I will continue to try to even though the 3 poisons are in me. Thank you for normalizing this so we can all still try without feeling like failures. It’s in the trying and entrusting. Hopefully I am understanding your message correctly.

Great Dharma message Sensei

Sorry, but this dance the timing is all wrong with wrong movements. Please refer to kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdeqd693z86VnJc.html at the 2:25 marker (Nobuko Miyamoto, artist, actually saw this video and the errors)

rest in power kismet <3

Happy New Year bro Namu amida butsu

Thank you for this. I used to attend the New Year’s Eve service when I lived in the Bay Area. Glad to see you held some events this year.

thank you yamaoka sensei for a warm and personal message/teaching

Arigato, Michael Sensei. I know how personal this story is for many of us. And your calm demeanor during the “technical difficulties” was in itself a lesson for me.

Thank you ♥️🦋

Great service!

I was born in the fall here in Brazil, I LOVE the coolness of this season.