Spokane Buddhist Temple

🌈 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

Many of us spend our lives wondering if we are enough.

We worry about whether we belong, whether we measure up, whether others will accept us. We may hide parts of ourselves, fearing rejection, judgment, or misunderstanding.

The founder of our tradition, Shinran Shonin, understood something profound about the human condition. Each of us carries imperfections, doubts, fears, and limitations. None of us are free from them. Yet the Dharma doesn't ask us to become perfect before we are embraced.

In Shin Biddhism, we encounter a teaching of radical acceptance. Amida Buddha's compassion is not reserved for a select few. It is not earned through achievement, status, or conformity. It is directed toward all beings, exactly as they are.

Pride Month offers an opportunity to reflect on what it means to create a world where people don't need to hide who they are. A world where dignity, kindness, and respect are extended to all.

At the Spokane Buddhist Temple, we aspire to be a Sangha where every person is welcomed, valued, and embraced as part of our shared human family. We don't gather because we are the same, but because we are all recipients of boundless compassion.

May we continue to open our hearts to one another.

May we continue to see beyond labels and divisions.

And may we remember that the light of wisdom and compassion shines on all beings without exception.

As Shinran Shonin wrote in "𝘏𝘺𝘮𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥" :

❛❛ The liberating wheel of light is without bound;
Each person it touches, it is taught,
Is freed from attachments to being and nonbeing,
So take refuge in Amida Buddha,
The enlightenment of nondiscrimination. ❜❜

Namo Amida Butsu. 🙏
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟯𝟬𝗔𝗠, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗔𝗠.
Visitors, Families & Kids are ALWAYS welcome.
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📅 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿:
See all Temple Classes, Meditations, and Events at
SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org/Calendar
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The Spokane Buddhist Temple welcomes everyone, regardless of background or identity, creating a space where all feel valued, respected, and empowered to be their authentic selves.

Serving our Spokane Community since 1945.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲
927 S Perry St (in the Perry District)
Spokane, WA 99202
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📅 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
(June 1st - 7th)
Dharma Talks, Classes & Meditations are in English.
All Are Welcome, Just As You Are. 🙏
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➤ 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗔𝗠
**𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭 & 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟴**
Please join us on Tuesday this week and next week.
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➤ 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗔𝗠 - 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 (weekly)
Volunteers meet at the Temple to make approximately 650 sandwiches each week. *All are welcome to volunteer.
- Gassho. (palms together in gratitude)
(please use the lower North door from Perry St)
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➤ 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠 - 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 (weekly)
Meditation gently quiets the mind, allowing us to see our thoughts and emotions with more clearly, soften our reactivity, and meet life with greater steadiness, compassion, and understanding.
(Please use the main front.)

𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗣𝗠 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (weekly)
Join us Wednesday evenings at the Spokane Buddhist Temple as monastics from Sravasti Abbey guide us through the Buddha’s teachings using "Open Heart, Clear Mind" by Venerable Thubten Chodron, sharing both wisdom and lived practice.

Each gathering includes thoughtful discussion and concludes with open Q&A , welcoming 15-35 participants each week into a warm and engaging learning environment.

All are welcome.

(please use the lower North door from Perry St)
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➤ 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗔𝗠
**𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵**

𝟵:𝟯𝟬𝗔𝗠 - 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (no experience needed)
Meditation gently quiets the mind, allowing us to see our thoughts and emotions with more clearly, soften our reactivity, and meet life with greater steadiness, compassion, and understanding.

𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗔𝗠 - 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸
Our weekly Dharma service includes a Buddhist reading, quiet reflection, meditative sutra chanting, and a Dharma Talk exploring how we can learn from the Buddha’s teachings and how they guide our everyday lives.

We conclude with the incense offering of Oshoko as an expression of gratitude, followed by snacks, refreshments, and occasional open discussion.

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📅 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 : SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org/Calendar
*Including additional Online events not listed here..

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The Spokane Buddhist Temple welcomes everyone, regardless of background or identity, creating a space where all feel valued, respected, and empowered to be their authentic selves.

All Are Welcome, Just As You Are.

Spokane Buddhist Temple
927 S Perry Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Serving our Spokane Community since 1945.

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🌸 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (mujō 無常)
"𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆"

One of the deepest sources of suffering is not simply our pain itself...
but the belief that the pain we feel will last forever.

When anxiety comes,
we quietly fear it may never leave.

When grief arrives,
it can feel as though life will never again open its hands to joy.

When conflict enters our relationships,
the heart begins telling stories about permanence:
“This is how things will always be.”
“This is who I will always be.”
“This is how my life will remain.”

But the Buddha’s teaching of impermanence gently interrupts that illusion.

Everything arising in this life does so through causes and conditions.

Thoughts change.
Feelings change.
Relationships change.
Bodies change.
Circumstances change.

Even the version of “you” reading these words is already different than the one who woke this morning.

Impermanence is not only the reason we lose what we love.
It is also the reason healing is possible.

If life were fixed, nothing wounded could ever mend.
No sorrow could soften.
No anger could fade.
No person could grow beyond the conditions of yesterday.

And so perhaps peace begins not when life becomes stable,
but when we stop demanding that it stay the same.

The difficulty before you right now is real. But it's not permanent.
And neither are the thoughts convincing you that this moment is the final shape of your life.

When we are carrying something heavy for a long time, it can begin to feel as though the weight has become part of who we are.

So may this reflection remind you that even the hardest moments of life are not fixed, and that you don't have to carry the full weight of your suffering alone.

Namo Amida Butsu. 🙏
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟯𝟬, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟯𝟬𝗔𝗠.

Visitors, Families & Kids are ALWAYS welcome.

The Spokane Buddhist Temple welcomes everyone, regardless of background or identity, creating a space where all feel valued, respected, and empowered to be their authentic selves.

Serving our Spokane Community since 1945.
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📅 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿:
See all Temple Classes, Meditations, and Events at
SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org/Calendar
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𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲
927 S Perry St (in the Perry District)
Spokane, WA 99202
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