Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the March 2010 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

The weather has been very cold, hasn’t it? I had a slight cold the other day. Although I haven’t had any serious illness, I catch a cold once a while. It might sound like an exaggeration, but even when I had a slight cold, I always felt lonely and miserable. When I was a child, I kind of liked to have a cold because I didn’t have to go to school, and my mother and family treated me really nice. Also they fed me good food which I couldn’t eat usually. But now, I feel little lonely when I get a cold because once the cold gets worse, I don’t know what to do because I feel very alone.

Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the February 2010 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

In our daily lives, we always think we can get whatever we want. For example, many people desire money, big houses and expensive cars. A man may wish to have a girlfriend or wife. A woman may want to have a boyfriend or husband. Others may seek honor or high position in our society. Some people are able to achieve these goals, but others may not. Can we have true happiness by getting everything we want?

The mission of this scholarship award is to (1) grant financial support to deserving Shin Buddhist youths in their pursuit of higher education and (2) concomitantly enhance their practice of and commitment to Shin Buddhist principles and teachings throughout their lifetime.

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Hilo, Hawaii 96720

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Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the January 2010 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

“Immeasurable Light and Life.”

At the beginning of the year, I would like to send you my greetings from Hongwanji in Kyoto.