Rev. Alan was not at OCBC very long, but when I told Rev. Harada I wanted to become a minister’s assistant, it was a direct result of the “personal Dharma” I received from Rev. Alan.

There are many ways to bring Buddhism into your life daily. Of particular importance is having a home altar, called an “obutsudan.”

“You should see it,” she said, “after a shower, for that brief moment they [the homeless] become alive again.”